The Ultimate Stain Removal Guide
Having two children under the age of three, we go through a lot of laundry at my house. Among the spit-up, blowouts, and the mischievous acts of my toddler son, almost every article of my children’s clothing needs a little extra TLC before laundering. Tired of obnoxious stains covering your clothes? Don’t know the best way to remove those stains? Check out this Ultimate Stain Removal Guide; the best ways to rid your clothes of the most common stains.
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The Ultimate Stain Removal Guide
Blood: Soak stain in ice cold water. Scrub, pre-treat with stain remover, and wash in cold water.
Grass: Pre-treat stain with a small amount of white vinegar. Allow to soak in cold water before washing.
Baby Food: Remove excess food from clothing. Blot stain with cold water, and allow garment to sit in the sun. Pre-treat with stain remover and wash.
Juice: Blot out excess juice. Apply a small amount of white vinegar and soak before washing.
Sweat: Combine baking soda and water. Apply it to the stained area. Allow baking soda mixture to sit before washing.
Bodily Fluids: For stains such as poop, pee, and spit-up, remove excess fluid, apply dish soap, then set in the sun. Wash and repeat if stain still exists.
Gum: Place article of clothing in the freezer until the gum has completely frozen. After gum is hard, it will be a lot easier to remove from your clothing. Chip gum off, pre-treat with stain remover, and throw in the washer.
Candle Wax: Use a blow dryer to heat wax. Remove as much wax as possible. Pre-treat stain with white vinegar or dish soap.
As with all stains, after pre-treating, it’s important to wash your garment using a stain-fighting laundry detergent. Want to know my favorite laundry detergent that rids my clothes from even the toughest of stains? Seventh Generation’s Free and Clear Natural Laundry Detergent. Using no dyes, optical brighteners, or synthetic fragrences, Seventh Generation is perfect for even the most sensitive skin.
Non-toxic and biodegradable, Seventh Generation’s Free and Clear Detergent completely removes visible stains such as tomato sauce and strawberries. Perfect for standard and HE washing machines, this all-natural detergent works no matter the water temperature.
Not only does Seventh Generation’s Natural Laundry Detergent completely rid my family’s clothing of tough stains such as mud, grease, and ink, but the Blue Eucalyptus & Lavender and Fresh Citrus scents leave our clothes smelling incredible.
Thanks to Seventh Generation, our clothes have never looked cleaner – or smelled better! Be sure to visit Seventh Generation to check out more effective and natural products the whole family can enjoy.
I never knew that grass could be added to get out by white vinegar. Seventh generation might be the thing for me to switch too.
I love using gentle laundry care products on my kids clothing too! I hate the thought of harsh chemicals covering their clothing.
oh my friend needs these she has 3 kids, 2 boys and a girl so they are always getting dirty from playing outside..she could totally use this i am gonna tell her about it.
My son is way into Play dough right now so we have it everywhere. I am needing to try some of these strategies.
This is a great guide and I need to print this list. Thanks for sharing this.
My kids are so messy that I’m always fighting stains! It’s a weekly activity!
I need to Pin, bookmark this! My 7 year old is staining his clothes with all these things now
Kids definitely know how to attract stains and us moms need to outsmart them with laundry tricks like yours.
I love this guide! My kids manage to get stains on everything it seems!
this is such a great list! With 7 people in our house, laundry is never ending. When there are stains to deal with, it makes it twice as hard. These tips are great! I recently heard about hairspray working to get rid of permanent marker.
I will certainly have to bookmark this! I am constantly trying to remove pesky stains.
These are great tips for stains. I will have to share this with my Daughter. She just moved away for school and has to do her own laundry now.
I will have to print this off for my laundry room. This is a great guide to fighting stains.
With kids i am always having to fight stains. I will have to try these tricks with my laundry.
Great tips! I will pin this for next time I do the laundry. Actually, I will print it out now. Thanks!
I’m really going to have to try these. I’ll be a happy camper if I can get the sweat out of my boyfriend’s work shirts.
Awesome! I have ruined quite a few shirts because I had no idea how to get the stain out! Thanks for this!
You know, just the other day my little brother sat in gum. This would have been very helpful. Thanks so much for sharing…
I actually have a pair of the kids underwear wuth a piece of gum on them. I need to try this trick.
My favorite trick is all of them! With four kids, I encounter A LOT of stains!
This is a great guide. My kids are stain magnets. They have white shirts for school now, as their uniforms and I’m having such a hard time keeping them stain free!
Awesome guide! I have a huge stain on my shirt and I have been trying to get rid of it for a while now! This is perfect!
My boys are forever getting stains on their knees! I will have to try this.
Thanks so much for sharing this. I have three dogs, so staining is a big issue on my and my husband’s clothes.