Choosing Hot or Cold Water for Stains

Berry stains come out of clothing with both hot and cold water. Start by using cold water to flush as much of the stain away as you can. After applying an enzyme detergent to the stain and letting it sit, wash the garment in hot water or the warmest setting recommended on the care tag to remove the stain.

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Coffee stains can be confounding, especially for fervent coffee drinkers. To get them out, use cold water to remove what you can of the stain, then apply an enzyme detergent. Once you let that sit, wash the garment in hot water or the warmest setting recommended on the care tag to remove the rest of the stain.

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Getting a mud stain out of your clothing is a two-step process. Start by scraping as much mud as you can off your clothing, then wash the garment in cold water. Next, apply an enzyme detergent and wash the garment again in hot water or the warmest setting recommended on the care tag to remove the stain.

Oil stains are tricky because they do not act like other stains as they can continue to spread on your clothing. To combat this, remove as much of the oil as you can by blotting gently with a paper towel, then pretreat the garment with enzyme detergent and allow it to sit for ten minutes. When ten minutes is up, wash your clothing in hot water or the warmest setting recommended on the care tag.

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When combating grease stains, the faster you act, the easier they are to remove. As soon as you identify a grease stain, you will want to rub enzyme detergent into the stain and let it sit for 10 minutes. Once the time has elapsed, machine wash your garment in hot water or the warmest setting recommended on the care tag to remove the stain.

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Blood stains require cold water to clean. Start by flushing the stain in cold water, then soak it with an enzyme detergent for 30 minutes. If the stain remains, apply detergent directly to the stain and wash it in cold water with an oxygen bleach.

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Grass stains are the exact opposite of blood stains. In the case of a grass stain, rub an enzyme detergent directly on the stain, then wash it in hot water or the warmest setting recommended on the care tag (without removing the detergent). Repeat this process until the stain is fully removed.

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To remove a red wine stain, begin by flushing it with cold water, then apply an enzyme detergent and let it sit. After a few minutes, wash it in hot water or the warmest setting recommended on the care tag, adding oxygen bleach for white cottons.

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When attempting to remove a tomato stain, make sure you do not use hot water as this could set the stain. Instead, use cold water to flush it, then rub enzyme detergent into the stain and let it sit for five minutes. Finish by rinsing the stain in hot water or the warmest setting recommended on the care tag to remove it.

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