Cosmetics: Eye Shadow, Lipstick, Liquid Make
Mascara, Powder, Pancake Make
Apply undiluted liquid detergent to s
stain and rub in soap or detergent paste until thick suds
are formed. Work in until stain is gone, rinse well.
Repeat if necessary. If color remains, bleach is safe for
Sponge stain with cool water or
for 30 minutes or longer. If stain remains, work a dete
gent into spot then rinse. Bleach if necessary.
Deodorants and Antiperspirant
Wash or sponge stain thoroughly with warm water an
detergent; rinse. If stain remains, bleach with hot sudsy
water. Launder. You may be able to restore fabric color
with ammonia. Rinse thoroughly.
Rinse or soak in cold water. Work detergent into stain.
Rinse. If necessary, bleach. Stain i
to remove. A commercial color remover may also be
Rinse in cold water. If stain re
mains, sprinkle with meat
let stand 15 to 20 minutes. If stain still
remains, sponge with cleaning fluid or di
Launder in hot water. The use of hot water first may set
Rub with bar soap until stai
oughly. Launder. Rubbing alcohol is sometimes
effective if the color of the garment can take it. Launder.
Spray spot with cleaners suitable to this purpose. Sponge
stain thoroughly. Rinse with cold water
Soak fresh stains immediately with cool water. Then use
bleach treatment with hottes
t water safe for fabrics, pour
boiling water through spot from a height of 1 to 3 feet.
Work detergent into stain
alcohol. Bleach, if necessary.
Scrape away excess. Rub detergent paste or a general
purpose liquid house hold cleaner into stain, rinse with
hot water. If stain remains, sponge thoroughly with a
Dry. Repeat if necessary. To remove
Yellow stain, use a chlorine or oxygen bleach.
are set by water. First test a scrap of
cloth. Sponge stain repeatedly with acetone, amyl acetate
or rubbing alcohol. Hair spra
Bleach if necessary. Use amyl acetate on triacetate, arnel,
dynel and verel. Use acetone on other fabr
NOTE: Some inks cannot be removed.
Scrape of excess. Soak in cold water 30 minutes. Pre
treat with a detergent pas
Brush off surface growth to keep mold spores from
spreading. Dip article into solution of ½ cup bleach per 1
ol sudsy water for 5 to 10 minutes. Rinse
Let stain dry; then brush well. Rinse repeatedly in cool
l mud comes out. Launder.
Note: Hot soap suds set a red or yellow clay stain.
Soak in hot detergent water for several ho
Treat while fresh, scraping or wiping off as much as
sible, before it dries. Place stain face down on white
paper towels. Sponge back of stain acetone (nail polish
e with denatured alcohol and a few
drops of household ammonia. Sponge stain frequently.
Launder with water at temperature suitab
Note: Do not use acetone on acetate, arnel, dynel or
Sponge or soak in turpentine or solvent recomme
a thinner on label. Launder.
Rinse in cold water. Rub undiluted liquid detergent or a
detergent paste into stain
. Rinse. If stain remains, bleach.
Wash or sponge stain thoroughly with warm water and
detergent paste. If perspira
tion has changed the color of
the fabric, restore it by treating with ammonia or vinegar.
Apply ammonia to fresh stains; rinse w
vinegar to old stains; rinse with water.
Apply commercial rust remover, according to manufa
turer's directions. Rinse. Or, if safe for fabric, boil stained
article in solution of 4 teaspoons of cream of tartar to 1
Rinse or soak in cold water. Work detergent into stain.
Rinse. Bleach, if necessary. Stain may be impossible to
Scrape off as much as possible. Pre
paste; rinse. If stain persists, sponge with rub
(1 part to 2 parts water) or turpentine. Remove turpentine
by sponging again with warm detergent solution or with
alcohol. Bleach if necessary.
Sponge with cold water, some stains are invisible when
they have dried, but turn brow
Act quickly before stain is dry. Sponge with grease
Soak in cool water. If stain is dry, work a detergent paste
into the spot then rinse. If necessary, bl
