Nothing is more annoying than to buy a new white blouse only to ruin it with a make-up stain or "cherry-red" kool-aid. Save yourself some time and some money by knowing these tried-and-true laundry stain-removal tips.
Blood
Soak your fabric in cold water before laundering. Also, launder the garment in cold water to remove bloodstains. For blood (and most other stains), pre-treating the fabric with one of the stain-removing sprays beforehand will help. With the stain-removing sprays, I have found that expensive does not always mean best. To my thinking, one works just about as well as the other. The trick is saturation. Saturate the fabric with the stain-remover on both sides of the clothing where the stain in located; also the area surrounding the stain in case the stain bleeds into the surrounding fabric.
Grass Stains
As a mother of two big-time ball players, I have learned a few tricks about removing grass stains. Pre-treat the fabric as soon as possible with fabric stain- remover spray before washing. With grass stains (or any other set-in stain), never dry the garment in the dryer before you have removed all of the stain. The heat of the dryer will set the stain in your garment permanently. With white fabrics, you can use some bleach in your water, and wash in the hottest temperature possible. Baking soda also works well for grass and other stains. Take a toothbrush and gently scrub the stained area of the clothing. Rinse in cold water and repeat until the stain is removed.
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