Garments made of Cotton Holding Stains

[michaelman2]

In the other posting about stain removal, it was mentioned that "modern cottons" are holding stains. I have definitely noticed this as well. I have several white cotton shirts that are treated with the no-iron treatment and man if you get something on one of those, it is almost an indelible, permanent stain.

I hugged my daughter recently and some of her makeup transferred to my shoulder, I have tried everything imaginable to remove the stain. I did not let it set either, I treated the stain the moment I got home.....still present. What gives?

I have several shirts that I have owned for 30+ years and when something stains one of them, absolutely no problem removing the stain.

 

[beekeyknee]

It's "New and Improved"! LOL.

 

[toploader55]

Ah Ha !!!

Glad I'm not the only one.

I was looking last night at all the Older Cotton Shirts I have and none have stains.( The older ones are 7-10+ years Old.) The Newer ones do. It seems that when I cook, all I have to do is think about Olive Oil and a stain appears on the shirt. Last week, I did get a few spatters on a shirt, took it off immediately and put it in the washer, Hot Wash, Persil, and STPP, (The Miele... Hot Wash Normal= 1.15 hour cycle) and it still had the stain.

Today I am going to the store and fill the list of stain treatments everyone chimed in on.

 

[nmassman44]

When you go to the store look for the Shout in the can that says great for grease stains. The spray will foam up and let it sit for 10 mins and then wash with a good dose of Persil or Tide HE and borax. That cocktail should work cause it works for me everytime. Warmest water the fabric can stand works as well.

 

[mrb627]

Biz

I have had really good luck using Biz as my only additive to whites. Clothes come out amazingly clean. And I rarely pre-treat.

Malcolm

 

[franksdad]

Suave Daily Clairfying shampoo gets all grease and oil stains out!  Even burned motor oil.  Seriously.  Pour onto stain, rub it in well and wash!  You can toss the treated garmet in the hamper until laundry day and it works just as well too.  I keep a huge bottle in my laundry room at all times.

 

[rinso]

When I get grease or oil stains on my shirts, especially the polos, I just have them dry cleaned. I have to insist that if the label says do not dry clean, the cleaner follows my instructions and not the tag.

 

[kenwashesmonday]

Goop hand cleaner does the job for me, and we have lots of newer cotton shirts.  Just rub a little on the stain, wait half an hour, then launder with a little extra laundry detergent.  Works wonders on ring-around-the-collar too.  It's even removed stains that were previously baked in by the dryer.

 

Ken D.

 

 

 

[michaelman2]

Hey Guys,

Yep Ken I have tried the Goop, that is a staple in my arsenal, I have tried a shampoo. I tried Biz a while back but will again. For some reason it seems as though my usual tricks to remove difficult stains are no longer working, especially if the shirt has been treated with the "no-iron" treatment.

Come to think of it even newer knits are more difficult. I know this is not an aberration because my sight is bad, but I can sure see those stains linger.

 

[eronie]

Oil Stains

Dawn Dish Soap works wonders . let set for a bit then launder in hottest water allowable works every time

 

[michaelman2]

Yeah, I have tried Dawn...this is a makeup stain and she has told me it is some type of mineral make up so I am guessing there is iron in it as well...I have no idea, but it will not come out, to save my life.

 

[davetranter]

The other side of the 'pond'

Does anyone know whether 'Biz' can be obtained in the U.K.???? I've not seen it an any of my local supermarkets.

Many thanks

Dave T

 

[aquarius1984]

Dave,

Provided you use a decent detergent such as Ariel, Daz, Persil, or own label Bio you shouldnt have much need if at all for a stain remover.

Just ensure your using the right cycle on the machine too.

Bold, Surf, pound shop labels, and liquids/gels do need added stain removers due to the chemical make up not being as good as the ones above.

American detergents seem to be dumbed down formulations of what we get here and what with our high performing (heated wash) front load washers we get much better performance using better performing detergents while Americans use low performance FL's and TL's while ALSO pretreating individual stains, adding wash boosters and LCB to wash waters to get stuff clean.

From what I gather about the fuss to do with our machines taking around 2 hours is that across the pond folk prefer to take the time to treat/soak stains and sort laundry manually to look for stains then use a machine which takes about 40 minutes after all the soaking and pre-treatments.

We just shove ours in and push a button provided we use one of the detergents mentioned.

 

[circlew]

BKF

Michael, if this is a mineral based make-up stain, it may be iron oxide. You will need to treat it like rust. I'd suggest Bar Keeper's Friend. Make a paste of it and let it set a few minutes and rinse.

My neighbor got rust stains on a carpet and BKF took it out.

 

[spookiness]

I second Biz

Good stuff. Follow the directions to make a paste, let it try. Works very well for me.

 

[alr2903]

IMHO, its the dumbed down "hot" we all have to suffer with these days. I am beginning to think the best solution is a big teakettle of hot water added. Michalman are you a TL or FL user? alr

 

[michaelman2]

air2903 FL..and I have to almost always use the Bulky Cycle to have enough water in the drum...This of course significantly reduces tumbling action...this also could be another reason I really have a tough time removing stains from garments.

 

[michaelman2]

air2903 FL..and I have to almost always use the Bulky Cycle to have enough water in the drum...This of course significantly reduces tumbling action...this also could be another reason I really have a tough time removing stains from garments.