General Stain Tips...
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All About Bleach
What is commonly known as bleach is actually any chemical solution which can remove or lighten colour, through a process called oxidation. Essentially what happens is...
Environment-Friendly Methods of Stain Removal
While many of the commercial stain removers and household chemicals can be very effective on stains, they are very damaging to the environment....
General Stain Do's and Don'ts
Stains are an unavoidable fact of life and dealing with them - especially in a busy household with children and pets - can be almost a daily occurrence. It helps,...
Know Your Fabrics
In the battle against stains, it pays to not only know your enemies but also the territory you'll be fighting in - ie. you need to know your fabrics. Roughly speaking,...
Removing Fake Tan from your Clothes and Body
We’ve all been there – your carefully applied fake tan has somehow streaked resulting in embarrassing stripes across your body. Or you forgot to wash...
Safety With Chemicals
Every year many children and pets - and even adults - are injured or affected by household chemicals. Most people don't realise the many potentially dangerous chemicals...
Stain Removers and How They Work
Whether it is lemon juice from your fridge, detergent bleach from your laundry cupboard or chemical solvent from your local hardware store, all stain removers operate on...
Stains and the Power of Lemons!
Whenever we were ill as children, my mother would make us a hot drink of water into which she would squeeze a good amount of fresh lemon juice and sweeten with a...
What is a Stain?
In simplest terms a stain is simply a discolouration that can be obviously distinguished from the surface or material on which it is found. While in some cases, stains...
What to do in a Stain Emergency
We have all experienced that moment - the gasp of horror as red wine spills over your expensive cream carpet or oil splatters over your best evening gown, or grubby...
