Laundry Stain-be-gone (safe for Vintage and Fine Fabrics)
"A while back I saw a program where a textile conservator discussed taking the stains that come from age, along with tough stains out of any fabric. Sure she demonstrated it and it worked incredibly, but would it work THAT WELL when I tried it on my own? Probably not. BUT IT DID. It was phenomenal. A friend and I collect vintage G.I. Joe dolls and it took a 20+ year old magic marker stain completely out of a light colored garment. That's when I was sold. My sister kept a covered bucket of this mixture next to my neice's changing table when she was a baby. Parents know how difficult formula, milk and baby food stains are to get out. This works wonders."
photo by Diana Adcock
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 2
- Yields:
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1 wash
ingredients
- 118.29 ml clorox 2 powder bleach
- 118.29 ml ivory liquid dishwashing soap (original formula)
directions
- You can make this using any amount of"ingredients", as long as the Clorox 2 Powder (it MUST be the powder) and Ivory dishwashing liquid are mixed in equal parts. If "Ivory Joy dishwashing liquid" continues to appear, be aware that this is IVORY not Joy liquid.
- Add luke warm water to the mixture, enough to make a sudsy'bath' for your items.
- Let the garment (s) sit covered in the water for at least one hour.
- Check to see if the stain has disappeared.
- If it is still there, soak until the stain is gone.
- I have used this on vintage tablecloths and 19th century cotton garments and it works like a charm.
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Reviews
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DeSouter,your Laundry Stain-be-gone has saved me $200.00 or more! I will try to keep this as short as possible.Took the stains out of drapes which are in a park model trailer.I tried OxI clean,on one to see if it would take the stains out.Didn't work.Thought we were going have to replace all of them. If anyone wants to get stains out,try this stain remover.It's great!!Thank you so much for posting this recipe.I will forever be grateful.My hubby too.:0) -
Shame on me I have been using this recipe for a few months and never rated it. This got out melted chapstic on several different types of fabric on stains that had been treated & retreated twice. Awesome. -
Due to some surgery and subsequent skin "problems" I had some white clothing that had immovable stains. I tried this recipe and let them soak overnight. ALL of the old blood stains are gone and most of the stains from medications and salves. I'm sure that with another soak or two they too will be gone. In any case, it removed all greyness and the whites are white once again. I'm passing this recipe, it's ingredients, and a large bucket on as a baby shower gift to my daughter; the mother of a nine year old boy and a newborn. Lots of stains to be eradicated there! Thanks for such a useful tool, DeSouter! -
I have used a recipe very similiar to this for years with great results. Only I use 1 cup each of powdered Clorax 2 and powdered Cascade Dishwashing Detergent, mixed with 2 gallons of very hot water. I put this "stain buster formula" in a 5 gallon bucket kept in the laundry room and throw in stained clothes as I find them. When the bucket is full I dump it all in the washing machine and fill with hot water, I then allow it all to soak overnight. The next day even the toughest stains four children can dish out are gone for good. Very rarely fails. -
This works! I have a top that I spilled red wine on. Well I tried everything to get the spots out and nothing was working so I threw the top in the trash. A couple of days later I happened across this recipe and thought "what do I have to lose". I literally dug the top out of the trash, bought the ingredients and put it to soak for about an hour. Unbelievable....the stains were gone!!! Now, the top is back in my drawer and ready to wear again. I will try this next on a couple of vintage lace tablecloths that I haven't been able to use because of very old stains on them. Thanks for a great recipe (and for saving one of my favorite tops from the trash).
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DeSouter
United States
Being a born and bred New Yorker with lots of varied ethnic food influences growing up, you can find me enjoying anything from Bloodwurst to Chicken Jahlfrezi to PBJs with fresh-ground honey roasted peanut butter and yummy homemade strawberry jam, and don't forget my friend Anna's mother's Pomodoro Sauce (via Bari, Italy). When it comes to eating and cooking, many native New Yorkers seem to be of whatever background that is on their plate at the moment.
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<br>I notice that a good number of Zaarites list "pet peeves" here. Many list whiny people as their peeve. Hey...I live in NYC where almost EVERYONE whines and complains, so I don't notice anymore. What burns my biscuits is seeing recipes that call for some really funky ingredients like Kraft (cough cough) Parmesan cheese in the green can and chicken from a can. I had never even heard of chicken in CAN(???) until last year. Get the best quality ingredients you purse will allow. That includes spices. Those jars of spices that sell for 99 cents are no bargain if you can afford something better. Do yourself a favor and if possible, go and explore any ethnic food markets in your area. They have the most wonderful spices and herbs and they are usually priced well. And you'll find so many other goodies you'd never have even known about. (I know this isn't possible for everyone, but then there's always the internet)
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<br>Sorry, I am the product of an "ingredient snob" father and I just can't help having inherited that gene to a certain extent. And again, I'm a New Yawka...we are SLIGHTLY opinionated. You're reading about the person who drives (I kid you not) 3 hours upstate and 3 hours back just to get THE sausage I need for my Thanksgiving stuffing. So call me fanatical.
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<br>I am a rather good baker and for a short time I had my own dessert biz...until I found out how hard it can be to work for yourself. So I went back to working as an Art Editor in publishing.
