Stain removal
Source of Recipe
City of Toronto
Stain removal
Ballpoint pen: Rub toothpaste on stain or soak stain in milk and rub away. Wash.
Blood: Soak stain in cold water for 30 minutes. Rub with soap. If necessary, wash with borax
Coffee/tea: Rinse stain in cold water. Wash in a mild solution of borax and water as hot as the fabric can stand.
Felt tip pens: Rub stain with soap. Rinse and wash. Use lemon juice for stubborn stains.
Fruit Juice: Use boiling water. Bleach out stain with lemon juice.
Grass: Rub stain with glycerine (available at the drugstore). Wait one hour, then wash.
Grease: Rub stain with a damp cloth dipped in borax. Or for cotton fabric, wash in washing soda and boiling water.
Ink: Spray hairspray on stain and rinse out with warm water. For white fabrics, wet the fabric with cold water and apply a paste of lemon juice and cream of tartar. Let it sit for one hour, then wash as usual.
Lipstick: Rub stain with cold cream or shortening to dissolve colour. Rinse area with a solution of washing soda in warm water to remove grease. Wash in soapy water as hot as the fabric will stand.
Perspiration: Rub stain with a solution of white vinegar or lemon juice and water.
Red Wine: Clean stain immediately with club soda.
Rust: Saturate stain with lemon juice. Rub with salt. Place in direct sunlight until dry, then wash.
Urine: Rub stain with a solution of baking soda and water. Rinse in warm water, then wash.
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