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Making Your Own Laundry Stain Removers The Queen teaches you how to make your own laundry stain removers. From "Home Made Easy" episode DHME-126

Linda Cobb, the Queen of Clean®, joins host Stephanie Lydecker and demonstrates how to make stain removers—from juice stains to oily stains—on your own.

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	Linda shares tips on making natural laundry stain removers.
	Figure A

Materials:

spray bottles
rubbing alcohol
water
labels
white vinegar
liquid dish soap
glycerin

Making Your Own Laundry Stain Removers

• Nothing is cheaper or easier than making your own stain removers from natural products. It is much safer and cheaper. Always remember to label your spotters (figure A) so that you know at a glance which one is for which stain. Also, you don't want to use the wrong one.

  Tip: This is not good for silk. Silk needs to be pre-tested no matter what stain remover you are using.

• For an all-purpose stain remover, combine one bottle of rubbing alcohol and two of the alcohol bottles filled with water into a large spray bottle. Spray this on spots and spills, wait a few minutes and launder as usual.

• To remove beverage, fruit and grass stains, combine equal portions of white vinegar, liquid dish soap and water. Put into a container, shake well and work the solution onto the spot. Let the solution stand a few minutes and then launder as usual.

• For more oily stains, combine one tablespoon of glycerin, one tablespoon of liquid dishwashing soap, and eight tablespoons of water. Put the solution into a labeled squirt bottle. Work the solution into grease and oil stains. Let it sit for 15-30 minutes, flush with water and launder as usual.

  Note: Glycerin is a lubricant and you will find in the hand cream section of your drug store.

• Shampoo is a great ring-around-the-collar stain remover. Just put it on and then work it between your thumbs. Let it sit a couple of minutes.

  Tip: When you launder, place close attention to the care labels and launder accordingly (hot water, cold water, etc.).

• A great spotter for anything is the Fels-Naptha bar soap you can find in the laundry isle of your grocery store.

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Linda Cobb
The Queen of Clean®
Website: www.queenofclean.com