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Triumph Over
Summer Stains
by Yolanda Yvette
McDonald |
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(NC)—Whether you're having
a backyard picnic or on a trip to the beach, stains seem to tag
along. With the range of effective cleaning products available,
you can enjoy the warm weather without letting summer stains
ruin your fun.
The Canadian Consumer Specialty
Products Association offers helpful tips to treat the following
stains: |
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Mustard: Pre-treat the stain
with a pre-wash product and then launder the item using chlorine
bleach, if it is safe for the fabric, or colour-safe bleach.
If a greasy film remains, soak the item in warm water using a
pre-treat product, rinse thoroughly and re-launder.
Ketchup, BBQ and spaghetti sauces:
Scrape and treat with dry-cleaning solution, rub with liquid
detergent and scrub stain under hot water. Then wash the stain
in the hottest water that is safe for the fabric.
Grass stains: Use a pre-treat
laundry product and then launder the garment as soon as possible.
Make sure the stain is gone before drying, because the heat of
the dryer could set the stain. If the stain persists, launder
the garment again using bleach that is safe for the fabric.
Sunscreen lotion: Pre-treat
the stain with a pre-wash product and then launder it in cold-warm
water. |
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Ice cream: Use a pre-treat laundry
product and then launder. If it is an old stain, let the garment
soak for several hours.
Perspiration: Use a pre-wash
stain remover or rub with a bar of soap and then launder in the
hottest water that is safe for the fabric. If perspiration has
changed the colour of the fabric, apply ammonia to fresh stains
or white vinegar to old stains, then rinse. Stubborn stains may
respond to washing with colour-safe bleach in the hottest water
that is safe for the fabric. |
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