Killing Them Softly – 7 Ecofriendly Stain Removal Tips

Dirty t-shirt? Get the knack of mastering how to rid your tees of stains and dirt. We have gathered 7 awesome tips for you on how to remove stains from your favourite pieces the gentle way. Let’s get right to it, here is a list of gentle stain removal and ecofriendly washing advice:
1. Use less washing powder. Using a lot doesn’t mean that your threads get cleaner. Alternatively, you can try wash balls. In Asian countries these offer a traditional way of washing clothes and hair. And they are environmentally sound.
2. Don’t use temperatures higher than 60°C. Your washing will probably get just as clean as when using 95°C. And you save energy as well.
3. Don’t wash on Mondays. No joke! They say that most people do their washing on Mondays, and this is why power charging, sewage works and pollution hit their highest peak then.

4. Stuff your washing machine as much as you can! If you can still get a hand between your clothes in the tumbler, the machine will have no problems coping with the wash load.
5. Offer spongey materials. Ideally put a white cloth beneath the stain which can absorb the stain’s substance.
6. Hide traces. You can avoid leaving borders behind by putting a kind of “liquid ring” around the stain.
7. Be careful with hot or boiling water. Especially protein-based stains will become permanent instead of getting removed.
Looking for more on easy stain removal? Here are some links for further reading.
Money Saving Wednesday…Vinegar (totallyready.com)
Wash-off: Fighting Sweat Stains with Baking Soda (craftzine.com)
Pizza joint gives staff t-shirts with the text of 1-star Yelp reviews (boingboing.net)
Have we forgotten anything?  You could always help make Spreadshirt more famous and grab some free stuff.  Share your magic stain removal skills with us and leave a comment.