It is worthwhile first of all to analyze unusual stains because washing will fix some stains (wax, chewing gum, tar, emulsion paints, adhesives, and assembly foams, pigment dust such as pollen or powder, possibly also blood) on the fiber. Also, rust stains are removed before.

Small checklist suggested by liox cleaners & laundry for stain analysis:

On which fiber is the stain?

Is the fabric dyed color stable?

Is the fabric coated?

Is the stain substance on the fiber? Then always mechanically remove before!

What kind of stain could it be?

Is the stain colored, water-soluble or soluble in fat solvent?

What belongs in a stain pharmacy for the household?

In addition to the basic laundry detergent (powdered heavy-duty detergent for white laundry, powdered or liquid color detergent for colored laundry, wool detergent for wool, silk, impregnated clothing and viscose) Silvia Frank recommends:

- Distilled water, because as "empty" water it has a better dissolving and wetting power than the ionic tap water.

- Gall soap - solid and liquid for the emulsification of fats and pigmented stains.

- Liquid, hydrogen peroxide-containing bleach for many colored patches of food and plants, but also many synthetic dyes are brightened by oxygen bleaching.

- Alcohol for stains of various synthetic substances such as pens, hair spray, perfume, resin and printing inks, but also fat-soluble dyes.

- White spirit and a slightly stronger solvent such as brush cleaner or universal dilution for intensive grease and oil-containing stains, tar, paints and chewing gum residues.

-Acetone for nail polishes and solvent-based adhesives, but please carry out a very careful pre-test beforehand.

- Dithionite-based, reducing detersive dye against synthetic dye stains which are decolorized only by reduction, e.g. Hair colors, some printing inks or jeans dyes.

Alternatively, they can often achieve a decent result even with an ink killer. Very important is a pretest since almost all textile dyes are attacked by reducing agents.

Pens - Highly recommended for traveling:

There are easy handy stain removal pens. Most fillings contain some bleach in the form of small amounts of hydrogen peroxide. This allows the bleachable stains of coffee, tea, wine, vegetables or fruit to be gently removed from light fabrics.

Since the bleaching effect is carried out only at body temperature, the risk of fading is low. Nevertheless, the stain did not additionally expose to the sun and keep an eye on it. If you observe color changes in the textile, please stop the effect immediately with water.

If you want to remove stains without any efforts, the best option is to use liox cleaners & laundry.