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Laundry question

I have twins, and I'm having a really hard time getting the stains off of their onsies and bibs.  I use either Gain or Tide, and I even have these Tide tablets that is a stain booster - but it doesn't seem to work.

Any suggestions of what I can put in the wash to get the food stains (and other stains) off of their clothes?

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Re: Laundry question

  • What about pre-treating them w/ Shout or something before you pop them in the wash? Or even use a scoop of OxyClean or Borax laundry booster.
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  • we spray with shout AND add oxyclean to the wash.
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  • I pretreat with Shout and usually have success with it.  Spray it on, then rub the fabric against itself (or use a brush, but I don't have one).  Hope that helps! 
  • I've found Shout Advance works the best. Sometimes I also add Borax. Watch the Shout Advanced though, the directions say to spray it on no more than 5 minutes before washing. Following the directions, I haven't ever had trouble with it bleaching spots on colored shirts/pants. I just used it to get out set-in red popsicle juice on a white shirt. Came out sparkling.
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  • If it's formula, you need to rinse it out or pre-treat it right away. If it's old set-in formual stains, you might try barkeeper's friend (seems to be the iron in the formula that makes it stain). An overnight soak in oxy can also work on old set in stains.

    Banana is the absolute worst!! Definitely rinse it our right away. It makes a black speckledy stain that looks like mold.

    Also, on fresh stains, remember COLD water is your friend. If a stain doesn't come out the first time, don't put it in the dryer, let it air dry or dry in the sun (the sun is a great stain bleacher!) Don't use hot water on anything unless it's already been missed and gone through the dryer and then you can use hot water and oxy.

    And absolutely use cold water if you get poop on anything. You can wash it in hot after you rinse it out in cold. Then dry in the sun. Remember poop does not ruin clothes, lots of people use cloth diapers and the poop stains come out of them!

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  • You might try Borax. They have some for HE washers too. 
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  • We pretty much always rinced DD's stained clothes immediately and washed them within a few hours. She was on BM though and we never had a problem with it staining long term.
  • http://www.amazon.com/Dreft-Laundry-Remover-22-Ounce-Bottle/dp/B000ZHS6A4/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1309588102&sr=1-1

     

    My sister in law uses this for her daughters clothing...she loves it!

    I know this is a link to the mega pack...but at least its a heads up on the product!

    Hope it helps 

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