Clothing Care for Kids!
Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of mail about stains on baby clothing and the stains that leak through on to mom’s clothing; breast milk, formula, and all forms of bodily functions! First, it’s important to know that most of these stains are easier to remove from washable clothing than dryclean-only clothing. “Protein” stains can play havoc with rayon, silk, acetate and other fine fabrics, so always protect your better clothing from babies and toddlers.

While most of the above-mentioned stains are water-based stains and are best pre-spotted, soaked, washed and sometimes bleached, many drycleaners know how to remove them. It’s often the fabric that compromises and limits the removal, opposed to the stain itself. So, today let’s look at what you can do at home.

Clearly, responding quickly to stains always helps. For mom’s clothing, knowing to never put water and stain removers on dryclean-only clothing is paramount. Blot the stained area with a dry, white cloth; take the garment to the cleaners in a day or two, point out the stain, and let them do their work.

For baby’s clothing, apply soapy water to the stain, pre-spot the stain with Zout, Spray & Wash or Oxi Clean for Laundry, soak if necessary, wash in the hottest water possible, and AIR DRY any stains that were not removed before washing. If stains remain after washing (and tumbling or air drying), then consider soaking in an all-fabric bleach. More later …

Emails, emails, emails … I get them everyday at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it from people with stain emergencies, storage issues, and such. Feel free to write me and I will help you out!