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Home chemistry experiments...

Sarahsaver
Sarahsaver Posts: 8,390 Forumite
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Many of you know I have made soap, and also do the laundry gloop. I mixed a few things together a couple of days ago and it worked, so I thought I'd share it now I know its tried and tested. This got the stains out of my mucky daughter's trousers. I had a 'control' for my experiment which was a teatowel with the same type of stain on, and without the stain remover it didnt come out.
MY HOME MADE LAUNDRY STAIN REMOVER
1/2 cup tesco value washing up liquid
1/2 cup white vinegar
put into an empty trigger spray bottle, and top up with water
shake
spray onto the offending stain before washing

cHEAP AS CHIPS;)

I saw no ill effects from this, that is to say the fabric was fine afterwards.
BUT I spose I will have to add for legal reasons 'you use this solution at your own risk' :)
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To avoid all evil, to do good,
to purify the mind- that is the
teaching of the Buddhas.

Comments

  • mrsmab59
    mrsmab59 Posts: 166 Forumite
    I've been trying to get mud stains off my sons pale grey t-shirt for the past 3 or 4 washes. I'll let you know if your stain remover works on old mud stains :)
    Use words that are soft and sweet in case you have to eat them.
  • trafalgar_2
    trafalgar_2 Posts: 22,309 Forumite
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    What was the stain sarahsaver:confused:

    grass,mud ,food ?
  • Sarahsaver
    Sarahsaver Posts: 8,390 Forumite
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    mud from my daughter's pale trousers, she had been sitting on the ground outside :(
    But there were also ketchup and school dinner stains (origin not known...)
    And as she had been on the lawn a bit of grass.
    Member no.1 of the 'I'm not in a clique' group :rotfl:
    I have done reading too!
    To avoid all evil, to do good,
    to purify the mind- that is the
    teaching of the Buddhas.
  • trafalgar_2
    trafalgar_2 Posts: 22,309 Forumite
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    trafalgar wrote:
    What was the stain sarahsaver:confused:

    grass,mud ,food ?

    good guess eh.................thanks
  • Sarahsaver
    Sarahsaver Posts: 8,390 Forumite
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    My daughter is mucky, my boys are much cleaner! She comes home with paint, felt tip,mud, food... on her clothes, I will tackle it all now with this stuff, need a name for it, ooh I could sell it!;)
    Member no.1 of the 'I'm not in a clique' group :rotfl:
    I have done reading too!
    To avoid all evil, to do good,
    to purify the mind- that is the
    teaching of the Buddhas.
  • Ticklemouse
    Ticklemouse Posts: 5,030 Forumite
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    How about "Valvinid" After all, the sell "Cillit Bang" don't they!!
  • Sarahsaver
    Sarahsaver Posts: 8,390 Forumite
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    Anyone else tried this yet?
    Member no.1 of the 'I'm not in a clique' group :rotfl:
    I have done reading too!
    To avoid all evil, to do good,
    to purify the mind- that is the
    teaching of the Buddhas.
  • mrsmab59
    mrsmab59 Posts: 166 Forumite
    Sarahsaver wrote:
    Anyone else tried this yet?
    I tried it on an old and much washed mud stain without success. I think that like many stain removers your concoction will work best on fresh stains :)
    Use words that are soft and sweet in case you have to eat them.
  • Sarahsaver
    Sarahsaver Posts: 8,390 Forumite
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    Darn! Better get the daughter's trousers out of the laundry basket pronto!!!:(
    Member no.1 of the 'I'm not in a clique' group :rotfl:
    I have done reading too!
    To avoid all evil, to do good,
    to purify the mind- that is the
    teaching of the Buddhas.
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