1.
Use a small amount of dish detergent
this can be scrubbed over stain to remove it
20 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
2.
OxiClean
this will get just about any stain out, from blood to grass
19 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
3.
Shout
spray detergent that gets the tough grass stains out
18 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
4.
Pre-spot with detergent
remove it before it gets washed
17 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
5.
Spray lipstick stains with hairspray before washing
16 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
6.
Immediately after a stain develops, start soaking the fabric in water
15 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
7.
Sprinkle a little borax in each load of whites
14 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
8.
Apply cream of tartar and lemon juice, made into a paste, to ink stains on white clothes
13 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
9.
Pour cream of tartar onto wet, stained fabric and let sit
12 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
10.
Never put stained items in the dryer
11 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
11.
Use detergent with bleach or add bleach to the laundry load (for whites)
10 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
12.
Try mixing white vinegar with water and blotting the stain
9 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
13.
Always blot stains, do not rub
8 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
14.
Never let a stain dry
7 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
15.
Sprinkle a stain with salt, soak garment in milk, then launder
6 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
16.
Use club soda to keep a stain from setting
5 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
17.
Soak up recent spills with baking soda
4 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
18.
Wash newly stained clothes in cold water
3 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
19.
Cover a fresh grease stain in salt
2 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
20.
For coffee stains, mix 2 parts water with one part vinegar, soak the item, and hang it to dry in the sun
1 point - added 14 years ago by kris -
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