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How to Clean Cotton clothing
Cotton garments. Cotton takes many water-based stain treatments, but dyes can bleed and heat can set protein and tannin stains.
How to clean Cotton clothing
- How to Remove Blood Stains from Cotton ClothesLift fresh or dried blood from cotton fabrics using cold water and hydrogen peroxide without cooking the protein into the weave.
- How to Remove Coffee Stains from Cotton ClothesDissolve dark tannin dyes and milk fats from spilled coffee on cotton shirts using cold water flushing, white vinegar, and liquid detergent.
- How to Remove Red Wine Stains from Cotton ClothesOxidize dark purple anthocyanin and tannin pigments from red wine on cotton fabrics using hydrogen peroxide and dish soap before stains set.
- How to Remove Sweat Stains from Cotton ClothesBreak down yellow underarm stains and stiff deodorant build-up in cotton shirts using a baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and dish soap paste.
- How to Remove Tomato Sauce Stains from Cotton ClothesBreak down oily lipids and red lycopene carotenoid pigments from pasta sauce and ketchup on cotton fabrics using dish soap and hydrogen peroxide.
- How to Remove Ink Stains from Cotton ClothesDissolve ballpoint pen ink and marker dye in cotton fabrics using rubbing alcohol as a solvent before machine washing.
- How to Remove Chocolate Stains from Cotton ClothesBreak down the triple combination of cocoa butter fats, dairy proteins, and dark brown tannins in cotton shirts using dish soap and enzyme detergent.
- How to Remove Grass Stains from Cotton ClothingBreak down green chlorophyll pigments and plant sap on cotton clothes with rubbing alcohol and enzyme laundry detergent before machine washing in cold water.
- How to Remove Makeup Stains from Cotton ClothingDissolve oily binders and lift foundation, lipstick, or mascara pigments from cotton fabrics using dish soap and rubbing alcohol before standard laundering.
- How to Remove Blueberry Stains from Cotton ClothingNeutralize dark anthocyanin fruit dyes and break down pectin on cotton fabrics using an acidic rinse and enzyme laundry detergent before machine washing.