Summary: We talk about taming the Power Struggles and Temper Tantrums, How to get out stains, and how to tell if that research you read about is good or if it is just a scare tactic to get you to buy a product. Great Info! Basic Baby Clothes Stain Removal: Pre-treating stains is the best way to keep your baby clothes looking like new. Formula, diaper accidents, and brightly colored baby food can be difficult stains to remove from baby clothes, but taking the time to work on the stains before washing should improve your success rate. If stained clothing will sit for a while, try using a paste-type pretreatment that can sit on the fabric for up to a week. Otherwise, a spray-on stain treatment or laundry additive should handle most stains. For stains that don’t respond to basic treatment, you’ll need to take a more aggressive approach. Moms have been successful at removing stains by making a paste of Oxi-Clean and spray stain remover, putting baby clothes in a mixture of boiling water and Oxi-Clean, using Zout stain remover, and an other product called Quick n Brite. Stain Removal Guide Sponge stains promptly with cool water to prevent setting. Always test your stain-remover on a hidden part of the garment first to check for colorfastness and bleachability. Before laundering, pretreat or presoak stained articles with a detergent that eliminates both protein and oil-based stains. Remember, washing and drying without pretreating can set some stains. If pretreating with a powder detergent, add 1/2 scoop per gallon of water in a bucket or 1-1/2 scoops in your washer and check care label to determine warmest water for your fabric. Air-dry treated and washed items, since some residual stains are not visible when wet and heat from the machine drying may set them. Follow all safety precautions on stain-removal product labels. ALWAYS SELECT the Right Water Temperature Hot water is best for whites, items that retain their dyes (colorfast), heavily soiled clothes or greasy stains. Warm water should be used for permanent press and other 100% man-made fibers, blends of natural and man-made fibers and moderately soiled items. It can also prevent dye loss and reduce wrinkling. Cold water will help keep most dyes in dark or bright colored clothing from running (provided they are colorfast) and minimize the shrinking of washable woolens. Cold water is also good for lightly soiled clothing and clothes stained with blood, wine or coffee. (These stains may set if washed in hot or warm water.) STAIN REMOVAL PRODUCTS we recommend Quick’n Brite is a biodegradable cleaner that is environmentally safe, yet strong enough for the worst stains and messes. Best of all, Quick’n Brite is the perfect, all-purpose, household cleaner. This means that Quick’n Brite is entirely safe and requires no special handling like so many other household cleaners. There are no toxic fumes and it won’t irritate your skin. OxiClean Baby Stain Soaker, is a non-irritating, 100% fragrance, chlorine, detergent, dye and residue free solution, so moms feel safe knowing it will not irritate their baby’s sensitive skin. It removes tough stains caused by just about anything your baby can get into. Zout® Liquid was developed in the early 1960′s as a solution to fighting off hard-to-remove bloodstains from the uniforms of doctors and nurses. Zout Liquid is water-based, non-corrosive, non-flammable & biodegradable. Zout does not contains chlorine or bleach and is safe for all colorfast washable fabrics. You can purchase this product at most grocery stores. There is a store locator on their website. Last option: Buy all white baby clothes and wash them with bleach! Taming the Tantrum Ken Patey is the father of 11 children and has traveled and lived in Canada, the United States, England, and the Middle East. Ken is the founder of GrowthClimate Therapy Services. Check out GrowthClimate to find out more about the amazing services that t[...]
