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Stain
Stain removal
Glue
soak in spirit/denatured alcohol (or a mixture of vinegar and
water); rinse
Make-up
use a glass cleaner and a paper towel
Butter
rinse with hot soapsuds (if the fabric permits);
Fat
tablecloth – sprinkle with baking soda, brush after a while
wool – remove with mineral water
use a mixture of baking soda + water (or toothpaste); dry; scrape
off
fresh stain - sprinkle with potato starch, then brush
milk – rinse first with cold and then with hot water
Burnt parts
moisten the burnt parts (e.g. from ironing) with vinegar, lemon
juice, or onion juice; rinse
Tomatoes
line the stain with slices of raw potato; rinse with warm soapsuds
Mould
soak in hot buttermilk; rinse with cold water
Sweat
soak in citric acid (12g/l of water); solution of borax; or in
undiluted vinegar; wash
delicate, wool – wipe with diluted vinegar
silk – boil potatoes in unsalted water, cool, add some alcohol, and
use the solution to wash the silk
Red beet
rinse with cold water (or apply borax), soak; wash
Red wine
sprinkle with salt, rub with lemon juice; rinse
Lipstick
rinse with lukewarm mixture of water and shampoo
Rust
coat with a mixture of lemon juice and salt; sundry (test on a
hidden part first)
soak in juice of cooked rhubarb stalk
Fruit
rinse with water, wipe the remaining part with vinegar or lemon
juice; wash
Fruit juice
cover with salt and water; leave for 15 minutes to take effect; wash
Soot
do not rub, blow off, sprinkle with flour; alternatively, sprinkle with
salt and beat out; or soak up with white bread
Resin
place the garment in a bag and freeze it; scrape the frozen stain;
put butter or fat on wool and wash
Machine grease/lubricant
wipe with butter; wash
Spinach
rub with raw potatoes; wash
Stamps
rub with lemon and salt; rinse
Grass
apply diluted lemon juice; wash; if the stain is on jeans, apply
toothpaste, dry, wash
Wax
place the garment in a bag and freeze; scrape the wax; place a
paper towel on the rest and iron; wash
Chewing gum
place the garment in a bah and freeze; remove the gum
