DIY Stain Removal Hints

One highly recommended way of removing a red wine stain is with the following "recipe":

One Part Hydrogen Peroxide One Part Dish Washing up Liquid

Spray or dab onto the stain, let sit, and then launder as you usually would.

Whether the lipstick DIY Stain Removal Hints

Day to day life will expose your furnishings, carpets, clothing and other items to many potentially ruining substances. Some of these stains will be relatively easy to remove, while others will take multiple steps to remove. For all these potential solutions for removing stains, be sure to test a small hidden area to make sure the fabric will not be adversely affected.

was transferred while dressing for work or during a great date, the result can be a bit distressing. Removal of this type of stain is possible though.

One recommended way to remove a lipstick stain is to use rubbing alcohol. Dab at the stain with a white cloth wet with rubbing alcohol. Be sure to just dab at the stain as rubbing has a tendency to actually ground the stain in.

The next step is to use your finger and gently rub the lipstick stain with dish washing detergent. If the stain has been there for a while, you may want to try using a commercial stain stick as the next step in the removal of this type of stain.

If the glue is a water soluble glue like Elmers or most wood glues, soaking the garment in cool water will help remove the glue.

For waterproof glues, using rubbing alcohol will help remove the dried in mess. You can remove finger nail glue by using acetone based fingernail polish. Be sure to test the fabric first in an inconspicuous area as some materials do not react well to acetone.

Hold a white absorbent towel behind the stain and saturate the area where the dried glue is. The cloth will absorb most of the acetone and the rest will quickly evaporate.

Tomato based stains are probably one of the most common stains to be found in a household with children. The protocol for removing tomato based stains is as follows:

Rinse the fabric from the back side of the fabric to help force the tomato back out of the fabric. Gently rub liquid detergent into the stained area. If the fabric is white or colourfast, you can apply a gentle bleaching product like hydrogen peroxide or white vinegar to the stain and then rinse well.

You may have to repeat these steps several times until the stain is gone or just about gone.

Apply a commercial stain removing treatment to the spot and let sit for the recommend time on the label.

Wash the garment as you normally would and check to see if the stain is still visible before you decide to dry it. Drying the garment before the stain is fully gone could result in a stain which is next to impossible to remove.

As simple as this sounds, the feedback has been extremely favourable for using milk to remove ballpoint pen marks on fabric.

The best way to remove blood stains from fabric is with hydrogen peroxide. The bleaching action helps to release the stain. Be sure to test for colourfastness before using on coloured fabrics or dilute the hydrogen peroxide with a bit of water and apply with a cotton swab. Rinsing immediate will help prevent too much of the bleaching action on high-coloured material.