https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-a-laundry-stain-that-is-beyond-my-capabilities Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:01:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-a-laundry-stain-that-is-beyond-my-capabilities#post-857105 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:50:00 +0000 Raisin 857105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My son is always wiping his greasy hands all over his pants and I use Dawn to pretreat them before the wash all the time. Works like a charm! Just beware, sometimes it seems like the grease transfers to another garment or another part of the same garment, while in the washing machine. So maybe Dawn and hand washing will work well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-a-laundry-stain-that-is-beyond-my-capabilities#post-857103 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:46:26 +0000 Thistle 857103@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mix one cup of Peroxide with 1 tablespoon of Dawn. I have used this to get A LOT of stains out of DDs clothes. It takes out the stain, but leaves the cute embroidery untouched.</p> <p>I just used this on a white shirt with red embroidered flowers she managed to get totamto sauce on while DH was having lunch with her. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-a-laundry-stain-that-is-beyond-my-capabilities#post-857099 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:37:45 +0000 Anonymous 857099@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, my family is all Irish/Scottish/English -- I'm 1st gen Canadian </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-a-laundry-stain-that-is-beyond-my-capabilities#post-857096 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:31:19 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 857096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am going to echo the Dawn people. I got grease all over a cotton, embellished Ann Taylor top, during a microwave-popcorn- bag-opening mishap (believe me when I tell you it was spectacular. Popcorn everywhere. I'm still finding popcorn bits). I washed the top twice in warm water, with no luck. </p> <p>Then I thought of the Dawn. I put it directly on the stains (no water), let it sit for about 30 minutes, then washed my top with my regular 'clear' detergent, and it took the stains out, without fading or damaging the fabric.</p> <p>I've always been a fan of Resolve carpet products. I used to have a dog that barfed up everything that had food coloring (took a bit to figure out that culprit). I haven't tried the stain stick. </p> <p>I've found Zout works very well on stains, but I always do a patch test first.</p> <p>Barring that, I would say take the jeans to the dry cleaner and see what they can do. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-a-laundry-stain-that-is-beyond-my-capabilities#post-857087 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:21:31 +0000 rachylou 857087@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>An old trick used to be hair spray, and also there's a product called Tech Stain that is very good (available from hardware stores like ACE). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-a-laundry-stain-that-is-beyond-my-capabilities#post-857084 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:17:38 +0000 Aziraphale 857084@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, Ceit, like in Ceilidh! I didn't read it like that at all. (I was seeing it as Seet, like in ceiling, but that didn't seem right). Are you Scottish?</p> <p>Freckles, Lestoil is indeed a wonder product. My mom used to use it. However, it smells like toxic waste and once a garment has been soaked with it, the smell WILL NOT come out. I am very picky about that sort of thing. But thanks for the suggestion.</p> <p>Diana, I actually have a stick of Spray and Wash downstairs. Might give it a try. Thanks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-a-laundry-stain-that-is-beyond-my-capabilities#post-857080 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:12:40 +0000 Freckles 857080@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lestoil works great on a lot of stains, especially if they are greasy.</p> <p>When I had black dye transfer to a gorgeous green shirt last year leaving it soak in water overnight after I had tried some stuff removed the dye.</p> <p>I would try straight Lestoil for an hour, wash and then if the pigment is not totally removed I would leave it soak in only water overnight.</p> <p>Many ladies helped me with my problem last year and Gaylene's advice was spot on with the theory behind it.</p> <p>Lestoil was recommended to me when I bought a raw silk dress at a boutique.</p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-a-laundry-stain-that-is-beyond-my-capabilities#post-857079 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:12:15 +0000 Diana 857079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I ground a lipstick into my carpet once and got it entirely out with this and a lot of elbow grease:<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Resolve-Laundry-Stain-Remover-Treat/dp/B004S6EG0C/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1361560429&#038;sr=1-1-catcorr&#038;keywords=stain+stick" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Resolve-.....tain+stick</a><br /> You are supposed to just put it on the stain and then wash, but I had good luck with putting it on, leaving it for a while, and then scrubbing by hand. Obviously I could not put my carpet in the wash, so I just scrubbed with water and soap. </p> <p>(It used to be called spray and wash stain stick, but according to the amazon reviews it's the same thing.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-a-laundry-stain-that-is-beyond-my-capabilities#post-857033 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:22:10 +0000 Anonymous 857033@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My name is Kate...so pronounce it like that! I saw when I started posting there was another Kate on the forum, and I didn't want to usurp someone else's username so this is an online handle I have had since 1998 or so. When I was first on the internet I was paranoid about anonymity so I just used Ceit as my username all the time, and it has stuck.</p> <p>With the Dawn, even soaking it in a solution of Dawn and water will degrease. That's how I do bones.</p> <p>Do try the rubbing alcohol and a cloth first though, you might get lucky that way! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-a-laundry-stain-that-is-beyond-my-capabilities#post-857032 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:18:57 +0000 Aziraphale 857032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ceit -- it doesn't show from the other side, and the problem is, I'm worried that too much scrubbing will damage the fibres. So I'm wondering if it's best to just leave it. But I have heard that Dawn is a great grease buster, so I might give it a (gentle) try.</p> <p>How do you pronounce "Ceit", by the way? Soft or hard c? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-a-laundry-stain-that-is-beyond-my-capabilities#post-857028 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:16:06 +0000 Anonymous 857028@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes - I use Dawn to degrease animal skeletons, and it rocks for that. It is a grease assassin, and getting that out will likely mean the pigments can come out. Hopefully the dye hasn't penetrated the cotton too much, and it's just the grease and wax holding it there. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-a-laundry-stain-that-is-beyond-my-capabilities#post-857021 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:13:11 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 857021@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is likely the oils in the lipstick that are keeping it in the fabric. I have heard that Dawn dishwashing liquid is extremely good for stains. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-a-laundry-stain-that-is-beyond-my-capabilities#post-857010 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:06:57 +0000 Suz 857010@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh. </p> <p>Oh, dear. </p> <p>I am not an expert in these matters. </p> <p>I think Sir Ceit has given you good advice. </p> <p>So sorry this has happened. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-a-laundry-stain-that-is-beyond-my-capabilities#post-857008 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:05:08 +0000 Anonymous 857008@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok you will probably need a multi-stage process -- you will need some kind of degreaser, a way to get waxes out, and something to get the pigment that is left behind. I would try dabbing it with alcohol and a blotting cloth first. Then I would soak with an enzyme cleaner, also use a pretreater like Shout or whatever, and then I would scrub it with Dawn or some kind of dishsoap. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-a-laundry-stain-that-is-beyond-my-capabilities#post-856992 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:52:58 +0000 Aziraphale 856992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#@&amp;% !!!</p> <p>Our dog is elderly and increasingly incontinent. Yesterday, I stepped in poo. On the carpet. Smeared it into the carpet, in fact. There was some on the hem of my favourite jeans, which I tossed in the wash, along with a few other darks (and amidst a stream of profanity...I'm sure you can imagine). </p> <p>Guess what? There was a LIPSTICK in the pocket. Did I mention #@&amp;% ?!</p> <p>Those of you who could not relate to my "going bagless" goal can feel free to say "I told you so". </p> <p>So, I've washed the jeans several times using oxyclean, and the lipstick stains have faded quite a bit, but are not gone. Any other ideas? (Fortunately, I had turned the jeans inside out, so at least the stains are not visible. But if there is a way to get them out completely, I'm all ears). </p>