Tips & Tricks

Removing fruit juice stains

Freshly squeezed orange juice is a real treat for the palate – and after that, insanely healthy. If only it didn’t leave such terribly stubborn stains… But with the right home remedy, you can successfully remove both orange juice stains and other fruit juice stains.

These home remedies help against juice stains

• Bile soap (actually helps against everything)
• Glycerin (for orange juice)
• Borax
• Lemon juice or vinegar essence
• Mineral water for soaking
• Oxi products and bleach containing chlorine (as an emergency solution for the most stubborn juice stains)
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• Quick action is half the battle

As with all stains, the faster you remove juice stains, the more likely the treatment will be crowned with success. Immediately soak up fresh juice stains from carpet, sofa or other upholstery with napkins or paper handkerchiefs and wash out the remains with some mild detergent and warm water. Gone is the stain. read more

The juice of life can leave permanent marks on clothing, bedding, mattresses, and sofas. But if you remove blood stains promptly, you have a good chance of getting rid of them completely. Even dried blood stains can be removed with the right method. Here’s what you should look out for.

Removing fresh blood stains from clothing: step-by-step.

If you want to remove a blood stain from clothing, every minute counts: the fresher blood stains are, the easier they are to wash out.

Here’s how to do it step by step:

• Use cold water: Start with fresh blood stains by thoroughly washing out the stain with cold water. Remove as much blood from the fabric as possible and prevent it from drying at the same time.
  
  Caution: Do not use warm or hot water! High temperatures cause the blood to clot more quickly. Therefore, wash fresh blood stains only with cold water.
  
• Pre-treatment: Check whether the affected garment is suitable for a stain remover. Alternatively, use a suitable normal detergent. Pre-treat the blood stain with the stain remover or detergent by applying it directly to the affected garment and gently rubbing it into the fabric.
• Soak time: Allow the detergent of your choice to soak in according to package instructions – usually, five minutes is sufficient.
• Machine wash: Then wash the garment as normal in the washing machine. Dose the detergent for heavily soiled laundry and select the highest temperature that the garment allows. Refer to the care label for instructions.
• Repeat: Check the results of the wash. Is blood still visible? Then soak the garment again for ten minutes without drying it first. Then put it in the washing machine again.

Removing old and dried blood stains

Did you discover the stain too late or maybe even washed and dried the garment already? Removing blood stains when they’ve already dried up can be a bit more complicated – but it can be done. read more

Mishaps happen again and again. So it also happens that the chewing gum lands on the clothes or in the hair. Removing chewing gum, however, is quite simple. We show how!

Generally, chewing gum is much easier to remove when it has hardened. However, before you try in vain to scrape off the chewing gum with your fingers, you better use the following home remedies. 

Removing chewing gum – this is how you get it out of your clothes 

Dishwashing liquid:

Simply rub some dishwashing liquid onto the stain and then soak the whole thing in warm water for about an hour. Then simply scrape the gum off with a knife. Finally, the garment can be washed as usual.  read more