Dealing with clothing stains away from home
Collar Stains
You don't need a special stain remover to banish a ring around the
collar. Any staining around the collar can be easily removed with a touch of
something you're pretty much guaranteed to have in your hotel room. Just pour a
little shampoo - any shampoo will do, even the inexpensive, generic kind onto
the collar, rub the collar together to work the shampoo in well, and rinse
thoroughly. Then launder as usual.
Tea Stains
If you have
fabrics with tea stains,
there is no need to panic. The stain
will come out if you give it a little sugar. Mix up a concoction of heavily sugared water by
stirring the water as you add sugar to it. Keep adding sugar until it no longer
dissolves (warm water makes it easier for sugar to dissolve). To remove tea
stains from clothing, submerge the stained area for several minutes in a small
container of the heavily sugared water, then hand wash as usual.
Lipstick Stains
We've got a great laundry trick for lipstick stains! To remove lipstick from dark fabrics, grab a piece of white bread (leftover from your breakfast) and remove the crust. You don't have to forgo a sandwich; you can use the heel of the loaf - no one likes that piece anyway. Wad up the soft centre and rub it gently on the stain until it picks up all of the lipstick. Sweep away any leftover crumbs with your finger.
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