Make it so Number One

[dewdrop_me_a_line]

Maybe I shouldn't but heck, it's true. When I was an itty bitty girl . . . my Momma taught me to use peroxide for blood stains. I just assumed that all women knew that. [blush]

Peroxide is good for all 'protein' based stains. It's also a very gentle bleach.

Shampoo for ring around the color is great.

A bottle of 'lemon' dishwashing liquid is in the laundry room. It cuts grease in polyesters. I hate that my t-shirts seem to stain so easily. My brother told me to try the dishwashing liquid. Beautiful!

I'm really enjoying the stain removing miracles I'm reading and I'm making a list!

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[Jay2TheRescue]

Jay your right about the Hydrogen perioxide and blood removal! I have my own cleaning business, just me, self-employed , this has been my employment for 27 years now, I had a fisherman tell me a long time ago (I live in Florida) that when ever he got bloodstains (ie baiting fish) on his teeshirts he would treat them with Hydrogen perioxide, I have been using it ever since, you pour it on the stain and it actually "attatches" itself to the stain and starts to bubble it up. I tell everyone I know about it, I always buy 2 bottles, at 50cents each, their cheap enough. also a tip, white vinegar for tile, lemon oil for shower doors and tiles in shower, that is after you removed soap scum. Hope my experience helped somenone...

I actually learned the peroxide trick when I used to drive an ambulance years ago.  I was a young EMT when I was upset at the hospital because I got a blood spot on my new dress uniform shirt.  A nurse whipped out a bottle of peroxide and it disapeared immediately.  I was a believer in the power of peroxide after that.

-Jay

[Jay2TheRescue]

Maybe I shouldn't but heck, it's true. When I was an itty bitty girl . . . my Momma taught me to use peroxide for blood stains. I just assumed that all women knew that. [blush]

Peroxide is good for all 'protein' based stains. It's also a very gentle bleach.

Shampoo for ring around the color is great.

A bottle of 'lemon' dishwashing liquid is in the laundry room. It cuts grease in polyesters. I hate that my t-shirts seem to stain so easily. My brother told me to try the dishwashing liquid. Beautiful!

I'm really enjoying the stain removing miracles I'm reading and I'm making a list!

dew[/color]

I've found that prevention is best for ring around the collar.  If you wash your neck well in the shower there isn't much of a problem.

-Jay

[stephielou]

I've been told that oxygen bleaches eat proteins, so they should never be used for wools or silks. I've also heard that they shouldn't be used on things with metal (ie zippers) or metallic threads, though I don't know why.

I stick to the soak-and-pray method, which doesn't have a very high rate of success!

I've heard that vinegar is really good for getting out the thrift store stink, but I've never tried it. I've been worried I'd end up stinking like vinegar instead of thrift funk. Anyone had success with this? Do you soak in vinegar, then wash? It's such a bummer to pull something out of the dryer and it looks good but is still stinky, you know?

[dewdrop_me_a_line]

Yes,definitely wash after the soak. I don't know that you'd even have to soak it. About a cup of vinegar (white distilled) in a load of wash should do the trick. The smell of vinegar dissipates within minutes. I clean my house with it a lot. It eliminates the odors in the house too.

dew

[Cookie]

I know I'm chiming in late on this

I notice customers actually admit they ask for heavy starch so they can wear the shirt several times before cleaning it again. 

but 

Is this like a shirt they're wearing to the office for 8+ hours a day?

[Jay2TheRescue]

I know I'm chiming in late on this

I notice customers actually admit they ask for heavy starch so they can wear the shirt several times before cleaning it again. 

but 

Is this like a shirt they're wearing to the office for 8+ hours a day?

Yes, and I think its gross.  I always point out my shirts to these people.  Look at my collar.  There's no ring.  I work 14 hour days in no a/c wearing a white shirt.  My shirt looks great and I don't starch, bleach, or do any other stuff like that to it.  I make sure my neck is clean in the shower, and I clean shirts after wearing them.  Its $0.99 dude.  Have your shirts cleaned every time. 

-Jay

[jules_noctambule]

I use effervescent denture cleaning tablets to remove stains from delicate textiles, like doll's clothes or a hand-tatted collar. They're very good at cleaning without doing any damage.

[valleythriftshopper]

I use effervescent denture cleaning tablets to remove stains from delicate textiles, like doll's clothes or a hand-tatted collar. They're very good at cleaning without doing any damage.

I never heard that one before.  I have some old lace & doilies I might try that on. 

[Thrift Shop Romantic]

Denture cleanser... sure I can see that-- nice idea!