My House is in Detox

My trial and error journey into natural, non-toxic cleaners that actually work.

Least toxic stain remover ever. May 9, 2009

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So I was reading in our local recycling flyer, about a certain non-toxic stain remover. It’s shockingly simple.

Boiling water.

Why I didn’t think of this before is beyond me. In our laundry sink, we have a tap that can do a strong spray and sometimes I can spray most of a stain out. Well, apparently the same mechanism works well with boiling water. Before laundering, boil some water, put your stained item in the sink, and hold the kettle way up high, and pour the boiling water onto the stain. The force of the water, as well as the heat will get most if not all of the stain out and the rest should come out in the wash. I find this works MUCH better than simply putting a stain spray or stick on a stain. SO much cheaper and environmentally friendly too. I got a chocolate syrup stain on white out this way. I never get chocolate syrup on white stains out. Not even after soaking in oxy and boiling water overnight. The trick is the FORCE of the water. 🙂 It’s just too simple.