If you aren't hip to the trends, laundry stripping is a soaking method that uses a combination of cleaning products to rid your laundry of any leftover detergent, dirt, oils, and minerals that couldn't be tackled by your typical laundry detergent alone—hello sweaty, dirty, workout clothes. But before you start stripping your whole closet, you should know that this is a relatively harsh clean that can sometimes leech dye from clothing, so be cautious with anything that is not whites and light colors or that has natural dyes.

There are four main ingredients that you will need—Borax, washing soda (also known as sodium carbonate), laundry detergent, and hot water. You start by filling a bathtub with hot water and then adding a 1/4 cup of Borax, 1/4 cup of washing soda, and 1/2 cup of laundry detergent—if you are using a smaller container, use a 1:1:2 ratio according to size. Next you will submerge your clothing into the tub and let it soak until it cools fully. You will also want to stir it occasionally to really break up the buildup. Once cooled, put the laundry through a water only rinse cycle and then tumble dry. This process takes about 5 hours total, but once you get everything in the bathtub, it is pretty hands off.