Posts tagged “detergent”

How do you get MOLD STAINS out of clothes :(?

my daughter’s favorite shirt was at the bottom of the laundry, underneath wet towels, when i went to wash i noticed the mold spots all over the shirt. i have tried shout, spray and wash, scrubbing with detergent, and now i have oxyclean spray sitting on the shirt-nothing is working. does anyone know any secrets [...]

How do I remove a Wood Varnish stain from my coat?

I got this purple coat about 2 months ago. It is one of my favourites! It was hanging in our coat press and above our coat press there is a little press where we keep varnish, paints you know, small tins. Anyway, my dad was getting a small tin of paint and must’ve knock and [...]

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 [...]

How can I clean my carpet stain?

I dropped a hot hookah coal on my carpet and the ash has embedded itself in the carpet and won’t come out. I tried to use bleach and detergent and that hasn’t helped. Anyone have any suggestions?

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?

Must I separate my baby’s laundry from mine?

My son is 3 months old and up to this point I’ve been doing his laundry seperately from mine. Do I still need to do this? I don’t much care, I suppose, whether I use Dreft or adult detergent like Tide, but I’m tired of doing extra loads of laundry, when his clothes could easily [...]

Is it possible to wash shoes in the laundry machine?

So i have these all white vans and they get dirty wicked easily and i want all the dirt stains to get washed away but i dont want to have to keep bleaching them because it takes forever. Im wondering if i could wash them in the laundry machine so that theyll come out clean. [...]

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 [...]

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 is the best way to get white laundry truly white again?

I’ve tried oxy-clean, clorox bleach, & Mrs Stewarts liquid blue. My regular detergent is Tide HE (I have a front load washer. I use peroxide and/or zout for small, spot stains, but what is the best thing to use in a full load of white laundry to get it the whitest possible? Serious answers only, [...]

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 [...]

What’s the best Laundry detergent to use for skid marks?

Grass stains and just dirt in general…. For those of you with little boys, you know what I mean. I usually use Tide, and it works really well, however it’s kind of expensive and I do a lot of laundry.. so if there’s a comparable detergent out there that’s less expensive, I wouldn’t mind switching.

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 [...]

mystery laundry stains removable? HOW?

so, i’ve got these mystery stains described like below and i was wondering if the stained clothes are salvageable or are they permanently ruined? Here’s a mystery – Sometimes my light/white laundry gets yellow spots. So what is it? I know they’re not sweat stains. They appear in random spots. Could it be minerals in [...]

Blue stains on laundry?

My stuff keeps coming out with all these blue stains on it. I’ve tried everything to stop it. Changed detergent and softener, eliminated softener…. I can’t figure out where they are coming from. We have well water but thestains are blue….. any help greatly appreciated.