Comments on: How to Get Dirt and Grass Stains out of Children’s Clothing https://thejoysofboys.com/how-to-get-stains-out/ Parenting Resources for Raising Your Son from Boy to Man Tue, 28 Feb 2017 18:52:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 By: Kara https://thejoysofboys.com/how-to-get-stains-out/#comment-478513 Tue, 28 Feb 2017 18:52:27 +0000 https://thejoysofboys.com/?p=7558#comment-478513 In reply to Michelle.

Thanks for the tips! I’ll definitely try that as well.

]]> By: Michelle https://thejoysofboys.com/how-to-get-stains-out/#comment-478511 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 00:16:59 +0000 https://thejoysofboys.com/?p=7558#comment-478511 I try using oxiclean and let the clothes soak overnight. My husband is a tree trimmer so his clothes are beyond filled with dirt, wood chips and stains. Then you can rinse them again doing same method so the dirt comes off. Afterwards just throw them in the washer and that works for me! I plan on trying out the other methods listed above see how that works. I will definitely let you guys know. Thanks for the tips.

]]> By: Jim Koster https://thejoysofboys.com/how-to-get-stains-out/#comment-478325 Mon, 01 Aug 2016 09:41:00 +0000 https://thejoysofboys.com/?p=7558#comment-478325 Another effective technique is to pre-treat the stains with a mixture of hydrogen peroxide with baking soda or detergent. Hydrogen peroxide has a mild bleaching effect and lifts the mud and grass stains quite well if the are not too strong.

For very strong and stubborn stains, soak in a mixture of ammonia and detergent.

]]> By: PattyP https://thejoysofboys.com/how-to-get-stains-out/#comment-478158 Fri, 06 May 2016 16:49:44 +0000 https://thejoysofboys.com/?p=7558#comment-478158 I add Borax powder, a laundry booster. Buy it on the laundry aisle in the grocery store. Put it directly (1/4 cup to a full cup) into the interior of the washer (whether top loader or front loader) along with the clothes/sheets, then add detergent and liquid Oxyclean in your normal manner. If any grease (whether petroleum based, or body oils) are in the fabric also add a squirt of BLUE Dawn dish detergent to washer. My hub’s sheets are greasy and smelly. His overalls can have all sorts of nasty stuff get on them from all sorts of farm work. This removes everything and leaves all his clothes and sheets clean with no odors. I do set my washer for regular cycle, warm water, heavily soiled, extra rinse – to get all the dirt and detergents/soaps out. I have even washed his denim overalls with profuse blood, dried for weeks on them and every bit came out. If no blood on anything, you can use very hot water, like sanitary cycle, but it’s harder on elastic in sheets and on fabrics over time. Hot water sets protein stains like blood and poo and makes them harder to get out.

You may think all the extra soaps and detergents added is being wasteful. Lots cheaper than replacing sheets and clothing though! It takes a lot to get down in the fibers and really release deep smells and stains. Obviously, I am only advocating the above for the smelliest/dirtiest things that a regular wash will not get clean.

Do not wash any item with gasoline or other flammable products on them until you have placed them outdoor for days or weeks to allow all of it to evaporate. Any residue can ignite in the dryer.

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