Kids and laundry seem to go hand in hand. But kids and stains? They REALLY go hand in hand! If your kids are like mine, you deal with grass stains, food stains and those I-Have-No-Idea-What-This-Is stains. This week, Moms Check In is all about sharing our best stain removal tips and we want to hear about yours!
My best tip, and one I’ve learned the hard way (multiple times – I’m a slow learner) is to make sure the stain came out in the wash before you put the garment in the dryer. Once you dry it, it’s kind of set in there and really hard, if not impossible, to get out.
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Oh my word I am the one that needs tips. Never buy white shirts? Eat with a bib? Hope for the best? I have learned over many ruined clothes to look for stains and pre-treat them, check pockets twice for tissues and use good quality cleaning products.
– Stephanie is the mom to Sam and the author of Spaceships and Laser Beams. If you ever need party ideas her site is the place to visit! Specializing in all things boy, it’s full of inspiration! Follow her on Twitter here!
I pre-treat everything that needs it, but if it’s going to be awhile before it gets in the washer…I keep a small pail with a lid filled with water and stain remover or detergent. That way it doesn’t dry out on me before I can get the stain out. Once the stain dries, you’re in trouble!! I also keep an old toothbrush in the laundry room to scrub out any gunk!
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Cold water! As soon as you can with a stain get it in some cold water and use a little stain remover. Hot or even very warm water can set the stain.
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I’m the mom of two non-stop kids, one who likes to make mud pies and one that likes to wear her food. Both together give me a run for my money on dirty laundry. So, what do I do at the end of the day when their clothes are covered in stains? My best laundry stain removal tips are relatively simple, because I like easy. My first tip is to put a stain-treating spray on it as soon as you can. Even if you aren’t going to wash the clothes that day, put the stain-treating spray on it first and leave it until you’re ready to wash. My next tip is to soak the clothes for a few minutes in the washing machine. Most washing machines have a Pre-Wash or Soak setting and that’s what I’d do after pre-treating the stain and before running through the regular wash cycle. I have a few more tricks up my sleeve, but these are my go-to favorite tips for battling the laundry stains.
– Sherry is a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom to two little ones and has been married to a wonderful man for the last fifteen years. Join her on her journey to celebrate family, rant about anything and keep it all positive. She writes about family, travel, recipes, kids, reviews & fun over on her website Family Love and Other Stuff.
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What are your best stain removing tips? See you at the Twitter Party!
This Moms Check In post is sponsored by Dreft. All thoughts and opinions are 100% our own.
I love anything that would make my life easier and this seems like it would be perfect for when I’m taking my messy toddler out. 🙂
I had zero idea that Dreft had anything outside of a detergent. This is awesome, especially for babies!
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These are great tips! With three littles, we have a TON of stains. 🙂
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Great tips. You never, never, ever want to put anything stained in the dryer. It’s all over after that.
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I’m bad with stains. I have a tendency to buy the BIG jug of stain remover at Sams and just spray the entire shirt or clothing item in the remover and even that does not always help.
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Great tips. I learned the hard way at a young age never to put anything stained in the dryer. It’s pretty much impossible to get the stain out after that.
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Great tips. I hate getting rid of good clothing because of a silly stain.
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I swear by stain removing spray and a cold water wash. With two kids, I’ve had to learn a few tricks so they would still have some clothes to wear!
this is great news on more Dreft products! I would really love to try out the pen
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I have a special stain removing spray that I use that is fabulous. You just have to make sure you catch the stains before they go through the wash and dryer.
What some great tips – I think mine has to be try and get it out ASAP 🙂
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Great tips. I am constantly battling the stains on our clothes.
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So many great tips here, and how did I not know that Dreft made all those other products?!
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These are very helpful tips…. truly the best. I didn’t grow up using a dryer so I learned the hard way about not drying the clothes with stains.
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Oh, these are great tips! I kind of like stains. It’s a challenge to see if I can remove them or not LOL
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These are all great tips! I will follow to remove some stains from my son’s clothes
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I’m really bad at fighting the stains, the blood and sweat ones are the worst for me. To get baby food stains out I leave washed clothes drying on the sun and they are like new afterwards.
Awesome tips, I always add the clothing into cold water and soak it. For wine spills, Club Soda does WONDERS. 🙂
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I try as much as I can not to buy white shirts. They are so hard
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This is a great list of tips. Stains have become like a resident at our house since I had my son.
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Stains can be tricky. I try to pre treat and never put it in the dryer unless the stain is gone.
These are great tips, I’m always googling how to get rid of set it stains lol
I always wash in cold water. My girls always forget to tell me when they have stains. Thank you for tips.
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I try to wash the item as soon as possible to get out stains. I didn’t know Dreft had a stain remover. I should check it out.
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I wouldn’t do laundry without my Dreft stain spray. It is the one product that always works for me!
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Stain removal can be such a bear! And I love the initiative founded by Scary Mommy!
I have stocked up on stain sticks I have teenagers and a 7 year old and a hubby that has to wear white shirts to work and I am the worlds clumbsy person so I spill a lot. I can say they really do help keep cost of buying new shirts down when treated right away.
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It is great to see a variety of ways to get out set in and new stains. Thanks!
I am definitely sloppy and get things on my shirts- I love the stain sticks.
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