Posts tagged “cold water”

Clothing goes into wash, comes out with light pinkish stain?

The laundry is sorted by color. Darks from lights. Reds separated by themselves. Each load is washed with cold water and a high speed tumble. Clothing are air dried. No fabric softener is used. The detergent is Tide 2x ultra with bleach alternative color safe. The clothing is washed at a laundromat. When clothing is [...]

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 [...]

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! [...]

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 [...]

Babyfood stains ruining laundry?

My 10mo baby girl is one of those that spits up. She just does. I have faith someday she’ll quit. But the laundry stains are killing me! She has ruined SO MANY outfits. I can’t get those ORANGE STAINS out. I have tried Oxy, Shout, Peroxide, Cold Water, Hot Water, Concentrated Detergent and a toothbrush. [...]

Nail polish stain on jeans?

My girlfriend dripped green nailpolish on her jeans. We blotted with nail polish remover, soaked it in cold water with detergent, and then washed it on cold/cold. We haven’t dried them yet, anybody know anything that’ll work? By the way, after all that it still hasn’t come out. It’s faded a bit. Not out yet [...]

Red stains on son’s shirt- any good ideas for stain removal?

I’ve washed it 3 times only in cold water. I have tried putting oxy clean on it, charlie’s soap, and shout. It has definitely faded, but still there. It must be tomato or something. It was really red to begin with. What other things can I try? Or should I just give up? It was [...]

How can I get rid of a stain remover stain?

I put stain remover on my new Lululemon Jacket to get rid of a chocolate stain I had on it, and when I put it in the wash, the stain remover ruined the color, it looks almost tie dye! Anything I could put on it to make the color even out? Oxy Clean didn’t work, [...]

how do i get a chocolate stain out of a white sweatshirt?

this morning i opened a piece of chocolate but it was melted in the inside and chocolate dropped all over my new white sweatshirt. i ran the stain under cold water immediately and put stain stick on it and washed it in the washer machine. the stain is still there. i put oxy clean on [...]

Nail polish stain! Bad! Help! ?

So my boyfriend’s 2 yr old daughter got into some nail polish and it got on his parent’s microfiber couch. I have tried everything I could think of… nail polish remover, hairspray, laundry detergent, stain remover, hot water, cold water, even tamping it with a spoon. Anyone have any ideas I could try cause it’s [...]

IMPORTANT!!!: how to set in an ink stain?

i just got an ink stain on my white t-shirt, and it looks kind of cool. anyway, i want it to stay, so what are some precautions or tips any of u have to help keep in the stain? like hot or cold water washing, etc. thanx!!!