Cosmetics: Eye Shadow, Lipstick, Liquid
Cream, Ice Cream or Milk
Sponge stain with cool water or soak stain in cool water for 30 minutes or longer. If stain remains, work a deter- gent into spot then rinse. Bleach if necessary.
Deodorants and Antiperspirant
Wash or sponge stain thoroughly with warm water and detergent; rinse. If stain remains, bleach with hot sudsy water. Launder. You may be able to restore fabric color by sponging with ammonia. Rinse thoroughly.
Dye
Rinse or soak in cold water. Work detergent into stain. Rinse. If necessary, bleach. Stain is not always possible to remove. A commercial color remover may also be used.
Egg or Meat Juice
Rinse in cold water. If stain remains, sprinkle with meat tenderizer - let stand 15 to 20 minutes. If stain still remains, sponge with cleaning fluid or diluted bleach. Launder in hot water. The use of hot water first may set stain.
Fabric Softener Stain
Rub with bar soap until stain has lightened. Rinse thoroughly. Launder. Rubbing alcohol is sometimes effective if the color of the garment can take it. Launder. If desired, dry cleaning can be used.
Felt Tip Pen
Spray spot with cleaners suitable to this purpose. Sponge stain thoroughly. Rinse with cold water. Reapply cleaner if necessary.
Fruit, Wine
Soak fresh stains immediately with cool water. Then use bleach treatment with hottest water safe for fabrics, pour boiling water through spot from a height of 1 to 3 feet.
Launder.
Grass
Work detergent into stain. Sponge with denatured alcohol. Bleach, if necessary.
Grease or Oil
Scrape away excess. Rub detergent paste or a general purpose liquid house hold cleaner into stain, rinse with hot water. If stain remains, sponge thoroughly with a grease solvent. Dry. Repeat if necessary. To remove Yellow stain, use a chlorine or oxygen bleach.
Ink, Ball-Point
Some
NOTE: Some inks cannot be removed.
Ketchup
Scrape of excess. Soak in cold water 30 minutes. Pre- treat with a detergent paste. Launder.
Mildew
Brush off surface growth to keep mold spores from spreading. Dip article into solution of ½ cup bleach per 1 gallon of cool sudsy water for 5 to 10 minutes. Rinse well. Launder.
Mud
Let stain dry; then brush well. Rinse repeatedly in cool water until mud comes out. Launder.
Note: Hot soap suds set a red or yellow clay stain.
Mustard
Soak in hot detergent water for several hours. If stain remains, bleach.
Nail Polish
Treat while fresh, scraping or wiping off as much as possible, before it dries. Place stain face down on white paper towels. Sponge back of stain acetone (nail polish remover) or sponge with denatured alcohol and a few drops of household ammonia. Sponge stain frequently. Launder with water at temperature suitable for fabric. Note: Do not use acetone on acetate, arnel, dynel or rayon.
Paint
Sponge or soak in turpentine or solvent recommended as a thinner on label. Launder.
Perfume
Rinse in cold water. Rub undiluted liquid detergent or a detergent paste into stain. Rinse. If stain remains, bleach.
Perspiration
Wash or sponge stain thoroughly with warm water and detergent paste. If perspiration has changed the color of the fabric, restore it by treating with ammonia or vinegar. Apply ammonia to fresh stains; rinse with water. Apply vinegar to old stains; rinse with water.
Rust and Iron
Apply commercial rust remover, according to manufac- turer's directions. Rinse. Or, if safe for fabric, boil stained article in solution of 4 teaspoons of cream of tartar to 1 pint water.
Scorch
Rinse or soak in cold water. Work detergent into stain. Rinse. Bleach, if necessary. Stain may be impossible to remove.
Shoe Polish
Scrape off as much as possible.
Soft Drinks
Sponge with cold water, some stains are invisible when they have dried, but turn brown when heated and may be impossible to remove.
Tar and Asphalt
Act quickly before stain is dry. Sponge with grease solvent or turpentine. Launder.
Urine
Soak in cool water. If stain is dry, work a detergent paste into the spot then rinse. If necessary, bleach.
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