Zout
Results 181-190 from 210 articles
2 Laundry Problems
Asked by H.B. from Denver
on June 2, 2009
-
I tried spray and wash on my husband's shorts with an ink stain from a pen leaking in his pocket and my daughter's dress with a tiny bit of dry erase marker on it. Aft...
Answers
- Hi H., I have had the same problem when washing my father-in law's shirts, he always keeps a pen in his shirt pocket. :)For the ink stain and possibly the dry erase m...
- My mom always told me to use hairspray. Good luck! I have also been told fabulous things about KaBoom.
- I used "la awesome" to get red ink out of my husbands shirt! you can get it at dollar tree or family dollar! good luck
Coffee Stains in Dress Shirts
Asked by K.H. from Canton
on November 10, 2009
-
Help! My husband keeps spilling coffee on his work shirts and I can't seem to get the stains out. He has ruined three shirts all ready and I hate to have to keep buy...
Answers
- Give him a small packed of baby wipes. You can even put a few in a Ziploc baggie for him. When he spills coffee (or anything) on his shirt, tell him to immediately wip...
- K., this happened to me with a white suit upon which I spilled coffee at a wedding reception and it sat for months because I did not realize it. I used L.O.C. it is an...
- We recently bought the Zout stain remover. I haven't had to use it for coffee stains yet.... but it works on anything my girls have gotten on their clothes - yesterda...
How to Get a Stain Out?
Asked by D.H. from Houston
on October 14, 2009
-
Hi Moms,
I really could use some help. I just recently bought this new pair of black/gray jeans for work purposes, and the first time I wore them I started my cycle....
Answers
- You need a stain remover that will take out protein. Shout or spray-n-wash.
- For future reference, any blood stain should first be treated with Cold Water to try to wash it out, hopefully before it has dried. If you have washed and dried the j...
- Hi D.... What I have used before is hydrogen peroxide... Try a little by applying directly on the stained area... then procede with washing with the oxy clean spray....
Cleaning Permanent Marker Off
Asked by D.B. from Dallas
on December 17, 2008
-
Is there ANY way possible to get permanent marker off of stained wood or off of sheets? My son managed to find a sharpie and mark all over his dresser, bookcase, bed a...
Answers
- Mr. Clean Magic Eraser - it cleans sharpie off carpets, it should take it off wood. Good Luck!
- Soak the sheets in rubbing alcohol for a LONG time, changing it out frequently. It won't get it all, but it will lighten it quite a bit. It happened to me, too, but I ...
- honestly I dont know about the wood my son did the same thing to my dresser and wonderful expensive white sheets! the sheets i tried stain remover and bleach nothing w...
Best Stain Remover for Old Stains on Baby Clothes
Asked by R.N. from Cincinnati
on November 2, 2008
-
Baby #2 is on the way and my first daughters newborn clothes have awful yellow stains from her breastmilk spit-up. (sorry if that's too much information!) Any good i...
Answers
- Once the stain is set by being put into a dryer it is next to impossible to get those stains out.You might want to try a OXY clean product.I use the powder and make a...
- There is a stain remover especially for babies. You can find it in the baby aisle usually with the formula and bottles and sippy cups. Check around that area and you w...
- I have used effrident tablets (for false teeth) It works fairly well. Use about 4 tablets to a gallon of water. Let soak.
Nose Bleeds
Asked by L.N. from Detroit
on August 22, 2006
-
Has anyones child has chronic nose bleeds? My son at 3 1/2 had his nose cauterized, they said it would correct the nose bleeds. Been a year now and he still average...
Answers
- Hi L., Have you taken your son to a good Allergist? My daugther was getting nose bleeds often until she saw an Allergist this past winter. She uses over the counter ...
- My husband had nosebleeds till he was 22, then I talked him into talking to a doctor about it. The doc cauterized it, he also said to run a humidifyer and suggested th...
- I feel your pain. I have had chronic nosebleeds for years, been cauterized, tried the humidifier thing, all to no avail. It seems as though my son (who is also three...
The Good Ol' Washing Machine.
Asked by A.L. from Dayton
on October 1, 2008
-
My husband works in a machine shop as a welder and comes home smelling like it. He takes off his uniform and sticks them in the laundry for me, of course. Thanks hon...
Answers
- I had to chuckle at this. Your hubby brings home the greasy clothes but his company has no product for the greast. Just struck me funny. I didn't have a clue about get...
- there used to be a saop called Lestoil? in came in a bottle thaT LOOKED LIKE PINE SOL any how i would use this in my husbands clothes, with the regular laundry soap an...
- I'd try vinegar and if that does work, then put the vinegar in a squirt bottle and spray it on the ring, then shake some baking soda on it and let it fizz up and wipe ...
Laundry Detergent Recommendation for Infant Blow Outs! :)
Asked by A.S. from Philadelphia
on April 20, 2009
-
OK, so either I've completely blocked this from my memory, or my 4 mn old daughter has super staining blow outs! lol :) I swear she knows when she's wearing white & ...
Answers
- I've used pink laundry bar soap. Zote soap works really well. Just hand scrub the stained spot with water and the soap. You can let it dry with the soap still on it a...
- My advice would be to change diapers. The ones that fit my 4 month old best are Luv's. If you stop the leaking you won't have to worry about stains. I use Spray...
- Soak in a bucket with hot water and Oxyclean (Oxyclean will not work in cold). Works great on poop stains!
Looking for Laundry Detergent Recommendations from Real Moms
Asked by C.S. from Seattle
on April 28, 2009
-
Can anyone recommend a laundry detergent that will get grease out of clothes on its own without pre-treating or doing anything special to the spot? Most times I don't...
Answers
- You could try making your own. This recipe works pretty well for me (I don't have time to pretreat most things either, though I do try to get baby poop out of the clot...
- country save powdered detergent is my favorite. it comes premixed with laundry boosters like borax and baking soda. it is the only all-natural detergent that i feel ge...
- Hello C.! Although clorox is great for whitening...BORAX is great for oil in clothing. It is a multi-purpose household cleaner. Clean your laundry, kitchen and ba...
Two Laundry Questions: Dry Erase Marker Stain and Mold on Bath Mat
Asked by S.S. from Denver
on July 14, 2009
-
Hi Moms,
Two questions:
1- Anyone have any ideas on how to remove dry erase marker from cotton shorts? I have tried Oxiclean spot remover and it didn't even m...
Answers
- Bleach will remove mold immedately
- For the dry erase marker (and even black permanent marker) I have had some success with Sol-U-Mel. It is a Melalucca product. Our kids use dry erase marker at school...
- I have had no luck with dry erase marker stains on clothes either and I think I've tried everything! It is one of the most evil clothes stains. It's really like perm...
