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If you find that your lipstick has accidentally gotten on your clothes, don’t worry! We have tips to help you remove lipstick – and other makeup – stains from your clothes.
Q: My summer resolution was to make sure my kids get plenty of outdoor exercise. In addition to limiting their indoor activities, as a family, we've been doing lots of weekend picnicking and hiking. The downside is that our clothes are full of grass, dirt and sweat stains. How do I get rid of them?
A: For grass stains, pretreat the stains with a prewash stain remover or rub liquid laundry detergent into the…
Q. Several family members just took up biking. We love the health benefits, but not the bicycle grease on our clothes. What’s the best way to remove it?
A. The easiest way is to pretreat the stain with a prewash stain remover and then launder, using the hottest water that’s safe for the fabric. Check to make sure the stain is gone before putting the clothing in the dryer. If the stain remains, apply a concentrated heavy-duty…
With a little preparation, you can be ready to enjoy a stress-free picnic.
When preparing or serving food in the great outdoors, there are a few extra steps and considerations that you may not have at home or even in your backyard. Food needs to be stored properly to be safely consumed during your al fresco meal. Spills and stains have more time to set before they can get to the laundry. And you need to be prepared to clean up thoroughly to leave things…
Q: From blueberries in summer to cranberries over the holidays, berries are enjoyed in our home throughout the year. The stains they leave behind are not. How do we get rid of them (the stains, not the berries!)? A: Blueberry, blackberry, boysenberry, strawberry, cranberry, raspberry … whether it's baking them or eating them ... stains are bound to happen. If the stain is fresh, flush it with…
It's National Pizza Day and it’s time to celebrate with a slice! However, we don’t want a stain to get in the way so here's how to remove the two most common pizza stains.
Stains happen.
Despite taking precautions, stains can happen. ACI has two new videos with simple steps for removing pine sap and chocolate stains from your clothes!
If you have ever had clothes come in contact with pine sap, you know how difficult it is to remove the stain. Click here to watch a short video to learn how you can easily remove it.
With spring right around the corner and the chocolate Easter…
Whether for move out cleaning or just keeping your place, here are the tasks that should be on your list.
Just because you don’t "own" your place doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a regular cleaning routine to keep your environment fresh and in good condition. Cleaning on a regular basis makes the job easier when you do tackle these tasks – and what’s more, keeping your rental in good shape helps ensure that you’ll get your deposit…
Q: I’ve done a good job keeping my skin protected from the sun, and my kids protected from mosquitoes. But now I have bug spray and sunscreen on my clothes. What do I do?
While that’s definitely good news for you and your kids, it sounds like the family wardrobe didn’t make out as well. But don’t fear; most commercially available bug sprays and sunscreens do wash out relatively easily. First, pretreat the stains with a prewash stain remover, then launder,…
Summer’s here, and with it, the increased awareness of, and need for, sunscreen. We need the protection, but our tile floors? Not so much. Fortunately, there are easy ways to clean up when we accidentally slather and spray SPF on surfaces other than our skin.
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While that’s definitely good news for you and your kids, it sounds like the family wardrobe didn’t make out as well. But don’t fear; most commercially available bug sprays and sunscreens do wash out relatively easily. First,…