Wee Baby Stuff

If you treasure those 100 % cotton and cotton blend baby duds and blankets, you won't want "baby" stains to become a permanent part of the design.  Our local paper had a recipe from a veteran DIY-er for an incredible laundry soak that works great.  Do not use this on fine washables or bright colors as it contains bleach.

What you need:

non-aluminum large container, kitchen or laundry sink

cup powder dishwashing soap

1/4 cup chlorine bleach

1 gallon hot water

What you do:

1. Mix well until powder dissolves
2. Test for colorfastness on clothing item
3. Place garment in solution and soak for 5-10 minutes
4. If stain remains, soak up to 20 minutes more
5. Rinse and launder

Provided by The Indianapolis Star/King Features Syndicate

*Another great trick to getting formula stains out of baby clothes is using Fels-Naptha Soap. It's old fashioned, but it works wonders.

Wet the stain with warm water, rub the bar of Fels-Naptha soap on it until stain disappears

Wash as usual.

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