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Stain Removal Guide
Before using our stain removal guide, be sure to follow your garment care instructions, commonly attached to your garment.
Caution should be used when treating sugar stains or blood stains. Hot water will render them impossible to remove. If in doubt, use cold water to remove all stains.
Extreme caution should be used when cleaning lingerie, medical compression stockings, baby clothing, nursing wear and all clothing belonging to the family of a newborn baby. Only soaps rather than detergents should be used in all of the pre-ceding cases. When cleaning stockings with detergent, the rubber fibres will deteriorate prematurely and your stockings will no longer function. In the case of lingerie, again, the rubber fibres will deteriorate and break if you use detergents. With baby clothing, detergents can cause irritations to your baby's skin and will penetrate into your baby's body.
Adhesive Tape
1. Freeze area by rubbing ice directly on the adhesive or by placing garment in the freezer.
2. Scrape using a metal scraper.
3. Saturate the residual adhesive with a liquid stain remover.
4. Apply a laundry detergent directly on top of the area.
5. Wash it with a load of laundry, immediately.
Asphalt/Tar
1. Freeze area by rubbing ice directly on the stain or by placing garment in the freezer.
2. Saturate with laundry stain remover. Allow it to penetrate into the stain.
3. Rub with your laundry detergent. Wash immediately.
4. Finally, if stain remains, wash using bleach. Bleach works with white coloured fabric only and may change the colour of your fabric.
Baby Stains
1. Immediately soak in cold water. Rinse again with clean cold water.
2. Soak for 1 hour in a mixture of cold water and soap. Rub stain to loosen particles.
3. Wash in your washing machine.
4. To avoid skin irritations to your baby's skin, use only mild soaps rather than detergent on your baby's clothing.
Understand that non-detergent soaps are not as strong as detergents and therefore, are not as effective.
Blood
1. Immediately soak in cold water. Rinse again with clean cold water.
2. Soak for 1 hour in a mixture of cold water, dishwashing detergent and/or 25 ml ammonia. Rub stain to loosen particles.
3. Soak in the mixture and then rinse.
4. Soak for 1 hour in an enzyme detergent product. Wash in your washing machine.
5. Finally, if stain remains, wash using bleach. Bleach works with white coloured fabric only.
Candle Wax
1. Freeze area by rubbing ice directly on the wax or placing item in the freezer.
2. Scrape using a metal scraper.
3. Place clean paper towels on top of stain. Press with a warm iron. Continue doing this with a clean paper towel until all wax is removed.
4. Spray remaining stain with a pre-wash stain remover. Blot with paper towels. Wash in washing machine.
5. If stain remains, soak in chlorine bleach. Before using bleach, check for colour fastness.
6. Wash in hot water.
Chocolate
1. Blot stain with clean disposable rags or with clean paper towels.
2. Spray with an enzyme detergent or a pre-treatment stain remover and allow the chemicals to penetrate the stain.
3. Rub with your laundry detergent. Wash immediately with your load of laundry.
4. If stain remains, soak in chlorine bleach. Before using bleach, check for colour fastness.
5. Wash in hot water.
Coffee
1. Blot stain with clean disposable rags or with clean paper towels.
2. Spray with an enzyme detergent or a pre-treatment stain remover and allow the chemicals to penetrate the stain.
3. Rub with your laundry detergent. Wash with your load of laundry
4. If stain remains, soak in chlorine bleach. Before using bleach, check for colour fastness.
5. Wash in hot water.
Crayons
1. Scrape the crayon off using a metal scraper.
2. Wash in hot, soapy water. You may use baking soda and soap.
3. If stain remains, soak in chlorine bleach. Before using bleach, check for colour fastness.
4. Wash in hot water.
Dairy Products
1. Immediately soak in cold water. Rinse again with clean cold water.
2. Soak for 1 hour in a mixture of cold water, dishwashing detergent and 25 ml ammonia. Rub stain to loosen particles.
3. Soak in the mixture and then rinse.
4. Soak for 1 hour in an enzyme product. Wash in your washing machine.
5. Finally, if stain remains, wash using bleach. Bleach works with white coloured fabric only.
Feces
1. Immediately soak in cold water. Rinse again with clean cold water.
2. Soak for 1 hour in a mixture of cold water, dishwashing detergent and 25 ml ammonia. Rub stain to loosen particles.
3. Soak in the mixture and then rinse.
4. Soak for 1 hour in enzyme product. Wash in your washing machine.
5. Finally, if stain remains, wash using bleach. Bleach works with white coloured fabric only.
Fruits & Juices
1. Soak for 1 hour in a mixture of lukewarm water and enzyme pre-soak product.
2. Launder with detergent.
3. If stain is more than 3 days old, wash with bleach. (Always check for colourfastness first, when using bleach.)
4. Check the stain to rate your success before applying heat (drying in the clothes dryer). Heating the stain will caramelize it and render it much more difficult to remove.
Glue (white)
1. Scrape off the excess glue.
2. Immediately soak in cold water. Rinse again with clean cold water.
3. Soak for 1 hour in a mixture of cold water and detergent. Rub stain to loosen particles.
4. Soak in the mixture and then rinse.
5. Soak for 1 hour in an enzyme product. Wash in your washing machine.
6. Finally, if stain remains, wash using bleach. Bleach works with white coloured fabric only.
Grass
1. Apply mineral spirits or acetone to stain, outdoors or in a well-ventilated room. Apply isopropyl alcohol to stain and allow it to dry.
2. Spray with an enzyme detergent or a pre-treatment stain remover or soak in enzyme detergent and allow the chemicals to penetrate the stain.
3. Rub with your laundry detergent. Wash with your load of laundry
4. If stain remains, soak in chlorine bleach. Before using bleach, check for colour fastness.
5. Wash in hot water.
Gum
1. Freeze area by rubbing ice directly on the wax or by placing garment in the freezer.
2. Scrape using a metal scraper.
3. Remove residual stain with an oil solvent or with mineral spirits. Apply isopropyl alcohol and allow fabric to dry.
4. Spray remaining stain with an enzyme detergent or a pre-wash stain remover. Blot with paper towels. Wash in washing machine.
5. If stain remains, soak in chlorine bleach. Before using bleach, check for colour fastness.
6. Wash in hot water.
Ink
1. Soak with isopropyl alcohol.
2. Use a cotton swab soaked in mineral spirits or acetone to remove ink.
3. Soak in a mixture of dishwashing soap and luke-warm water.
4. Wash in an enzyme detergent and warm water.
Lipstick
1. Scrape stain with a scraper at first and throughout the cleaning steps.
2. Apply mineral spirits or acetone to stain. Do this outdoors or in a well-ventilated room. Apply isopropyl alcohol to stain and allow it to dry.
3. Soak in a mixture of luke-warm water and dish soap.
4. Spray with an enzyme detergent or a pre-treatment stain remover or soak in enzyme detergent and allow the chemicals to penetrate the stain.
5. Rub with your laundry detergent. Wash with your load of laundry
6. If stain remains, soak in chlorine bleach. Before using bleach, check for colour fastness.
7. Wash in hot water.
Mud
1. Blot and scrape stain with clean disposable rags or with clean paper towels.
2. Soak in water to thoroughly remove any loose particles.
3. Soak stain using a detergent or an enzyme product. Do this for 1 hour.
4. Rub with your laundry detergent. Wash with your load of laundry
Mustard
1. Blot stain with clean disposable rags or with clean paper towels.
2. Spray with an enzyme detergent or a pre-treatment stain remover and allow the chemicals to penetrate the stain.
3. Rub with your laundry detergent. Wash with your load of laundry
4. If stain remains, soak in chlorine bleach. Before using bleach, check for colour fastness.
5. Wash in hot water.
Oil (cooking)
1. Blot stain with clean disposable rags or with clean paper towels.
2. Apply mineral spirits or acetone to stain outdoors or in a well-ventilated room. Apply isopropyl alcohol to stain and allow it to dry.
3. Spray with an enzyme detergent or a pre-treatment stain remover or soak in enzyme detergent and allow the chemicals to penetrate the stain.
4. Rub with your laundry detergent. Wash with your load of laundry
5. If stain remains, soak in chlorine bleach. Before using bleach, check for colour fastness.
6. Wash in hot water.
Pencil
1. Erase pencil mark with pencil eraser.
2. Spray the stain with an enzyme detergent or a pre-treatment stain remover.
3. Rub with a liquid laundry detergent. Wash with your load of laundry.
Rust
1. Use CLR according to the directions on the product.
2. Alternatively, lemon juice and salt is combined and poured onto the rust stain. When success is achieved, rinse and wash in your washing machine with your laundry detergent and oxygen bleach.
3. If the above tips do not lead to success, boil in 25 ml cream of tartar for every 2 cups of water.
Tea
1. Blot stain with clean disposable rags or with clean paper towels.
2. Spray with an enzyme detergent or a pre-treatment stain remover and allow the chemicals to penetrate the stain.
3. Rub with your laundry detergent. Wash with your load of laundry
4. If stain remains, soak in chlorine bleach. Before using bleach, check for colour fastness.
5. Wash in hot water.
Tomato
1. Immediately soak in cold water. Rinse again with clean cold water.
2. Spray with an enzyme detergent or a pre-treatment stain remover and allow the chemicals to penetrate the stain.
3. Rub with your laundry detergent and wash with your load of laundry.
4. If stain remains, soak in chlorine bleach. Before using bleach, check for colour fastness.
Vomit
1. Immediately soak in cold water. Rinse again with clean cold water.
2. Soak for 1 hour in a mixture of cold water, dishwashing detergent and 25 ml ammonia. Rub stain to loosen particles.
3. Soak in the mixture and then rinse.
4. Soak for 1 hour in an enzyme product. Wash in your washing machine.
5. Finally, if stain remains, wash using bleach. Bleach works with white coloured fabric only.
Water stains
1. Wash with your regular load of laundry.
2. Stains on dry cleanable fabrics are not water soluble. They will not be removed with dry cleaning chemicals.
Wine
1. Soak for 1 hour in a mixture of lukewarm water and enzyme pre-soak product.
2. Launder with detergent.
3. If stain is more than 3 days old, wash with bleach. (Always check for colourfastness first, when using bleach.)
4. Check the stain to rate your success before applying heat (drying in the clothes dryer). Heating the stain will caramelize it and render it much more difficult to remove.
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