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Washing Machine Stains
Asked by A.L. from Sacramento
on February 3, 2009
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I seem to be having some problems with my washing machine. Everytime I wash and dry our clothes, a lot of them come out with weird stains on them. To me, the stains ...
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- Hi A. I had exactly the same problem, and ruined hundreds of dollars worth of laundry. These stains never, ever come out, even with bleach. Eventually I got so fed u...
- Sometimes if you wash new jeans with light color clothes that will happen. that is why I always wash jeans by themself. also is you pour your soap on top of your cloth...
- Hi A. - thanks for posting this question. I too have stains showing up on our clothes. We have hard water, but don't use dryer sheets. If you find out more, please pos...
Laundry Detergent
Asked by J.S. from Sacramento
on December 29, 2008
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I searched past postings but could not find much information on laundry detergents. I specifically need recommendations on what kind of detergent to use on cloth diape...
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- J., FYI,I noticed that there was a laundry detergent offered on the Bum :-) website. I personally use and recommend Amway SA8 Laundry Detergent and SA8 Tri-zyme ...
- Congratulations on your upcoming arrival! And YEAH on you for using cloth diapers!! I use Melaleuca's laundry detergent, MelaPower, on our cloth diapers as well as a...
- The only thing that I use is Dreft.
Removing Grease from Clothes - Help!
Asked by K.L. from Erie
on May 21, 2009
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OK ladies, I'm sure someone's had this problem. Two of our shirts have bacon grease splattered on them from the stove, and I don't want to ruin them. What works to g...
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- Dawn dishwashing liquid.
- Put a dab (use very little) of Lestoil right on the spot, let it sit, than wash. I use this all of the time to get stains out of the kids clothes.
- Hi K., The best results I have had is with Amway LOC. Many years ago, when I was first married, my husband got butter on a permapress shirt. I washed it and dried it....
Stains
Asked by S.O. from St. Louis
on April 3, 2008
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We have just started feeding our four month old solid foods. I've been using shout stain remover and it is only working some of the time. It worked very well on her sp...
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- I use spray 'n wash. Also with bibs or other clothing rising the item right away helps, then spray it. If you don't wash it right away spray it again before washing....
- There is now OxyClean Baby..it's supposed to get out the food/formula/spit up...It's a little hard to find, but from what I've heard, it's the only thing other moms ha...
- I use Melaleuca's Prespot. It gets anything out even if the stain is set in. You can only order it on Melaleuca.com or from an agent. The plus side is it is a more nat...
Stain Remover on Clothing
Asked by J.D. from St. Joseph
on January 28, 2008
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Hello! I am wanting to know what the best stain remover is for clothing?? I have heard to use Totally Toddler on your childrens clothing, because it takes out everythi...
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- I am a PreSpot fan. It comes from a company called Melaleuca. It uses enzymes to clean things and it works great on kids stains like food and diapers.
- I love Baby OxyClean. I bought it online but also found it at BabiesRUs and at Baby Depot in Burlington Coat Factory. It seems to get out orange baby food and poop.
- Totally toddler is awesome, the only thing I use on all our clothes! You can only get it at Babie R Us and Walmart(back in the infant section) from what I can find- Wa...
How to Get Ball Point Pen Out of My Sheets?
Asked by A.B. from Phoenix
on December 4, 2008
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My three year old found a ball point pen while we were in the shower and colored on himself and our 400 thread count expensive sheets. He used blue pen on our off whit...
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- LOC spray this on the dry sheets and let soak for a minute and hand scrub the fabric togather then hand wash with cool water. This usually will help take it out. LO...
- Hi A., I have been through this one three times over (each kid always like to try to make their "mark"). I use zout, its a red spray bottle by all the other stain rem...
- Aerosol hairspray. Rinse and blot with paper towel until gone, then wash. It works.
Getting Tough Stain Out of Shirts
Asked by L.B. from Harrisburg
on April 24, 2008
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This is kinda odd, but where I work I have to wear scrub tops. I do a lot of running around which leads to sweating. My shirts have now stiff arpits....what can I do t...
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- I used to have this issue too and never found a solution once the stains were there. Underarm stains are crystalized and set permanently. One thing I did find is that ...
- I have Never got those stains out. I am Really good at getting stains out too. If you find anything that works here, could you please send me a message and let me kn...
- Oxy Clean or Borax one or the other usually does the job for us!
Stains in Jacket
Asked by S.K. from Lansing
on February 25, 2010
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Hey Moms,
I have my own in home daycare. Yesterday I took the kids out in the snow and because their clothes were so wet I threw them in the dryer. Well, one of the...
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- I am afraid the heat of the dryer has set the stain and will most likely not come out.
- Sometimes I will put a bit of liquid dish soap directly on the oil stain. Be sure it is not the kind with bleach. I will put a bit on and rub it in. Then wash as norma...
- Hi S., Try using Dawn Dish Soap it cuts grease and oils. You may have to scrub it a little, but its worth the try. I have used it on clothes with cookin...
Lestoil Smell, Stain Removal
Asked by M.K. from Lansing
on May 28, 2009
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Hello moms! Does anyone know how to get the smell of Lestoil out of clothes? I used it to get some oil stains out, have washed the load 3 times and still all the clo...
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- Lestoil works the best for oil stains, but to get the smell out you need to dry the clothes. I have never had the smell linger as long as I dry them.
- i use to use lestoil but found out awesome from the dollar store works just as well and doesnt leave the after smell . try soaking the clothes inwater and your favori...
- hi - i am a huge fan of Lestoil, but it does stink. I usually add 1/2 to a cup of white vinegar in the softener container of my washer, and have no problem with the sm...
How to Get Toddlers Socks Clean
Asked by M.K. from Chicago
on May 24, 2007
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My toddlers socks get so dirty from him running around outside, I can't always catch him before he runs onto the patio with no shoes.
I use oxy spray for my sons sock...
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- Try Borax ( you can find it in the laundry soap isle). The stuff is amazing...I have been able to get everything from chocolate to grass stains, blood to diaper blow ...
- Mary K Best thing I every tried is baking soda. Put cold water in a plastic tub or bucket. Put enough baking soda in that the water feels gritty. Soak for half an ...
- I use Oprah's favorite cleaners made by Shaklee. They were proven to be 50% more effective than Oxiclean. I get them from Kurt Hjelle. I can't locate his web site...
