Removing stains from clothing has become easier and easier with each new product to hit the market, but sometimes these products promise more than they can deliver. There are some effect, simple, and yes, cheap ways to know how to get stains out at home, with little hassle.

1. Try to get to the stain immediately. If you are in the car or at work, gently rubbing the fresh stain with a facial cleansing cloth or a baby wipe may help to prevent stain from fully setting until you can treat it at home, or may eradicate stain completely.
2. Blot the area of the stain fully with cool water. This may work without having to use anything else on certain stains.
3. Blot the stain with whatever cleanser you are going to use, like laundry soap, household bleach or ammonia, vinegar, or a store-bought stain stick or product. Rub product in with fingers or brush. Something that may work is an OLD electric toothbrush with a rotating head that is not going to be used for your teeth anymore. Rinse if necessary.
4. Wash clothing thoroughly following label instructions.
5. Before putting item in the dryer, check to make sure stain has been removed. If it hasn’t, and it is dried, it may cause stain to set in worse, so if is the case, retreat and soak before attempting to wash item again
6. Some simple, household items that may work on certain stains are:

• Blood: Try spraying stain with saline solution (for contact lenses) or hydrogen peroxide (may be tough on fibers, though).
• Chocolate: Club soda or, if a tough stain, liquid hand soap and ammonia.
• Grass stains: White vinegar or rubbing alcohol.
• Ink stains: Blot stain with rubbing alcohol on a rag, then wipe with another rag.
• Ketchup: Windex may work, but may also bleach clothing.
• Juice or fruit stains: Boiling water poured directly over material may work, or try a paste of cream of tartar and water, then rinse well.
• Red wine: Soak in milk, white wine, or half and half, then rinse and wash.

Stains seem much worse when they occur then they really need to be and shouldn’t be such a cause for panic anymore, now that you know how to get stains out.

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