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Makeup on the neckline
Short answer: Put a little washing-up liquid directly on the stain and leave it. Make-up contains grease and pigment,...
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Marker pen on fabric
Short answer: Water-based ink comes out with cold water and detergent. Permanent ink needs spirit and rarely comes ou...
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Ink from a ballpoint pen
Short answer: Place a piece of kitchen roll under the stain and dab with household spirit from the wrong side. Ink do...
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Butter and margarine
Short answer: Scrape off the solid part, blot up the rest and treat with washing-up liquid. Butter is fat, and fat ne...
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Grease and cooking oil
Short answer: Grease needs washing-up liquid or liquid detergent, not water alone. Water does not dissolve fat, so th...
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Tomato and ketchup
Short answer: Scrape off the thick part with a spoon, rinse cold from the inside and add liquid detergent. Tomato is ...
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Fruit juice and berry stains
Short answer: Rinse cold from the inside straight away and avoid heat. The dyes in berries bind quickly, and heat mak...
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White wine and pale stains that show up later
Short answer: White wine hardly shows when it happens, but the sugar in it turns yellow as it oxidises. So rinse cold...
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A red wine stain
Short answer: Blot straight away with cold water, cover the stain with salt and let it soak up. Then rinse cold from ...
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A tea stain on light fabric
Short answer: Rinse the stain cold from the inside straight away. Tea contains tannin, which binds to the fibre as it...
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