These days, there are tons of options so you can protect your clothing and prevent stains.
If you visit the ladies room daily after lunch or whenever you are out to eat because you have spilled, dripped or dribbled onto your outfit, then this article is for you.
You don't have to wear your messes throughout the day.
Instead you can select a spot treater that works for your wardrobe.
Consider your options.
Shout has a wipe, Tide has a pen and many brands offer sprays or other options to treat and remove stains.
Different fabrics and different stains require different treatments so know your wardrobe and what you are most likely to spill when shopping for a spot stain treatment.
Whether your spill involves your morning coffee, afternoon salsa and chips or the red wine you drink with dinner, a spot treater can help.
So what do you do once you've decided upon the pen, wipe or spray? You begin cleaning.
Start by checking for oily spots.
If your snack involved meat or a cheese sauce, you might have an oily stain.
Treat the oil first by applying a dab of liquid dish detergent directly to the stain.
Work the detergent into the stain to break up and remove the oil, then proceed through the rest of the steps.
Rinse with cold water.
Hold the stain under the faucet so that the back of the clothing is closest to the faucet.
Turn on the cold water and let the water rinse the stain from the back.
This should drive the stain away from the clothing.
If you apply the cold water on the stained side of the clothing, it will push the stain further into the clothing fibers making it harder to remove the stain.
Apply the spot stain remover.
Follow the directions for your stain remover.
Some recommend you apply and then scrub while others suggest that you let the stain remover soak in and sit before you try to work the stain.
Work in the stain remover.
Use your fingernail to slowly work the stain remover into the fibers of the clothing to remove the stain.
Rinse periodically and reapply according to the directions on the stain remover until the stain has released from the clothing Food isn't the only thing that can stain your clothes.
Your hobbies may also require you to have handy spot treatments.
Do you love to garden but hate what it does to your clothes? Experienced gardeners know that soil is not the only danger your clothes face when gardening.
A more difficult stain is the one that comes from pollen when your clothes brush up against the flowering plants.
The good news is that you can remove pollen stains with a spot stain remover.
Oil and grease from hobbies and automotive interests can also prove dangerous to the wardrobe.
If you cannot wear coveralls, you can still protect your jeans and t-shirts from the dirt under your fingernails and your working hands.
By keeping a spot treater on hand, you can stop stains.