Posts filed under “Laundry Stains”
more laundry detergent versus hot water – which more economical?
I read the best way to cut laundry costs is to use cold water. What is the cost trade-off between using more laundry detergent with cold water, instead of using warm water? Would there be an added benefit of better color retention with cold water instead of warm? (also possibly more ‘clean smell’ to your [...]
I need to remove a OLD stain?
I two little chihuahuas that I love dearly. I notice my apartment started to smell like dog pee but could not figure out where they peed. I moved my couch today to realize that they have been back there peeing. These are very old stains on beige/tan carpet. I have removed them some with laundry [...]
Laundry Stains!!!!!?
Someone left a tube of Chapstick in their pocket (cherry flavored) and it went through the wash and then the dryer, now some of my darker shirts are stained! Any way to get it to come out?
I spilled some salad oil or chicken grease on my nylon track pants and it left a stain. What gets it out?
I tried soaking in laundry detergent but it did very little, any ideas on how to remove this stain?
How do you remove a sour milk stain \ smell from the carpet floor of a car?
I spilled milk on the car mats \ carpet and didn’t get to it right away. Now in the heat it’s foul and I’ve tried soaking it with laundry soap and sucking it up with a shop vac. Any tips for getting rid of this?
Is there something you can buy to add to your laundry that will prevent rust stains from hard water?
I have hard water and every now and then, not always, I will get rust stains on my white clothes. I would like to prevent this. Does anyone know of a product that you can add to your wash that will prevent rust stains on your clothes?
Laundry / Washing Clothes – bleach stain?
hi. Is there any way to remove bleach stains from colored clothings? I REALLY would like to know how if there is a way. Thank you.
How to remove a stain from panties?
How do I remove a stain from my panties? I usually wash them in the gentle cycle of the machine with gentle detergent. But I want to remove the stain before putting it in the machine. (like a prewash) What could I use to remove the stain before putting it in the laundry?
How to get blood stain out of white jeans?
I had a mishap today with a friend who got hurt and got a couple drops of blood on my white jeans. I guess its what I get for wearing jeans before Memorial Day! ha! So anyway, I need to get these small blood spots out of my jeans ASAP! These are my favorite jeans! [...]
Survey: What is your best laundry tip or secret ?
Mine is one I learned while helping do laundry for a golf weekend at a hotel for extra cash if someone has stubborn underarm (sweat) stains on a shirt or blouse soaking in a cup of warm water with about 10 aspirins that have been crushed up will get the stain out.
How do I get this stain out?
I accidently left my lipgloss in my shorts and they went through the wash and dryer. Then my mom was hanging out the laundry and she noticed my dad’s new shirt. On the back were a lot of stains from the oils in my lipgloss i guess. Now my mom is mad at me and [...]
will shout #1 stain remover (ultra gel) ruin my light blue dress shirt?
I applied the stain remover today (wednesday) and plan to do laundry on saturday/ sunday.It says you shouldn’t apply the remover on bright, fluorescent or khaki articles of clothing a few minutes before laundering. So another question is, is light blue a BRIGHT color?
Is there anything that can be done about a bleach stain on a shirt?
My stepmom spilled a drop of bleach of my favorite shirt ever while she was doing laundry, and so now there’s a reddish-brownish spot on my purple tee. Is there anything I can do to fix it? It’s a deep purple. It was a Lucky tee shirt that was pricey (, it’s embroidered by hand [...]
How do I get this stain out?
I left my clothes in my apartments laundry room when I ran back to my apartment to get some more fabric softener sheets and while I was gone someone pooped (seriously) in my basket of clothes. They are all stained and smell really bad. What should I do? This is possibly the worst moment of [...]
Dried in stain on my babys clothes?
I was feeding my baby and she got food on her little shirt. I left the shirt in the laundry room for a couple of days, now the stain wont come out. What can I do to remove the stain.
How do I get this stain out?
I left my clothes in my apartments laundry room when I ran back to my apartment to get some more fabric softener sheets and while I was gone someone pooped (seriously) in my basket of clothes. They are all stained and smell really bad. What should I do? This is possibly the worst moment of [...]
How do I get vaseline stains out of a whole load of laundry?
all natural laundry detergent?
I make my own homemade all-natural laundry detergent that works GREAT, if i were to sell it, how much should i ask per gallon? It cleans just about anything but it cleans dried blood stains wonderfully like i have never saw anything else ever. What should I charge folks? and how should I advertise and [...]
laundry stains??
a black pen exploded in the washer all over my baby’s blue clothes what is the most effective way to remove it?
help i have a stain problem.?
what stain remover works the best with dye stains such as clothing dyes. i dyed a pair of my black work pants and forgot that they will bleed with the rest of my laundry and got black dye on my hubby’s shirt. what stain remover will remove it. thanks. i cant dye the shirt black [...]