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It Works! Hydrogen Peroxide Pretreater

If there’s bubbles, it’s working! Oxygen cleaners and pretreaters are all the rage these days, but nothing beats the real thing, hydrogen peroxide, for those pesky biological stains. A toothbrush and a bottle of hydrogen peroxide can help eliminate a multitude of biological stains including blood, grass, coffee, wine, chocolate, and other food stains. ItContinueContinue reading “It Works! Hydrogen Peroxide Pretreater”

It Works! My Favorite Pretreater

My beauty secret get rid of makeup! Everybody who cares, and does a lot of laundry, has a favorite go-to laundry tool that they cannot live without. Some people won’t do laundry without Borax or without Grandma’s Bluing Agent or Dawn dishwashing detergent (I’ll tell you why in a future post). My favorite, go-to, can’tContinueContinue reading “It Works! My Favorite Pretreater”

It Works! Hairspray As Pretreater

Hairspray is for more than just big hair! The tip: Use hairspray to get out pesky ink stains in your clothes. The trick: Works best on fresh ink. This trick is not reliable on set in stains, although it may help to minimize the stain. Why it works: The secret is the isopropyl alcohol. HowContinueContinue reading “It Works! Hairspray As Pretreater”

Dryer Tips and Tricks

It happens to everyone from time to time. You go to the dryer, anticipating that your laundry day will soon come to an end as you retrieve your clothes, only to find that they are as cold or as wet as if the dryer had never been run. Few things are more aggravating about LaundryContinueContinue reading “Dryer Tips and Tricks”

Laundry Quickie: Top 10 Pretreaters

The following is a list of the top 10 items that you likely already have under your sink that can be used as a laundry pretreater: Hydrogen Peroxide WD40 Rubbing Alcohol Dawn dish soap Cascade dishwasher detergent Ammonia Salt Baking Soda Acetone Fingernail Polish Remover Toothpaste In future posts, I’ll tell exactly what each pretreaterContinueContinue reading “Laundry Quickie: Top 10 Pretreaters”