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Public service announcement- clothes stains

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Motherofdragons24 · 09/06/2025 18:16

I really feel like I need to pass this on! As most mums of toddlers will attest to those little orange stains which seem to appear on every iteam of clothing after every nursery meal are a bastard to remove. After trialing every stain removal product on the market I’ve never been able to master getting these stains out.

fairy’s new spray “skip the soak” is a complete game changer.

take the dry stained item of clothing, spray on, leave a few minutes, take a wet cloth and rub, the stain removes before your eyes. Wash and dry as normal.

It also amazing for getting grubby greasy finger prints off Matt kitchen cupboards. Which has been another Bain of my life since having our new kitchen fitted a year ago.

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FionnulaTheCooler · 09/06/2025 18:18

Oh, I'll have to try it on my kitchen cupboards, I've yet to find a spray that doesn't dry streaky on them.

Motherofdragons24 · 09/06/2025 18:25

FionnulaTheCooler · 09/06/2025 18:18

Oh, I'll have to try it on my kitchen cupboards, I've yet to find a spray that doesn't dry streaky on them.

Yes give it a go, definitely the best I’ve tried. Using it with a damp baby muslin seems to give the best result following my many many experiments. When wet it looks not be working and you can still see the greasy marks but then like magic once it dries they are gone so trust the process.

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NotDarkGothicMama · 09/06/2025 19:18

I'll give it a go on the brand new hoodie DD's managed to get grey marks on already.

Ancientdecs · 09/06/2025 19:22

You can get rid of those orange food marks for free by leaving the clothes out in the direct sunlight. It bleached them right out. Try it!

Surroundedbyfools · 09/06/2025 19:28

Thanks ! Im going to try this ! I am hopeless at getting stains out

ERthree · 09/06/2025 19:46

Use Ace bleach then hang out in the sunshine.

Motherofdragons24 · 09/06/2025 20:20

Ancientdecs · 09/06/2025 19:22

You can get rid of those orange food marks for free by leaving the clothes out in the direct sunlight. It bleached them right out. Try it!

True! I have had some success with this but unfortunately I’m in Scotland so not a whole lot of sunshine and lots of rain so very limited outside drying days.

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TiredArse · 09/06/2025 20:49

Motherofdragons24 · 09/06/2025 20:20

True! I have had some success with this but unfortunately I’m in Scotland so not a whole lot of sunshine and lots of rain so very limited outside drying days.

It also works if you hang the item in a window.

PhilosophicalCheeseSandwich · 09/06/2025 20:53

Skip the Soak is great, I use it all over the house. I hadn't thought about using it on clothes (Ace bleach tends to work on the stains you get in an all-adult household). But I'll bear it in mind next if I get an unshiftable stain.

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