Buy It And Try It: Remove Those Tough Stains

Most stain removers claim they'll get the stains out. However, that's not always the case. We see which ones do the job.

Allison Burke has tossed out some of her favorite clothes because of a stain.

"Once I even went so far as to reorder an entire outfit because I gotten a stain on a skirt and I loved it so much," said Burke.

Stains are costly, so Lisa Freeman of Shopsmart Magazine from Consumer Reports tested stain removers to determine the most effective.

"Wine, fruit juice, blood these are the kinds of stains that hydrogen peroxide is perfect for. Take a cotton ball, soak it in the hydrogen peroxide and then put in on, directly onto the material until the stain comes out," said Freeman.

For ink stains:

"Every household should have Amodex. Just saturate the material with it and the ink stains should come out," said Freeman.

Oxiclean or any cleaner that has sodium percarbonate:

"Make sure you soak the fabric in it for at least a few hours, preferably overnight, and it will get out virtually any stain," said Freeman.

For the toughest oil and grease stains:

"Fels-naptha, it's a bar, and what you do is you moisten it and you could use it to remove any greasy stains like gravy, pasta sauce and salad dressing," said Freeman.

Allison's theory when it comes to stains is that Murphy's law applies.

"It's never the things you don't like that get stained, it's always the shirts, the skirts, the jeans you thank that are fabulous and wind up getting ruined," said Burke.

For that ring around the collar, or pit stains you can soak them in Oxyclean or any oxygen cleaners before you wash them and hang them to dry.Most stain removers claim they'll get the stains out. However, that's not always the case. We see which ones do the job.

Allison Burke has tossed out some of her favorite clothes because of a stain.

"Once I even went so far as to reorder an entire outfit because I gotten a stain on a skirt and I loved it so much," said Burke.

Stains are costly, so Lisa Freeman of Shopsmart Magazine from Consumer Reports tested stain removers to determine the most effective.

"Wine, fruit juice, blood these are the kinds of stains that hydrogen peroxide is perfect for. Take a cotton ball, soak it in the hydrogen peroxide and then put in on, directly onto the material until the stain comes out," said Freeman.

For ink stains:

"Every household should have Amodex. Just saturate the material with it and the ink stains should come out," said Freeman.

Oxiclean or any cleaner that has sodium percarbonate:

"Make sure you soak the fabric in it for at least a few hours, preferably overnight, and it will get out virtually any stain," said Freeman.

For the toughest oil and grease stains:

"Fels-naptha, it's a bar, and what you do is you moisten it and you could use it to remove any greasy stains like gravy, pasta sauce and salad dressing," said Freeman.

Allison's theory when it comes to stains is that Murphy's law applies.

"It's never the things you don't like that get stained, it's always the shirts, the skirts, the jeans you thank that are fabulous and wind up getting ruined," said Burke.

For that ring around the collar, or pit stains you can soak them in Oxyclean or any oxygen cleaners before you wash them and hang them to dry.