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Scheduling: Laundry Routine – Part 2 of 4

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Removing stains from children’s clothing is always an interesting topic. You have probably heard so many solutions on how to get clothes clean. Some have worked, and others do not.

Until a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser for clothing is made, I will continue with my tried and true method for removing stains. 🙂

In this series on my organized laundry routine, I shared last week, in step one, how my family prepares throughout the week for laundry day. Towards the end of the week, I begin step two.

 STEP TWO: Pre-treating soiled clothing

The items in my toddler’s hamper that need pretreatment are taken down to the mud sink in our garage. To remove stains from our clothes, I follow this routine:

    • Turn on the hot water in our mud sink,
    • Place one or two scoops of powdered OxiClean in the water,
    • Wait for the OxiClean to dissolve,
    • Put each clothing item into the solution separately, and
    • Leave the clothes in the sink for a few hours to a few days.

By pre-treating the soiled clothing before beginning any loads of laundry, I can add these soaked items to their appropriate colored load on laundry day. The OxiClean solution usually releases all the stains from the clothing. In the event that a stain remains, I will treat the spot with Shout or Spray ‘n Wash before tossing in the washing machine.

These stain-releasing options have served my family well in our laundry routine. Next week, I will continue this series with the events on laundry day.

Question: What products do you use to release stains from your clothing? Please add your answer to the comments.

Comments

  1. Kristin says

    I find that Tide stain release works wonders!! I used it first as a last effort after a run in with Easter egg dye and a favorite dress. I had already used stain remover, oxi clean and dawn with NO luck. I had received a sample in the mail of the Tide and figured it could hurt the dress at this point was trash. I washed the dress for the third time with my normal tide and tossed in the stain release it was like magic the dye was gone and the dress was and is still perfect!. I now skip soaking for days and go right to the tide stain release (I do spray chocolate, red or “mystery stains” with the tide stain spray) but then I wash as normal and have not had one stuck on stain yet!

    • Tracy says

      Great tip! I wonder if there is a fragrance-free Tide option. If so, I will definitely try it. The Oxi-clean works, but it takes effort and time. I like the quick all-in-one solution.