Laundry Tips: Expert Answers to Your Questions
Okay, here’s a breakdown of the stain removal advice from the provided text, organized for easy reference. I’ll summarize the steps for each stain type.
general Advice (Applies to Multiple Stains):
Repeat if Necessary: If the stain persists after washing, soak and wash again.
Oxygen Bleach: For stubborn stains, soaking in hot water with powdered oxygen bleach before washing is often recommended.
1. Tomato Sauce
- Wipe away excess sauce.
- Rinse with cold water.
- Mix equal parts warm water and white vinegar + a few drops of dish soap. Work into stain, let sit 15+ minutes.
- If needed, apply a stain remover containing amylase (to break down sugars), leave for an hour.
- Wash according to care label.
- If still visible, soak in hot water with powdered oxygen bleach, then wash again.
2. make-up
Mascara:
1. blot (don’t rub!) with rubbing alcohol.
2. Apply stain remover, let sit 15 minutes.
3.Wash with quality detergent (Persil or Ariel recommended).4.Repeat if needed.
Foundation:
1. Place a towel behind the stain.
2. Pour micellar water over the stain.
3. Work the stain out with a round plastic utensil.
4. Wash.
5. If persistent, soak overnight in water with powdered oxygen bleach.
Lipstick:
1. Place a towel behind the stain.
2. Apply liquid laundry detergent, work in, blot with paper towel.
3. Wash according to care label.
General Make-up Tip: Hand sanitiser can sometimes work due to its alcohol content. Apply, scrub, then wash.
3. Ink
- Soak overnight (or 12 hours) in equal parts water and rubbing alcohol + a few drops of washing-up liquid.
- Scrub with water and more washing-up liquid.
- wash as normal.
- For stubborn stains, soak in hot water and oxygen bleach before washing.
4.Coffee
- Act Fast! treat immediately for best results.
- If Out & About: place paper towels behind and in front of the stain, dab with soap and washing-up liquid. Use body heat to help dry.
- Rinse with cold water.
- Dab/pour cleaning or cooking vinegar on the stain, let sit 20 minutes.
- If needed, soak in a mixture of vinegar and water. (The text is cut off here, but presumably, you’d then wash.)
Let me know if you’d like me to elaborate on any of these methods or if you have another question!