A lot of you probably already know that you can use a grease-fighting dish soap to help with grease stains, but this concoction takes it up a notch… Stains that would not come out with other methods and cleaners came out completely with this spot remover. Plus, it is cheap! You probably already have everything you need to make it right now. A special thanks to my fab friend, Sarah, for sharing this stain remover and stains with me!
The Only Spot Remover You Will Ever Need
recipe adapted by OneGoodThingbyJillee from Glamour.com
- one part Dawn dishwashing liquid soap (generic dish soap works too)
- two parts hydrogen peroxide
- add some baking soda for extra scrubbing power (1-2 Tbsp)
Mix the ingredients together in a small bowl. Do you keep baking soda in your fridge for odors? After your baking soda has soaked up all the odors that it can, give it a second life and put it to work in this cleaning mixture.
Use a small brush to scrub the mixture into the stained area. Rinse, if desired. Launder as usual.
For tough stains, you can let the mixture sit on the garment for an hour or so, then launder as usual. Or treat the area a few times before laundering.
For this lovely stain, we let it sit for a few minutes after the first treatment, rinsed, then we treated it again and let it sit for another little while. After laundering as normal, the stain is completely gone!
I recommend doing a test on an inconspicuous part of the garment first to make sure that the spot remover will not harm the fabric. Hydrogen peroxide can be tough on fabric. Peroxide is sensitive to light, hence the dark bottles, so you may just need to mix this up as needed each time you need to treat some stains.
Try this spot remover on: underarm & collar stains, blood stains, grease stains, poop stains, baby food stains, cutting board stains, and many more!
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Sounds great!!!
I am so proud of all you girls sharing what works. It is so helpful. And I mean it. I have been waiting for things like this my whole life and now I can find those friends right here one the farm. My Mom taught me so much. I took care of her five years before she died. I miss her wisdom and of course forget some of the good things she tried to tell me. So thank you again for getting back to the basics and spreading it.
Thanks for the great tip I was wondering if anyone out there had some idea of how to get rid of puke smell. I know gross bot my beautiful Newfie threw up on my ottoman, I tried cleaning and it LOOKS better but the smell is soooooo gross we had to put it in the garage. So any ideas would be great! Thanks!!!
I don’t know if it will work on puke smell, but I know it works on the smell of kitten and puppy
“do” in carpets. Mix 1 Tablespoon white vinegar and 1 Tablespoon Dawn or similar liquid dish soap (NOT dishWASHER detergent) in 1 pint (2 cups) of water. You can put it in a spray bottle or just dip it with a cloth; scrub well into the spot(s) and rinse out with a cloth dipped in clear cold water. May have to apply 2 or 3 times.
Natures miracle is your answer! Put it into a syringe and inject into your ottoman…it WILL work!
Can this be used on carpets?
I have a orange gatorade-type drink stain on my off-white carpet (in a rental). It’s been there for a long time. I cleaned it a few times with carpet cleaner right away after the spill and have tried Windex as well. But there is still a grey stain on my carpet. It’s not horribly noticeable, but you can see a color difference.
I would try vinegar and water… Vinegar is a great smell remover!
I would be very careful using this on any kind of colored clothing the peroxide may bleach out the colors.
I have ruined a great t-shirt that was not so cheap as this mixture bleached out the spot I was trying to get rid of. Unfortunately, I replaced the stain with an even bigger splotch that is now bleached and all the way to the backside.
Sorry to hear that. I haven’t had any bleaching problems with my clothing yet, but it certainly is possible on some fabrics. I definitely recommend testing it on an inconspicuous part first.
Just wanted to thank you for this DIY recipe! I have used this a dozen times, and so far everything I’ve used it on has come out. I’ve used it on blood, baby poop, armpit stains (on a shirt that has already been washed/dried 100 times), bell pepper juices on a shirt, and grease splatters from cooking.
Awesome all-purpose stain remover!
sounds interesting i am going to have to try this, i also found out that the home made laundry detergent works great for stains too, i soak up the stain with the detergent and scrub it with my hands and i can actually see the stain diminishin as i scrub, but i use 2 cups each of borax and washing instead of the one cup and 1/2 cup that is shown i dont know if that makes a difference but it works which that is what matters
Hi, I saw someone ask about a cleaner for carpet and I found one on an organic website and it worked great! One part vinegar and one part water-that’s it! They said to try it in an inconspicuous area as well to make sure it didin’t bleach it, but I just went for it on my tan carpet (one is a light tan and one is a dark) and it worked great and did not bleach it out!
Hi, I thought I’d saw a thrifty diy for drycleaning before, any idea’s?
Thanks, Sandy