March 3rd, 2007
The cornstarch method
Sweatshirt + oily food = stain on sweatshirt. When the stain didn’t come out, I turned to…the Internet. And I found this environmentally friendly solution, from care2.com:
Oil and Grease: Sprinkle some cornstarch or baking soda on the stain, then place the garment, stain side down, on a large rag on top of an ironing board. Iron with a hot iron on the wrong side of the stain — most oil and grease stains will come right out. (This trick works only for oil and grease, which need heat to dissolve.)
I did the above with cornstarch, and I’m pleased to say that it worked. If I look carefully, I can still see part of the stain, but maybe I missed that part with the cornstarch.
The care2.com page also has environmentally friendly solutions for other types of laundry stains.