Stains

It seems weird, but I've gotten some of the toughest stains out of things with just plain ole dawn dish soap.

I use Biz when I have a tough stain. I soak the item in biz in water overnight then wash as recommended and it has gotten many stains out even if they have already been washed and dried. Good Luck.

My response is actually kind of simple. I use Dawn dishwashing liquid, or my mom used Cascade. The reason was that food stains, grass stains, etc... are protein and those detergents are designed to fight and break down protein. So, I pretreat/scrub in the detergent and wash. Whatever you choose to use DON'T dry the clothes with the stain still in or it will set and never come out. Good luck!
B.

One thing recommended to me was equal parts peroxide & the original Dawn dish detergent. So far it has worked great. Also, I wouldn't spend a ton of money on expensive bibs. Burlington Coat Factory (in the Baby Depot) has a tiny section with dollar items. There is a long-sleeved bib there. These have been great with my daughter. I bought several. At $1.00 each they're very affordable & they have saved quite a few outfits for me. Because they're so cheap, you might think they would tear easily or wear out easily, but they haven't. My daughter is 19 months old & these have endured several months of use without a problem. Hope this helps! :-)

Totally Toddler. Its a stain remover spray that I found works GREAT! Its cheaper than Dreft, but works awesome. I dont think I have lost any clothes due to food or poo stains. Try it out. I get mine at Babies R Us.

They sell bibs with sleeves - they are wonderful! I got mine at babies-r-us, but I've seen them at regular stores too. Target has them online - http://www.target.com/Play-Girls%E2%80%99-Long-Sleeve-Bes...

i have always used spray and wash and it seems to do pretty good, or you might try wisk directly on the spot and pretreat it before you put it in your wash..

Hi A.,

I swear by Biz. I soak whatever is stained in the biz for at least 2 hours (depending on how stained) then I was the cloths in my regular laundry detergent.

I hope this helps.

Have a great weekend!

T.
The cost of working from home, spending time with your family...PRICELESS

I would recommend soaking the clothes in OxiClean (or the generic equivalent) and hot water. After that, I throw the clothes right into the wash and use regular detergent. The stains come out every time!

Try getting some poweder color safe bleach for colors soak the shirts in the hottest water you can from the tap with some laundry soap. I usually let my clothes sit until the water is cold and repeat. I got red paint out of a white shirt using that method. Also another idea that works really well when you're home is to keep him shirtless while he eats then when you have him wiped up put it back on. It takes a few seconds to take it off and put it back on but saves a ton of time during laundry.

Especially for things like bibs, use dishwasher detergent, like Cascade. Just soak them for a little bit in hot water and detergent, then wash. You might want to be careful if you try it with clothes, because it may bleach them out. My step-mother used to soak our kitchen towels like this, and they came out beautifully.

I found orange stains to be worse than the green ones.

Pretreaters are great if you remember to hit the stain before it goes through the dryer. I found the Spray & Wash laundry additive to be a life saver. It comes in a pink jug in the laundry aisle. They also have tablets, but they are much harder to find. My daughter had severe reflux and I didn't always remember to pretreat things and the spray & wash stuff caught what I missed. Wonderful stuff I still use to this day.

Try Oxi Clean as a pre-treater (you will know if it has worked almost immediately) then, if that hasn't worked, rub a dampened Felsnaptha bar soap on the stain. Using a cut lemon on the stain might help as well.

For these kinds of stains, Spray and Wash works for me. My daughter is 8 months old, and I completely understand! Since spray and wash, along with Tide, can get this stuff out of her clothes, bib and whatever else, I am a fan! (Even the white clothes...stays white and bright!)

You don't have to soak it, or let it sit overnight either.

A.-
My cousin recommended using Oxi Clean stain remover for stains and I LOVE IT!! I try to get the stains as soon as possible with the spray and sometimes I even add the Oxi Clean powder in the wash too. Also,I found these great bibs at babies r us that help tons. They are plastic and have short "sleeves" and a pocket to catch spills. The bib covers almost the whole torso. They are WONDERFUL!!! They are kind of pricey (like $9.99 a piece) but I bought 2 and just keep rotating them. I can usually get a few meals out of one bib. I have it right here and the tag says "bumkins".. Good luck!!

Try using Simple Green. Wash the garment in cool water right away and spray it with Simple Green. Wait 5 min. and wash. Works for me. My son is 10 yrs. old now, but I still use it to get grass stains out.

I use Shout Gel with the brush...worked so far for all food stains and breastfeeding poop stains. pretreat right away, then you can wait a few days before washing. wash bad stains out with water first.

hello i like zout get it wet with water then zout yes Zout then scrub with brush old tooth brush

Oxiclean works for me. We are red wine drinkers, and it takes that out of anything too!

Oxi-clean works sometimes, but as a suggestion: Try stripping him down to a diaper when he eats messy food-if allowed. Of course in public you can't but a towel on your lap and/or as a bib also works.

Dreft spray is the way to go. Oxiclean will eat holes through cotton clothing if it's not rinsed out right away. If you want to rinse, treat, and then forget it until washing your next load, I'd avoid Oxiclean.

My advice.... FEED HIM NAKED! LOL My second son started eating table foods at 8 months and loves spagetti so after many stains nad soiled clothed...he eats naked and takes a bath after.

I recommend using spray-n-wash--the stick. Leave it on the stain for a day, to let it soak in, wash as normal, and that should work. I used the spray, but it does not work as well.

I use Zout. It works well for me.

Stains can be a hard thing. ONe of my emails was just saying that 3% peroxide can get just about anything out and it does not harm things like bleach can do. Evidently it is one of the main ingredients in oxi-clean. Might try that to see if it really works.

Hi, A....OxiClean gets almost any stain out. Sprinkle OxiClean so that the stain is no longer visible, add dribles of hot water and mix with the Oxiclean until the mixture is a bit foamy, fianlly, add a bit of detergent to that mixture. Let that "paste" sit for about 30 minutes to an hour and then wash the clothes just as you'd normally do.

Hope this helps!

D.

Soak his clothes in a bucket of oxyclean and H2O. Don't be afraid to leave them in there up to a week. Make sure you use more than 1 scoop of oxy. Then treat with your regular stain fighter before you launder. I have 7 kids and always have a bucket going. It has saved many an outfit. Good luck.

why not get a big towel to go along with a bib just for feeding time. A child this age is most likely to make a mess, but the good thing is he is eating his veggies. Good luck.

A.,

Try Baby Oxi-clean works wonder....

2 words that have saved my sanity! OXY CLEAN!

Two different thoughts.

Add baking soda to your laundry water.

Another idea is hydrogen peroxide. Don't know/haven't tried if it's safe for colors. But it's a lot safer than chlorine bleach, and is supposed to be good on tough stains.

If it hasn't come out after washing, lay it out in the sun!!!

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oxiclean is the best! Sometimes it takes leaving it on for a day but it's got every stain out for me. I make it into a paste and rub it into the stain. When I wash the next day it's always gone.

plain old dish soap, palmolive or dawn. just put a drip on and scrub it out. try to get it as soon after your done eating as posible

I use a product called Lestoil on stubborn stains. It works well but is a pretty potent product, so when I use it on my son's clothes I just send that load of laundry through a second rinse cycle and everything comes out fine. It doesn't discolor anything. But, to save on the hassle and worry, just strip your son down and feed him in his diaper.

Hope this helps! :D

A.,

When my girls were babies/toddlers, I used a stain remover called "Totally Toddler". It worked great for every kind of stain and it has that nice "baby" smell. I used to buy it at Meijer in the baby aisle and at Toys R Us.

Hi, I don't have a suggestion for you about getting out stains, but do have one for avoiding them. When my now five year old was little, and now for my daycare kids, I use old adult t-shirts instead of bibs. Put one on your son, then put him in his high chair. The large shirt will cover his entire outfit and some of his arms. If it is too loose at the neck, use a clip to hold it in the back. The t-shirt will still be stained, but at least his clothes will be saved. Oh, and I try to use dark colored shirts, as these do not show the stains. Anyway, good luck and just remember too that carrot stains are just the beginning!!

K.

I've had great success with Nature Bright and Fresh Laundry. Each are very effectivew on stains. And there is nothing left in the fabric that can be harmful to baby.

Best wishes
M.

I use white distilled vinegar on all my sons stains: blueberries, diaper blow outs, etc. It works. If it is really stubborn I soak it.

Vinegar is a great natural way to get out tough stains, and no your clothes do not smell bad.

A.,

I still use Totally Toddler and mine is 6 years-old now. You can find it in the baby aisle at Meijer or Target.

Good luck!

Oxyclean!!! It works on many of the tough stains.