What brightens whites without chlorine bleach and has no scent?

You can try spot treating whites with lemon juice and a paste of ground up aspirin. Baking soda might help too.

http://www.professorshouse.com/Your-Home/Cleaning/Laundry/Articles/How-to-Whiten-Clothing-without-U...

Sodium percarbonate (oxy clean)

Thanks so much for these ideas! duclane: What a great article! Thank you!!!

Oxyclean or Borax

Oxyclean has worked for me for years now. I'm happy with it for many reasons. I also have dogs and a cat and it freshens their bedding and removes the doggie odor. It has never been harsh for my skin or has a smell. I use it with boiling water to remove stains in my carpet if one of the animals has an accident and it works really well then too.

Definitely Oxiclean - the "Versatile" stain remover powder. I've used it for over 6 years - I put a scoop in every wash load and soak briefly - it removes all stains and whitens just as well as bleach. It doesn't have much of a scent but they do make an unscented version. I also used the spray for unusual stains.

My husband has low blood platelets and is a "bleeder." When I first started using Oxi I tried it on some old t-shirts, sheets and pillowcases with old blood stains. It removed the stains - it's amazing stuff.

Boiling hot water and baking soda. That's how they use to clean hotel linens/sheets in the old days before detergents. Soap mixed with dirt and hot water would leave a waxy/scummy film but baking soda did not.

Oxyclean