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- Food
- Berries
- Use a spatula or plastic knife to scrape off the excess.
- Use a stain remover then wash as usual, adding a little vinegar or lemon juice to your wash to help remove the stain.
- Chocolate
- Gently scrape off any excess.
- Hold the back of the fabric under cold running water.
- Rub a biological laundry detergent into the stain.
- Soak in cold water for 15 minutes and gently rub at the stain every three to five minutes.
- Chewing gum
- Place the clothing in a freezer bag.
- Seal and place in the freezer for about two hours.
- Place the fabric on a study surface and peel off the gum while it's still frozen.
- You can also try soaking the fabric in lemon juice.
- Ice cream
- Scrape off any excess.
- Rinse thoroughly with cool water; don't use warm water because ice cream has protein in it and warm water will set the stain.
- Rub a biological laundry detergent into the stain (as for chocolate).
- Berries
- Drinks
- Red wine
- Blot the stain with a paper towel before it soaks in.
- Sprinkle with salt.
- Rinse with warm water.
- White wine
- Run cold water over the stain.
- Spray with a washing-up liquid solution.
- Dab with an enzyme detergent.
- Coffee
- Boil some water and stretch the fabric over the bowl.
- Carefully pour the water through the stain from about a foot above.
- Apply a few drops of laundry detergent; rub into the stain and rinse.
- Or soak it in a detergent solution before washing.
- Juice
- Use a clean cloth to remove as much of the wet liquid as possible.
- Dab gently rather than scrubbing particularly on delicate fabrics.
- Pre-treat with a stain remover before washing.
- Red wine
- Sauces and condiments
- Tomato sauce
- If it's bolognese rather than ketchup carefully scoop iff as much as you can with a spoon - gently so you don't spread the stain.
- Then use a clean dry cloth to dab the area.
- Hold the back of the fabric under cold running water and flush the fabric through.
- Soy sauce
- Run cold water through the back of the fabric.
- Gently rub liquid laundry detergent into the stain and leave for three minutes.
- Rinse thoroughly.
- On white clothing you can use a bleach solution on a sponge; dab into the stain and rinse. Repeat then wash as usual.
- Salad dressing
- Blot the stain gently first to remove excess grease.
- Use dishwasher soap, apply to the stain and use an old clean toothbrush in circular motions to gently rub into the stain.
- Rinse with hot water.
- Wash at the highest heat for the fabric.
- Mustard
- Immediately blot the stain - don't rub it.
- Flush through the back of the fabric with cold running water.
- Treat as soon as possible with a stain remover.
- Rinse well with hot water and wash as usual.
- Tomato sauce
- Yucky stuff
- Blood
- Wet thoroughly with cold water; hot or warm water will only make the stain worse.
- Gently work some soap or washing-up liquid into the stain.
- Rinse in cold water and repeat the above if necessary.
- Apply a stain removal product before washing.
- Sick
- Scrape off any excess using a plastic knife.
- Flush the stain with cold water.
- Massage in laundry detergent then wash as usual.
- Underarm yellowing
- Use an old, clean toothbrush to apply a baking soda paste to the stain.
- Wash as usual and repeat if necessary.
- Blood
- Household materials
- Paint
- Use a paper towel to wipe away any dried acrylic paint or water-based paint residue.
- Flush the stain with warm water.
- Sponge on a solution of detergent diluted with warm water.
- After the paint softens remove the excess with a spatula.
- Rinse and repeat.
- Candle wax
- Let the wax set.
- Remove as much of the hard wax as possible.
- Place a towel under the fabric, then put two paper towels over the top of the stain.
- Set an iron at a low to medium heat and iron over the area. The wax will melt and come away from the fabric.
- Ink
- Blot with a microfibre cloth until the ink dries.
- Use a water-based stain remover to help break down the stains.
- Leave for ten minutes (follow the instructions).
- Blot again, this should remove even more of the stain.
- Wash on it's own at the normal temperature for the fabric.
- Paint
- Make-up
- Nail polish
- Place the stain face down on clean paper towels.
- Apply nail polish remover to the back of the stain.
- Replace the paper towels frequently to soak up the liquid.
- Repeat if needed.
- Rinse in cold water.
- If the fabric is acetate rayon, take to a dry cleaner.
- Foundation
- Remove any excess with a spoon.
- Gently blot the stain with a clean cloth, using a lifting motion to avoid smearing it deeper into the fabric.
- Pour a small amount of laundry detergent on to the affected area and use your fingers to work the solution into the stain.
- Wash as normal and leave to air-dry.
- If the stain hasn't listen, repeat this again.
- Lipstick
- Spritz the spot with hairspray and leave to sit for 10 minutes.
- Wipe with a damp cloth to remove any residue and remaining stain.
- Nail polish
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