Last week I had a popcorn kernel stuck between my tooth and gum. I know you have all been there! I flossed and brushed and picked at it but I could not get it out! I irritated my gums so much that I decided to but some ora gel on it. Yes of course that made my gums feel better, but that is not where the story ends.
Apparently, I left the ora gel in the pocket of my new shorts. This was not discovered until they had gone through the wash and had been dried. &$%*! 3 of Matt's work pants, 2 pairs of his shorts, a pair of my capris, and the pair of shorts got grease stains on them. And they had already been through the dryer. How do I redeem myself for this lazy mistake. We really couldn't afford to replace all of these things...
I went to the trusty internet and googled "grease stain removal" and read through lots of suggestions. One tip I saw over and over suggested to apply Dawn (this was the specific name brand given) to the stains. The theory is that it cuts through grease. After working on the spots I put water in the washer and added 1/2 cup of simple green all-purpose cleaner and my regular detergent then added the clothes and washed them. Of course, as you already know- it worked! I have thrown away so many clothes that got grease stains from food, I know I will use this tip again. As a matter of fact I have a shirt I wore recently with a stain on it because I just didn't want to give it up!
Just thought I would share my little victory with my friends out there! Hopefully it's a tip that might save something you want to hang on to!
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5 comments:
How frustrating! I've had really good luck with Shout Gel stain remover in getting out grease stains after already having washed and dried them. You might want to have some of that on hand just in case! Glad to know about the Dawn trick, too.
Thanks for sharing the info about Dawn. Who knew that it had secret laundry powers! I'll have to give it a try!
Very cool new trick. I've actually got a shirt that I'm gonna try this on once I purchase some Dawn.
Thanks for sharing! I have a pair of pants that have a new grease stain as of last week. :) I wore them today anyway, but had no idea how to get it out. I have Dawn in the kitchen...any guesses as to what I'm doing tomorrow?! :)
Thanks for the tip! It's amazing how ordinary things around the house can clean stains. For example, I could get a stain out of some shorts no matter how many times I washed them. Someone recommended spraying Resolve on it and it worked like a charm!
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