Boil Wash using Asprin

10 years ago

Has anyone heard of this or tried it? 5..325mg asprin in 2 gallons of boiling water to remove the yellow in old cotton percale sheets. I've read this somewhere but havent tried it. I'm wondering though how much could get absorbed in your system just from breathing in the steamy fumes.

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mamapinky0
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10 years ago

Sin, do you think there's any chance the asprin would cause issues inhaling the steamy vapors...I'm going to ask a few doctors I know as I'm quite curious.

Larsi your right sick fun...lol

Why do I do this anyway...good quality sheets cost a LOT of money, and frankly are there even any in our modern times with the quality the old percales had? I know people that spend upwards of 500 for good sheets...so if i find a great set of white percales 100% cotton from the 50' 60' 70's for 2 bucks a set..i dont mind doing all the work involved in getting all the yuck out of them, in the end im left with beautiful, brillantly white and sweet smelling TOL sheets.

Sick Fun!

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mamapinky0
Original Author
10 years ago
I was going to give this a try, but I don't think I will. I've been working on old percale sheets and pillowcases today, I've done 2 boil washes so far on 4 pillowcases, oh yuck how bad the first one smelled. But after the second boil they wentbin the washer for a warm rinse..now they are in the machine on a hot wash, they are blindingly white at this point, but I think i'll use chlorine bleach on these just to be sure all the nastys are killed, but there's no way anything survived 2 boils. Lol. I have a flat and fitted to do yet today, hopefully the elastic will hold up as they are really good sheets. I can't even remember where I got them as they have probably been bagged up in the shed since last year. But ya ill do a hot machine wash after all the boiling and probably a chlorine treatment, just because of the ick factor
larsi_gw
10 years ago
Sounds like a fun Sunday. Sick, that what you are doing sounds fun. Most would call this either Community Service or Prison. LOL
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rpsinfoman
10 years ago
It makes sense since aspirin is salycalic acid.
Alex Chicago
10 years ago
I do not believe aerosolized aspirin would be dangerous to you beyond mild respiratory irritation if you held your head directly over the pot while it was simmering. None of the analgesic/anticoagulant properties of the aspirin will be delivered in nebulizer form. You can keep boiling your sheets in it but it won't do a dang thing for your headache.
sparky823
10 years ago
Pink, being a nurse you should have every answer about an aspirin. Ha

I also read years ago about adding aspirin but seems like you had to use a lot of them. I never tried them. Think it was like a lot of other miracles, just talk.
mamapinky0
Original Author
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Sparky, I don't recall ever learning anything about inhaling asprin..and remember I'm not a nurse for years now...I have to be careful as I'm on blood thinners for Lupus anticoagulant..which means no asprin, believe me this causes issues with my RA..LOL. Sparky, I took a leave from nursing almost 20 years ago, when Amiee was born..that's a lot of years...and you've probably already picked up on that I don't like talking about it..by the way my sister and I went to school together..it was a wonderful time. Subject closed...lol