hi
im just wondering if anyone knows any good natural things that can be used to remove stains from clothes...i have a 15month old baby so lots of clothes are stained! we use ecover washing powder but it doesnt get stains out well at all.
any tips?
kind regards,
anna
RE: natural stain removers
Ecover make a stain remover as well
salt soaks in cold water can be helpful before a wash.
And sunlight will bleach a lot of marks to a more acceptable hue.
I've basically learned that as long as it is hygenically clean, the look is there to be sacrificed when you have children 😀 I just keep a couple of outfits for 'best' (which rarely happens) and don't worry about the rest.
For more specifics there are some recipes here:
http://houseofstrauss.co.uk/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=239
Amethyst x
RE: natural stain removers
I used to have real problems keeping my white hand towels looking good. Over time they became dully grey looking and my enviro-friendly washing liquid wouldn't shift it. For the last 3 months I've been using Oxygen Bleach by a company called Natural Clean and my towels have returned to looking a bright white. The product is a non-chlorine bleach and is good for sensitive skins and for being friendly to the environment.
I stick it in with my normal washing liquid in the drum. It took a few washes for my whites to regain their original colour, but I reckon that's because they'd got such a build up of greyness that wasn't washing out.
I've used the powder in with coloured clothes as well and it's been great for removing sweat odours which I used to have a real problem with - other half's, not mine! LOL
Here's a link to the product: http://www.naturalclean.co.uk/product.asp?numRecordPosition=6&P_ID=130&strPageHistory=cat&strKeywords=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=71
RE: natural stain removers
Stains on baby clothes are a problem whatever product you use i think. Ecover bleach for whites are available in supermarkets and works well. Ecover also do a stain remover which i use and like. lemon juice is good at removing some stains and sun light and moon light are both good stain removers.
DD has a monsoon cotton jumper which she spilt blackcurrant down, for weeks the stain was visible, i left the jumper out on the line for 4 days and nights ( pure laziness ) the stains had all vanished.
hth
anne
RE: natural stain removers
And do they work on spagetti bolognaise sauce, because I have a pile of white's with the stains from it ?
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Julie xxxx