Laundry Room Essentials in the Philippines 2024

The laundry room is one of the most important parts of our home when it comes to cleaning our used clothes. Laundry rooms are often used for a variety of purposes like sorting the laundry, drying the laundry, and folding clothes. Like a toolbox, it should be properly equipped with necessary items that can help you wash clothes easily.

In the previous article, we collated some of the washing machines to buy according to the size of your family. Aside from the washing machine, there are small essential things you need to incorporate into your laundry area. 

Here at Shoppiverse PH, we will give you some of the items you need in your laundry rooms. 

1. Laundry Basket

Making your dirty clothes organized promotes cleanliness and orderliness in your laundry area. Having the right size of laundry basket that is enough for the number of people in your household is the key to cleanliness in your laundry area.

Laundry basket comes with a different type of materials and style: 

• Plastic Laundry Basket 
• Rattan Laundry Basket
• Foldable Laundry Basket

2. Hanger

Clothes that are prone to wrinkles should be hung using hangers instead of clotheslines doing this will save you time in ironing your clothes. There are different types of hangers that you can buy online or in-store.

• Steel hanger 
• Plastic hanger
• Wooden Hanger

3. Clothes Line

The laundry area will never be complete without sampayan. They are made from different materials the most common one is the galvanized wire or alambre. These materials are used due to their durability and strength. Although you can use other materials of ropes for clotheslines or fabricate a steel rack for more sturdy clotheslines.  

• Nylon
• Alambre (Galvanize Wire)
• Rack

4.  Wash Board

Washboards are one of the favorite laundry room essentials by my lola. It is used and paired with a brush to thoroughly clean jeans to remove sturdy dirt.  They are typically made from wood or plastic but for me, the wood is better to use.

• Plastic
• Wood

5. Dipper and Pail

Dippers and pails are important in Filipino households. In every Filipino house, you can find these pairs.

6. Measuring Cup

Putting the right amount of detergent and the right amount of fabric conditioner not only makes sure that it properly cleans your clothes. But having the right measure also saves you water during the rinsing of clothes.

7. Mesh Laundry Bags

If you want to protect your delicate clothes from harsh cleaning using a washing machine you can use the mesh laundry bag. This is typically used to protect the garter of underwear and bras from getting ripped or worn off.

8. Wool Dryer Balls

The wool dryer balls help your dryer to easily dry the clothes the ball simply allows circulation of hot air and prevents the lumping of clothes.

In summary:

A good laundry room requires things that can help you with sorting, washing/drying, ironing, and folding/hanging. It is important to understand that washing clothes become easier if you have a better accessory in place.