Removing Stains

It happens to every cook, eventually. You may be coloring icing, cookie dough, or a beverage and you splash food coloring on your clothing. Usually, washing your clothing with your normal laundry...

Spilt pickle juice is bothersome mainly because of the powerful scent associated with vinegar; however, the juice can also stain fabrics because of the dyes used in the pickling process. Removing...

It is winter, and it is cold and slushy outside. Try as you may, you cannot avoid stepping through the slush and getting rock salt on your shoes. Preventive maintenance is the best way to avoid...

Salt stains typically develop during cold winter months when roads and sidewalks are covered with salt. While this makes for a more safe travel experience, you sometimes can collect salt stains on...

Accidents happen - you spill something on the floor and on yourself, no biggy. But getting stains out of a carpet or your favorite shirt is gonna be a little tough, especially if you don't want to...

Rust ranks right up there with red wine as one of the most difficult stains to remove from pants and other clothing. But don't toss out those pricey designer jeans or khakis just yet. Rust stains...

One of the hardest substances to get out of clothes, hair, furniture, or carpet is chewing gum. It's pesky glue-like resistance makes for a difficult and stubborn removal. Peanut butter's rich,...

Iron and rust particles can sometimes adhere to fabric if the clothes come in contact with rusty metal or are washed in water from rusty pipes. The result is clothing with orange, red or yellow...

Chewing gum can not only create a sticky mess on a shirt, but it can also completely ruin it if the gum won't come out. The process of trying to get the gum out of the garment can cause even more...

Winter snowfall brings about sledding adventures and snowmen, in addition to slush, ice cold puddles and salt-stained pant legs. People living in cities where walking, regardless of weather, is...

Sometimes, while getting dressed, you brush your shirt along your arm pits when pulling it over your head and get deodorant stains on the bottom of the shirt. Other times, deodorant stains appear...

Kids love to chew gum, and it's a treat you might let them enjoy now and then. The trouble is what happens all too often: A wad of gum lands on a shirt or skirt and makes a sticky mess. It's not...

It's so frustrating to pull out your best white shirt and find nasty yellow armpit stains. Before, I always figured I would have to go buy a new shirt, but I finally found a way to get those...

Boysenberries are a delicious fruit picked fresh in late spring. They are tasty on their own but can also be enjoyed as an ingredient in many delicious foods such as pies, jams, jellies and...

If you accidentally spilled cologne onto clothing or it has transferred from your skin to your clothes, the smell will permeate the fabric and cause visible staining. To remove cologne stains, use...

Suede is the inner layer of skin from the hide of an animal. It is softer and more flexible than the outer skin that is used for regular leather. The major downfall of suede is that it gets dirty...

Of course you could try bleach to get that stain out of your white clothing, but there is a safe and effective alternative.

Perspiration stains in the underarms of your clothing can be embarrassing. Permanent sweat stains don't have to ruin your favorite shirt. Follow these simple steps to get your clothes looking like...

My How To article is about getting the unpleasant smell of mildew out of your laundry and or washing machine.

When my children was growing up and now my grandchildren they seemed to always get stains on their cloths that you just couldn't get off. Seem like everything I would buy them something new, that...

Snow marks on leather boots are better known as salt stains. When you wear your boots all winter long, they're bound to pick up some of the salt strewn on the snow to prevent people from slipping...

Mold can be difficult to get rid of, especially when you are dealing with mold on a felt item. It is important to use the right solution to kill the mold. Don't use bleach, as it can break down...

Many household stains are difficult to remove. You also have to use toxic stain removers which may be harmful to your health. Learn how you can simply use white vinegar to remove stains of all sorts!

Leather boots are a fashion necessity during the winter for many people. Unfortunately, if you live in a climate with snow your leather boots will take a beating from the harsh weather and the...

Removing deodorant stain buildup on dark clothing requires sprinkling baking soda on the stain and then pouring vinegar over the baking soda. Try brushing the stain with vinegar and then washing...

Accidentally spill bleach on your favorite t-shirt? Try these tips to fix the stain.

If you have kids, somewhere along the line they probably have left wet towels under their bed or spilled on a shirt and left it on their floor under a pile of clothes. However it happened, when...

Be thankful for sidewalk salt in the wintertime, because it's effective at helping us avoid injuries from slipping on icy surfaces. Of course, the downside is that these chunky salt particles get...

Having gum stuck is a sticky situation. Sometime in your life you will have to deal with gum stuck in your carpet, on your furniture or in your child’s hair. Knowing how to remove it can...

An inexpensive way to get the strong fishy odor of spilled fish oil liquid supplement out of clothes or laundry.

You know you are one of those people that always manages to spill your morning glass of juice, or coffee, on your blouse, or get ketchup from your burger on your once crisp, white top. Well now I...

Stains in clothing are frustrating and often expensive to remove. Successful stain removal hinges on the origin of the stain, the fabric the clothes are made of and how long the stain has set....

Accidents happen from time to time and can damage our clothing. Sometimes hair dye accidentally gets on our clothes when we're dyeing our hair. Fortunately there are some homemade solutions to...

Suede is difficult to clean, and more difficult to remove stains from. Oil, grease or any fatty substance can be removed with cornstarch and vinegar.

I'm sort of a klutz. I have scads of chiffon, taffeta, silks and satins in my wardrobe, and each and every one would have big blobs of olive stains if it weren't for a lifetime of stain...