Best liquid for getting stains out of clothes

A spray of Elbow Grease is my go-to, especially on my little DGS’ clothes.

Home Bargains sells Ace.

I find any washing up liquid poured neat onto the stain does the trick as long as I leave it for about five minutes before putting it into the machine.

Vanish gold. Fantastic stuff. Never let me down yet!!

If there’s a stain I pour (original) green Fairy Liquid on it then wash the item inside out

Near milk will remove Boro marks. Does need quite a bit of dabbing.

Elbow grease from B&M and probably other shops is brilliant at getting a whole host of stains out. It’s good for yellowing around necklines on whites from face creams and sun lotion etc too. Also vanish spray or soap is very good.

There's a new thing called the Stain Stick (I think) trouble is it looks too good to be true, so probably is. I'm sure it only costs about £10 but if it doesn't work then that's expensive.

Lally. ACE bleach is in supermarkets. I buy it from Sainsbury's.

Never found vanish any good. I rub soap in to the stain as soon as I can. For lighter clothes I use Napisan in the wash.

I’m with other posters that washing up liquid gets most, especially food related, stains out. But it does depend on the stain and how long it’s been sitting there. Good luck whatever you choose 🤞

LallyLou, I buy Ace from Amazon and Robert Dyas also sell it. I am sure you could probably find it in some of the supermarkets.

Like MT62 I use a Vanish soap bar. It's easy to use and to put directly on to the stained area. A bar is cheap (last for ages) and it's a product which isn't in (yet another) plastic bottle! (Just has simple packaging which can be recycled in a supermarket "plastic bags" bin.) I buy them in bulk online & I have found single bars for sale in "pound shops". Works very well, in my experience.

No. Nothing works like the good old green soap did. Tried lots. I now use a cheap bar soap which does a reasonable job.

I use Smol stain remover smol.com/uk/products/stain-gel

It's vegan friendly and bleach free and the bottle is re fillable.

Waitrose pink stain removal spray good for most fabrics too.
Lallylou

Hi Ginny,
Where do you buy ace please
Lallylou

K2r either wet or dry.

Thank you HMWALES.

Vanish Gold Oxi Action Gel Stain Remover Fabric Clothes Colour Safe 2250ml is definitely the best. I used to have a Hotel and we always used this. Best place to buy is Amazon as they sell the large bottle.

I use ALDI old fashioned washing Bio washing powder. As good as Ariel, not as perfumed and less than half the price

petra

Washing up liquid gets most stains out.

It does indeed, if you put it on the stain and leave the clothes to dry completely before you wash them on the usual cycle and with the usual amount of laundry soap.

Any washing-up liquid will do the job and do it better than any and all the stain-removers we are urged to buy.

Coops74

I use Vanish spray always works for me.

I do too, I spray it as soon as possible after the stain happens and leave it on until the garment is laundered. It is in a pink spray bottle.

Fairy liquid left on the stain for a while before washing on a hot wash. I also find the sunlight fades any light stains.

Washing up liquid and bicarb gets greasy stains out but you have to let it sit on the fabric for at least an hour before putting it in the washing machine.