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Hack #1: Remove Grass Stains With a Homemade Solution of Dish Soap, Hydrogen Peroxide and Water.

Hack #2: Remove Ink Stains With Hairspray and Hand Sanitizer.

Hack #3: Remove Grease Stains With Cola.

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Top 3 Laundry Stain Removal Hacks Tested

Updated Mar. 08, 2024Terry Mehilos2 min read
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Discover effective stain removal hacks tested with common household ingredients to tackle grease, grass, and ink stains. From homemade solutions to surprising tricks like using cola, find out which methods actually work in salvaging your favorite clothing items. Watch as we put these hacks to the test and reveal the truth behind their efficacy.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Grass stains can be removed by combining hydrogen peroxide, dish soap, and water, soaking the clothing item, then rinsing and washing as normal.
  • To remove ink stains, saturate the stain with either hairspray or hand sanitizer, blot, and wash as usual.
  • Saturating a grease stain with cola and letting it soak before washing will aid in removing the stain.

Remove grease stains, grass stains and ink stains. Find out which stain removal laundry life hacks actually work!

What’s the best way to get out grass stains? What about grease stains? Is hairspray or hand sanitizer better for removing ink stains? Just because you get a stain on your favorite clothing item doesn’t mean it’s ruined forever.

We’re testing three stain-removal hacks using common ingredients you should already have around the house to find out which ones actually work.

It’s time to test these hacks and reveal the truth!

Hack #1: Remove Grass Stains With a Homemade Solution of Dish Soap, Hydrogen Peroxide and Water.

  • Combine 2 parts hydrogen peroxide with 1 part dish soap and cold water.
  • Place clothing item in the mixture and let soak for 15-20 minutes.
  • Rinse and wash as normal.

Hack #2: Remove Ink Stains With Hairspray and Hand Sanitizer.

Take a cloth and place it in between the front and back of the clothing item so the stain doesn’t bleed through to the other side.

  • Saturate the ink stain either in hairspray or hand sanitizer. Blot with a cloth.
  • Wash as normal.
  • Which one worked? Watch to find out!

Hack #3: Remove Grease Stains With Cola.

Grease stains are some of the toughest stains to get out. Can cola help remove them? We’re finding out!

  • Completely saturate grease stain with cola.
  • Let soak.
  • Wash as normal.

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