Today’s thrifty living tip is to use OxiClean to get out old stubborn stains. I used to sell clothes that I would buy and resell on Ebay. I came across clothes that would have set-in stains which is hard to get out. I would make a paste of OxiClean with a little water in a plastic bowl and just spread a little onto the stain. I used this on colored clothes, and it never left bleach stains. I used the regular OxiClean since the color safe version didn’t exist. I would let it sit for 30 minutes and just throw it in the washer. It always got out the stains.
I also used another trick for whites and light pastel colors. I would boil water and pour into one of those plastic tubs (the free ones from the hospital), and dissolve 1 tbs of OxiClean before adding the stained parts of the garments. I didn’t leave too long in this mixture, and usually let the garments soak for about 10-20 minutes. I made this batch when I had several garments, and the water stayed hot for a while. It was extremely rare for neither process to remove a stain.
I still like the other stain removers for new stains, but this Oxiclean method was the best I found for removing old or set-in stains. What is your method of removing old stains from clothing?
This is an awesome tip! Thank you!
wow new home, it looks lovely, I wish you a hugeee luck with the new location and , if you ask me, I expect a lot more posts about yourself, because you’ve been very mysterious so far…Kisses Bonnie.
Thanks so much unikorna. I don’t mean to be mysterious. 🙂
This is my niche blog on saving money which is why I don’t post much about myself other than projects I do either around the house or to save money. The Cajun Blogger is the blog where I post more about myself such as poems I’ve written and about my school adventures. You will definitely learn more about me as a person on that blog. 🙂
Best regards from Zadar, Croatia…