- Acrylic Paint: Pour rubbing alcohol on the paint. It will dissolve the acrylic.
- Berry Stains-for stains from berries of all kinds (I've tried on blackberry, strawberry and blueberry stins): Boil water and pour over stain -watch stain disappear before your eyes!
- Blood -pour hydrogen peroxide on stain, rinse with cold water.
- Iodine-Rubbing alcohol will remove it from your skin. For linens, rub the stained area with a slice of lemon. To remove iodine from cotton or linen, cover with a soft paste of mustard mixed with water and let stand for a few hours. (My sources don't say what kind of mustard to use-if you know please post a comment!)
- Tomato Stains:
1. Working from the back of the stain, flush with cold water.2. Pretreat with a liquid laundry detergent, tamp the stain, and let stand for several minutes.3. Rinse well.4. Sponge with white vinegar.5. Rinse well.6. Repeat Steps 2 to 5 until you have removed as much stain as possible.7. Pretreat with a prewash stain remover.8. Launder.9. If the stain remains, rub with a liquid laundry detergent, and then soak in warm water for up to 30 minutes.10. Launder with fabric-appropriate bleach, if necessary.
For all stains, once stain has been lifted, wash garment straight away as usual. Here's a link to a great site on stain removal: Stain Removal Guide
Homemade Upholstery Cleaner:
1 cup of warm water
1/4 cup of dish detergent
Whip it in your mixe
