How do you hand wash clothes properly?

How should I hand wash clothes?

• My washing machine is broken and I'll need to hand wash clothes. Which cleanser should I use - Hand soap, dish soap, or regular clothes detergent? Will clothes detergent be abrasive on my skin? What is the correct motion - twist, foot stomp (grape stomping style), rub together, slap on a rock (Indian style)? How do I avoid the clothes getting warped?

• Answer:

  http://www.wikihow.com/Wash-Clothes-by-Hand Put on older clothes; clothes that if splashed with water and detergent, won’t be a worry. Be sure to check labels on all clothing and use the correct water temperature. Find, clean and fill a large and clean bucket, basin, sink or bathtub with water. Then, add your favorite dish detergent. (Dish detergent is better because it is not so harsh on clothes or hands.) Depending on the clothes washed—if delicate, use cool water, if regular clothes are used, warm water. Place your clothes into the soapy water. Make sure that the clothes are covered well with the soap solution. Allow the clothes to soak for at least 10 minutes. With your hands or a brand new toilet bowl plunger – (or clothes plunger—some stores have them)—wash or agitate the clothes for several minutes, using gentle but firm motions. Drain the water. Remove the clothes one by one—squeezing them gently and then placing them one by one in an empty sink, a bath tub or a clean, dry place. Rinse the clothes well in clean water. Often, this process takes at least two rinses so that all the soap is removed. Squeeze gently the water from each garment and then hand up everything on a clothes rack or on plastic hangers; being especially careful with delicate items not to pull or squeeze too harshly. Thanks, Susan Smith