Stain Removal Guide

Mystery stains? Stains that appeared out of nowhere? Accident stains at a place with no cleaning solutions? If you haven’t lifted those disastrous stains before they set in, here are some stain remedies that get the stains out.

BLOOD
Soak in cold salt water.

CHOCOLATE
Wet the stain and sprinkle with dry borax. Scrub gently with a toothbrush.

COFFEE
Saturate with white vinegar.

EGG
Soak in cold salt water; follow with a cold-water wash.

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICES
Wet fabric and sprinkle with salt. Then rinse and apply Dish Soap or isopropyl alcohol or white vinegar.

GRASS
Apply isopropyl alcohol. Rinse and apply Dish Soap.

GUM
Put item in the freezer or apply ice until gum is brittle enough to scrape off. Saturate remaining residue with white vinegar.

INK
Apply glycerin and rub well. Wait at least 15 minutes, then apply Dish Soap. For felt-tip ink, apply isopropyl alcohol.

MAKEUP
Spritz with hairspray. Rinse with vinegar.

MUD
Scrape off as much as possible. Soak in warm water and Laundry Detergent.

MUSTARD
Work Dish Soap into stain and rinse.

OILY SAUCES AND SALAD DRESSINGS
Rub with dry cornstarch or talc to absorb as much grease as possible. Then saturate with Laundry Detergent and wash in the warmest water the care label recommends.

RUST
Apply lemon juice.

SOY SAUCE
Wet fabric and apply Dish Soap.

TEA
Apply lemon juice. Launder immediately.

WINE, RED
Apply isopropyl alcohol, then vinegar, then salt. Then flush the stain with vodka and launder immediately.

WINE, WHITE
Rinse with water while the stain is fresh. Launder as usual.

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Source: Caldrea