How to Remove ChapStick Grease Stains From Clothing
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Jaime LaPlant
(IC: blogger)
Last week, I managed to wash TWO tubes of ChapStick with my laundry.The worst part is that I did not notice it until after the clothes had gone through the dryer and the grease stain was set it. All my clothes in that load looked like this.
I gathered up a bunch of supplies and experimented to see what would get the grease stains out of the clothes. I tried baking soda and Oxi Clean, Borax, Dawn, Tide Oxi, Goop, Oxi Clean, Kids 'N Pets, chalk, Dawn Platinum, clarifying shampoo, and Shout Advanced Grease Busting Foam. After each treatment, I washed the clothes in the warm water with Tide Simply Clean. I let each item air dry until I knew if the stain came out. If the stain was still there, I did not put it in the dryer.
Method 1: Baking Soda and Oxi Clean
Then spray the stain with whatever laundry stain pretreater that you use. I used Oxi Clean and let it sit for 10 minutes before putting it in the washing machine. This method removed some but did not remove all the grease stains.
Method 2: Borax
Method 3: Dawn
Method 4: Tide Oxi
Method 5: Goop
Method 6: Oxi Clean
Method 7: Kids 'N Pets
Method 8: Chalk
Method 9: Dawn Platinum
Method 10: Clarifying Shampoo
Method 11: Shout Advanced Grease Busting Foam
I wish I would have tried this method from the start! There are a few small grease stains here and there, but this removed almost everything! I treated the leftover stains and ran it through the wash a second time and everything was removed. This product is definitely the winner!
To see more details and more pictures, please check out my blog. If you have any methods that work for you, let me know!
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Published January 2nd, 2015 9:27 PM
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Kathy on Aug 27, 2017
Oh my gosh - I have done the same well documented failed experiments, but never tried the shout. I am out to get some. you may have saved a dozen blouses
of mine.
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