Stain Remover Tricks

I have good luck by dampening the stain with cold water and then scrubbing it with OxiClean before washing whatever it is in cold water. (My ex-wife once bought jeans for our daughter that were supposed to have that "dirty" look permanently embedded in them. I wasn't aware that was "the style" at the time, so when the jeans came up in my laundry, I used OxiClean on them... and pulled all the dirt stains out of them... my ex was angry but our daughter kept laughing and saying I was the only parent who could get "permanent" stains out of clothes. )

For grease dusting with flour is better than using chalk. I always try a hidden corner before using hydrogen peroxide, as it has mild bleaching properties.

What about just plain old dirt

That's a very useful chart. Some stains can be very hard to remove if you don't go about it the right way.

I had ink stain once on my shirt and it was red and I used bleach on it and it was such a disaster.I regretted using it when i was a kid not knowing how bleach works.If only this chart was around.I learned my lesson back then when my mom caught me.