Posts filed under “Laundry Stains”

How do I get a green stain out of my white skirt?

When I placed my white skirt on a green shirt in the (clean) laundry basket, I guess the skirt was still damp and the green bled through onto the white and now there is a neon green glow on my white skirt. I tried the Clorox bleach pen twice, and it faded, but you can [...]

How do I get of a stain on a purple jacket?

I spilled hot cocoa on it. It is brownish, it is noticeable, and it is on a pocket. Do not suggest tide laundry detergent if it work because I am allergic. Please help? i might put a patch on it if all else fails, but I really do not want to. The stain has beem [...]

How can I wash a slushie stain off my white shirt?

There was a food fight at school on Friday and I got hit pretty bad by red and blue slushies. It’s one of my two white uniform shirts, and my last year at this school, so I don’t want to buy another shirt, but I am going to need it… It’s probably been sitting in [...]

i need a good laundry detergent for sensitive skin?

my baby has eczema so we’ve been trying everthing we can to help eliminate anything that may irritate her skin. we switched laundry detergent, but the new one doesn’t get all those baby stains out. have any suggestions? i have taken my child to the doctor, hence the diagnosis of eczema. but unless it’s a [...]

How to remove laundry detergent from carpet?

Hi, today I emptied out half a bottle of "ultra concentrated, bleach alternative" liquid laundry detergent onto my apartment carpet. The carpet is light gray and the detergent is dark blue and now there is a pretty big blue stain. Any ideas short of getting the whole thing shampooed or steam cleaned? If I start [...]

How can i get a stain out of my favorite jeans?

umm i think its oil…its about an inch in circumfrence…plz help…tips? …oh and i washed it wit normal washing soap in tha laundry about 3 times already thx a lot for all ur answers…but i found out another way =) but ill keep in mind all ur answers for next time and ill be picking [...]

What do I do if my laundry bleeds?

I bought a white shirt with a small red ribbon. The ribbon is not removable, so, not really thinking well, I threw the shirt in with my light stuff. The red ribbon bled all over the white shirt and several other articles of clothing. Is there anything I can do to treat the items it [...]

What can I do to get rid of a sour smell in laundry?

My husband’s work shirts are made of 100% poly. He works outside all day, and the odor is horrible. Several workers of the same company have the same problem. I have tried oxy, colorsafe bleach, vinegar, baking soda, hot/cold water, soaking in different household cleaners… I even tried pet/ stain and odor remover! Do you [...]

Baby Laundry soap and stains?

Does anyone find that baby laundry soap (Ivory) doesn’t get out the stains like regular laundry does? Any tips for the poop stains? I can’t remember having problems with our first. Thanks!

How can i prevent stains when i do laundry?

Usually when i do laundry some of my shirts, including my nice ones, have what looks like wet stains but the spots aren’t wet. I’ve tried different ways to do my laundry like putting clothes in b4 the detergent or detergent first then water then clothes, nothing seems to be working and im rly tired [...]

is there any bathroom cleaner that wont stain clothes?

we use clorox (bleach) to clean the bathroom, tiles, walls, wc etc all. however, we hang our clothes, and have our laundry basket in the toilet as well, and now even though we take out the laundry basket while cleaning, when we dress in the bathroom or keep clothes on counter they get bleach stains [...]

How do I clean a stain in the concrete between floor tiles?

That’s it really, I have floor tiles and something has soaked into the concrete between two of them. How can this be cleaned? PS – thank you in advance to those wise people who will tell me this is not a laundry question – it’s the most appropriate category I could find.