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Tips for Stain Removal
A well-equipped stock cupboard
Different types of stains require different treatments and in order to be ready for all eventualities, it is a good idea to have the following items in your stock cupboard:
Tip:
Detergents and stain removers. This booklet contains a great deal of advice on the best detergents and agents to use for removing stains. If you are unsure about a particular product, have a look on the manufacturer’s website as they often give important information about the active ingredients in it and how to use it properly. 
5% citric acid
Aerosol stain removers with benzene
Alcohol
Bile soap
Blotting paper
Brush cleaner (turpentine)
Butter
Buttermilk
Chlorine bleach
Clothes brush
Colour run remover
Cotton wool
Dentured alcohol
Dye strippers
Eau de Cologne
Eggs
Eucalyptus oil
Glycerine
Hair spray
Hydrogen peroxide
Ice cubes
Lemon juice
Liquid ammonia
Liquid bleach (suitable for coloureds)
Milk
Mineral water
Natural soap
Oxygen based bleach
Potato flour, corn flour or sawdust
Potatoes
Proprietary stain removers
Rust remover
Salt
Soda crystals
Sour milk
Spirit of soap
Spirits
Stain devils
Talcum powder
Turpentine
Vinegar
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