How do you remove baby food stains from baby clothes? Baby food stains really benefit from pre-treating, but first be sure to scrape away excess stain (think pureed vegetable globs like sweet potatoes), and then rinse the stain with a little cool wat...
I used the Clorox® Bleach Pen on a small chocolate stain on a new white knit top. It turned the material yellow, and though I tried everything I could think of to the get the yellow out, you can still see some yellow in the spot. How can I remove the...
I have a HUGE problem! I washed a load of whites the other day without checking pockets and went to take the clothes out of the washer when I realized a red cough drop was in a sweatshirt pocket and has basically ruined a whole load of laundry! I am ...
I have some bubble gum stuck on wool gabardine pants! Can you please tell me the best way to get it out? Given that the pants are a wool blend, your best bet probably is to take them to a dry cleaners. They have the solvents you would need to deal wi...
How can I get gum out of a leather sofa? The most effective way to remove gum from just about anything is to use ice cubes to freeze the gum, and then gently scrape away the hardened chunks with a dull knife. Just put the ice directly onto the gum. ...
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My children got some chocolate candy from their Halloween loot all over some colored clothing. How should I treat this? Chocolate stains are difficult to remove because they contain so many different components. There can be fats and dairy, as well a...
How to get a thin layer of gum out of a shirt collar? I have good news for you! Gum is surprisingly easy to remove by freezing. Just apply an ice cube directly to the gum, and as it hardens, it will crack and you can scrape it away. For a thin l...
How can I remove brown pecan stains from clothing that resulted from a squirrel dropping shells on me from a tree? What a fascinating question! Your pecan shell stains are probably a combination of oil from the nutmeat and colorant from the shell. Tr...
Continuing with my Holiday Stain solutions… COFFEE MAY HAVE A GREAT AROMA, BUT COFFEE STAINS HAVE… Extra cream and sugar that make it a complex stain to successfully treat. Do not use bar soap as it may set the stain and make it much more dif...
