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Laundry Stains

Today we’ll talk about getting those stains out.

You don’t want to walk around with stains all over your shirt, do you? Now, do you??

The answer is NO! What would your mother say??

Now there are different types of stains and different ways to treat them. But here are some basics for a “fresh” stain…

• The sooner you treat a stain, the more likely it will come out.
• Use cool water with a white cloth (so the color doesn’t transfer to your clothing) to begin the stain removal process.
• Blot instead of rub. Rubbing mashes the stain into the cloth and makes it harder to get out. You are also more likely to spread the stain if you rub.
• Put some cornstarch on an oily stain to help lift it. Let it sit for about 15 minutes and then scrape off the cornstarch.

The stain sticks from the grocery store are probably fine for many of the stains you encounter. But, not all stains are treated the same.

Instead of rewriting all of the different types of stains and how to treat them here, follow this link to The Ohio State University Information Extension.

http://ohioline.osu.edu/outside/stainrem.html

Tomorrow we’ll talk about using the washer…

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