The A&D ointment that I use on my baby was left on my bed and I apparently sat on it with a good pair of pants on. Will the stain even come out and should I pre-treat it with anything? I'm bad enough at doing laundry.....my son comes to me if he WANTS to shrink his clothes! Anyways, it is made with petroleum...like vaseline. Please help, I really like these pants.
(Pants are made of 100% cotton)
2006-06-29 15:48:00 · 8 answers · asked by tleigh517 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
REALLY HOT water and dish soap. the heat will take the waxy part of the ointment out, and the dish soap will tackle the grease
2006-06-29 16:16:39 · answer #1 · answered by Wench 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Baking soda will soak up MOST of the ointment and make it less noticeable as long as you haven't put it in the dryer, which will set the stain.
Make a solution of baking soda and water, like a paste, soak the stain for one hour, then wash in COLD. Warm or hot will set the stain. Any risidual remnants can be removed with shout or other stain removers.
Hope this helps!
2006-06-29 15:56:44 · answer #2 · answered by ktterdfurguson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dawn dishwashing liquid - a miracle for laundry
Put some Dawn on the soiled area, let soak in for an hour or so, and launder.
Dawn gets out more stains than any other product I have ever used, I just discovered it recently, and it is actually FUN to remove stains!
I know - that's pretty pitiful!
2006-06-29 16:58:20 · answer #3 · answered by Linda B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try using Dawn dishwashing liquid. Rub it into the stained area and launder as usual. If you haven't dried them in a dryer it should come out. You can reapply the Dawn again as long as y ou don't dry them in the dryer as that will set the stain forever!!!! If they are white as last resort you can try to bleach them!
2006-07-02 02:40:57 · answer #4 · answered by ladydi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put white cornmeal in the stain, let sit for about an hour. rub cornmeal into the stain. then brush off. then rub dawn dishsoap into the stain. then launder as usual. should come out.
2006-06-29 16:58:28 · answer #5 · answered by baby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try OXI CLEAN, even the Tide Stick
2006-06-29 15:56:44 · answer #6 · answered by Lore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tide works wonders for me. Pretreat with tide and wash.
2006-06-29 16:37:09 · answer #7 · answered by somehowlilly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shout it out!
2006-06-29 15:52:47 · answer #8 · answered by yogi bear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋