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Removing stains from babies’ clothing
Do you remember the television commercials for the laundry detergent
that claimed to remove the embarrassing “ring around the collar?” The
husband and wife would be at some social gathering, perhaps dining on
Lobster Thermador at the Rotary Club or some such thing, when one of
the Gladys Kravitz-esque attendees would notice a stain on Mr. Commercial’s
shirt collar and point it out loudly enough for everyone this side of
Brooklyn to hear, “He’s got ring around the collar!” The singsong nasal
chorus would repeat this as Mrs. Commercial turned several shades of
crimson and Mr. Commercial went on merrily munching on his shellfish,
oblivious to the goings-on. I, for one, always wondered why Mrs. Commercial
was so embarrassed when clearly the problem would take care of itself
if Mr. Commercial would just take the time to wash his neck.
I got to thinking about that commercial recently as I was trying to
remove another stubborn stain, this one caused by my baby’s ample and
artful methods of regurgitation rather than my husband’s poor upper
vertebral hygiene. Babies’ garments are different from adults’ you see,
and babies’ skin is far more sensitive, so there is no miracle stain
remover that is both safe for baby and tough on the messes that they
tend to make when they decide that they want to take one more look at
that last bit of formula. There are, however, several ways to remove
stubborn stains like these from baby clothes and accessories using common
household items that contain no harmful chemicals.
For the traditional spit-up stain that parents of a young baby will
see plenty of, the best method that I have found uses club soda and
baking soda. What you’ll want to do is sprinkle a bit of baking soda
on the stained area and then pour on a bit of club soda. Remember the
papier mache volcanoes that the nerdier kids constructed for the eighth
grade science fair? This is the same effect. The club soda and baking
soda will bubble and foam a bit. Let that happen for a few seconds and
then take an old toothbrush and gently scrub the area. The dried on
bits of yuck should loosen and chip away in no time at all. Now wash
the garment as usual. Voila! The stain should be gone. This same concoction
will remove corrosion from the positive and negative posts of an automobile
battery, by the way, so if you have that problem one day, tell your
husband that you’ll take care of it for him while he goes into the bathroom
and washes his neck.
About The Author:
Peter Dobler successfully operates several web sites on the topic of
internet marketing and web site optimization. Visit his main web site
at:
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