1 STAIN
TO REMOVE
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Deodorants Light stain: Treat with liquid detergent or your regular laundry detergent. Wash in hottest
and anti-
water safe for fabric.
persptranta Heavy stain: Place face down on towel and treat with a paste of ammonia and color safe
bleach. Let stand for 30 minutes. Wash in hottest water safe for fabric.
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Fire Hazard
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Do not wash or dry Items soiled wlth vegetable or cooking olls because they may
contain some oil after laundering.
Doing so can result In death or fire.
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Fat, grease,
Items soiled with vegetable or cooking oil should not be washed or dried. For other types of
or oil
greasy stains, use one of the methods below:
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Use pretreatment stain remover. Follow label directions, Wash in hottest water safe for fabric.
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Use talcum powder to absorb as much grease as possible. Sponge with a nonflammable
fabric cleaner. Rinse. Wash.
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Treat with liquid detergent or rub a detergent paste on the stain. Wash using hottest water
safe for fabric.
Fruit stains
Fresh stains: Soak immediately in cool water. Wash. If stain remains, cover area with a paste
made of color safe bleach, a few drops of hot water, and a few drops of ammonia. Wait
15 to 30 minutes. Wash.
Old stains: Sponge with white vinegar. Rinse. Repeat procedure for fresh stains.
Grass or
Soak in warm or cold water with an enzyme presoak for at least 30 minutes, or sponge with
green veg-
denatured alcohol. Wash in water temperature and bleach safe for the fabric. For colored
etables
fabrics, check colorfastness before applying alcohol. For acetate, sponge with a nonflammable
fabric cleaner. If stain remains, bleach with 3% hydrogen peroxide. Rinse: Rewash.
Ink or Spray stain with an aerosol hair spray or rubbing alcohol. Sponge stain continuously until all
ballpoint bleeding stops. Let dry. Repeat if necessary. Wash. If stain remains, bleach if safe for fabric.
pen ink (India and other indelible inks are almost impossible to remove completely.)
Iron or rust Colored or noncolorfast items: Apply lemon juice and salt. Place in the sun to dry. Rinse
thoroughly. Repeat if necessary.
White or colorfast items: Try a rust remover. Test first on inside seam or hem. Some rust
removers are not washer safe. Follow package directions.
Ketchup or
Sponge immediately with a nonflammable fabric cleaner or apply a prewash soil and stain
tomato
remover. Rinse. Wash. If stain remains, apply a liquid detergent to stain or soak in warm water
products with an enzyme presoak. Rewash.
Lipstick Apply nonflammable fabric cleaner or prewash soil and stain remover. Blot with absorbent
material. Repeat if necessary. Rinse. If stain still remains, rub with liquid detergent. Wash.
Meat juice, Scrape off excess with a dull knife. Soak in cold or warm water with enzyme presoak at least
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30 minutes, or treat stains with a nonflammable fabric cleaner. Wash.
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