Posts tagged “bleach”

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 [...]

How do I hide the bleach stain in my brand-new black shirt?

For Christmas, I got a black Twilight T-shirt. I was doing laundry this morning and I was very tired, and thought the bottle of Bleach was detergent. Now I’ve got orange stains on the back of my shirt. I’ve heard that Sharpie works to cover it up, but will that make it look..weird? I really [...]

What are the yellow spots on my laundry ?

Whats up y’all, it’s not urine! But what are the yellow spots on my white laundry. We don’t use bleach and our detergent is a no dye or color detergent. What are those yellow spots? I want to preserve my laundry not replace it. Basically the are yellow spots random places on the boxers, near [...]

dirty laundry-how to get arm pit sweat stains out?

My mom is always complaining of my dads pit stains on his white shirts. Bleach never gets it out all the way, and after so long, the bleach wears the shirt out. He uses anti-persperant deoderant, but he still gets pit stains. know of any laundering tricks that have worked for you? thanks!

What are the yellow spots on my laundry ?

Whats up y’all, it’s not urine! But what are the yellow spots on my white laundry. We don’t use bleach and our detergent is a no dye or color detergent. What are those yellow spots? I want to preserve my laundry not replace it. Basically the are yellow spots random places on the boxers, near [...]

Nail polish remover stained my bathtub.

Pink stain in bathtub caused by nail polish remover. I’ve scrubbed and scrubbed using bleach, bathroom cleaner, and goof off. It seems as though the top surface of the stain has come off but the stain is still noticeable. Bathtub is not porcelain. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Why does my laundry come out staind?

I separate the colors & whites before washing the clothes, I don’t use bleach or softener. Yet my laundry always runs. A lot of clothes come out with stains when they went in the wash without them. What am I doing wrong and how can I fix this?

How do I get dark nail polish off of my carpet?

My little sister opened up four bottles of fingernail polish on my carpet. My capret color is kind of manilla (sp?) and it is the light kind. So i can’t use bleach or nail polish remover because bleach will stain and nailpolish remover doesn’t work. Please help me. Oh and if you recommend a product [...]

How to remove a coffee stain from a silk Blouse?

Well, I somehow accidentally spilled coffee on one of my silk blouses that was laying out from folding. It is a pretty big stain (Maybe a 5-6" stain). I didn’t actually notice it until a few hours ago when the coffee had completely dried. I tried hand washing it with regular color safe bleach laundry [...]

Large blood stain out of carpet, ideas?

I’ve cut my hand on some glass and have a large blood stain on my cream carpet. I had used bleach but the stain is around a meter and a half by a meter wide and won’t seem to come out. does anyone have ideas for removing blood from carpet? it’s a bad cut