2011/01/30

su-STAIN Remover

Aron came home the other day with large pinkish purple spots on his T-shirt. (Needless to say, he wore it for the second time. Why do these things not happen to worn out cloths?) It turns out, they had beetroot with lunch. Lovely. How will I ever get it out?

I remembered vaguely that i saw this trick a while ago on 'How clean is your house?' that they used baking soda and vinegar to remove mold stains from a window frame. There was no way I was going to use vinegar on a T-shirt, but I thought I would replace it with lemon juice and worked perfectly.

Here comes how you do it:
  1. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of baking soda over the stain.
  2. Get half a lemon and squeeze it gently (drop by drop) over the sprinkled baking soda.
  3. This will make a lovely fuzzzzzzzzy foam. It is really fun to watch. Make sure the kid is not present, because he will want to keep making stains. It is that much fun to watch.
  4. If no more foam is produced, rinse it with lukewarm water.
  5. Repeat the process if needed.

This works surprisingly well, so no more vanish and or any other chemicals when there is a su-STAINable remover.

3 comments:

  1. I have been using vinegar as fabric softener with my laundry for years now. The best option ever. Your clothes don't stink if that's the reason of "no way" :) oh, and instead of laundry detergent I use baking soda+salt. best ever again ;)

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  2. lu, thanks for the tip. i too use baking soda as a detergent, but without the salt. i'll try your combo. and yes, it was the smell.

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