01Blot, don't rub
Remove garment. White cloth or paper towel — press from outside toward center. Rubbing drives stain into fibers.
Identify: greasy/shiny, brown (coffee), red (wine), yellow (sweat). Wrong treatment sets it.
Cleaning & Laundry
Remove Common Clothing Stains in 10 Minutes
Coffee, grease, wine, and sweat — treat fast before the dryer sets it forever
25 min5 photographed stepsBeginner
Life-hack laundry method: blot never rub, cold vs hot water by stain type, dish soap on grease, vinegar on sweat yellowing, hydrogen peroxide on wine (color-test first), baking soda paste on oil, and the rule that heat sets stains — never dry until gone. Save one shirt this week.
What you'll learn
- Blot from outside in — rub spreads the stain
- Greasy stains: dish soap before water
- Wine: salt blot then cold peroxide on whites
- Dryer is the enemy until stain is gone
Inside this course
- Act fastBlot and identify.
- Treat the big fourKitchen chemistry.
- Wash and verifyNo dryer yet.
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02Cold vs hot rule
Protein (blood, sweat fresh) = cold water. Grease and wine after blot = room temp or warm with soap. Hot water on fresh protein = cooked-in stain.
Never use hot until stain gone.
Pro tip. Keep a stain card on laundry machine — saves panic Googling.
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