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Deodorants | Light stain: Treat with liquid detergent or your regular laundry detergent. |
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and anti- | Wash in hottest water safe for fabric. |
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perspirants | Heavy stain: Place face down on towel and treat with a paste of ammo- |
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Fat, grease, | Items soiled with vegetable or cooking oil should not be washed or dried. |
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or oil | For other types of greasy stains, use one of the methods below: |
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| • Use pretreatment stain remover. Follow label directions. Wash in hottest |
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| • Use talcum powder to absorb as much grease as possible. Sponge with |
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| a nonflammable fabric cleaner. Rinse. Wash. |
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| • Treat with liquid detergent or rub a detergent paste on the stain. Wash |
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| using hottest water safe for fabric. |
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Fruit stains | Fresh stains: Soak immediately in cool water. Wash. If stain remains, |
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| cover area with a paste made of color safe bleach, a few drops of hot |
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| Old stains: Sponge with white vinegar. Rinse. Repeat procedure for |
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Grass or | Soak in warm or cold water with an enzyme presoak for at least 30 minutes, |
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green | or sponge with denatured alcohol. Wash in water temperature and bleach |
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vegetables | safe for the fabric. For colored fabrics, check colorfastness before applying |
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| alcohol. For acetate, sponge with a nonflammable fabric cleaner. If stain |
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| remains, bleach with 3% hydrogen peroxide. Rinse. Rewash. |
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Ink or | Spray stain with an aerosol hair spray or rubbing alcohol. Sponge stain |
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ballpoint | continuously until all bleeding stops. Let dry. Repeat if necessary. Wash. |
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pen ink | If stain remains, bleach if safe for fabric. (India and other indelible inks |
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Iron or rust | Colored or noncolorfast items: Apply lemon juice and salt. Place in the |
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| White or colorfast items: Try a rust remover. Test first on inside seam or |
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| hem. Some rust removers are not washer safe. Follow package directions. |
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