Using Stain Removers - essentiel b ELF1014-2b Notice D'utilisation

• Chocolate and cocoa: while soaking your laundry in cold water, scrub the stain with
soap or a detergent and wash at the maximum temperature tolerated by the laundry.
If a greasy stain persists, scrub with hydrogen peroxide (3% solution).
• Ketchup: scrape the dried stains without damaging the fabric, leave to soak in cold
water for about 30 minutes and wash by scrubbing with a detergent.
• Grease, egg: scrape the dried stains and dab with a sponge or cloth soaked in cold
water. Scrub with a detergent, then wash with diluted detergent.
• Grease, oil: sponge the residues. Scrub the stain with detergent and wash with warm
soapy water.
• Mustard: dab the stain with glycerine. Scrub with a detergent and wash. If the stain
persists, dab with alcohol (on synthetic and coloured fabrics use a mixture of 1 volume
of alcohol to 2 volumes of water).
• Blood: leave your laundry to soak in cold water for about 30 minutes. If the stain
persists, soak the laundry in a mixture of water and ammonia (3 tablespoons of
ammonia in 4 litres of water) for 30 minutes.
• Cream, ice cream and milk: leave your laundry to soak in cold water and scrub the
stain with detergent. If the stain persists, dab the fabric with an appropriate amount
of detergent. (Do not use detergent for coloured laundry).
• Mould: mould stains must be cleaned as quickly as possible. Wash the stain with a
detergent. If the stain persists, dab with hydrogen peroxide (3% solution).
• Ink: run cold water over the stain until the ink is fully diluted. Then scrub with lemon
water and a detergent, wait 5 minutes then wash.
• Fruit: stretch the stained part of your laundry out over a container and pour cold water
over the stain. Do not pour on hot water. Dab with cold water and apply glycerine.
Wait for an hour or two and rinse before dabbing the stain with a few drops of white
vinegar.
• Grass: scrub the stained part with a detergent. Wash with detergent if this does not
risk damaging the fabric. Scrub your woollens with alcohol. (For coloured woollens, a
mixture of 1 volume of pure alcohol to 2 volumes of water).
• Oil-based paint: apply a solvent to the stain before this dries. Scrub with a detergent
and wash.
• Rust: if the fabric allows, wash with detergent. For woollens, place a cloth soaked in
hydrogen peroxide onto the stain and iron, placing a dry cloth between the iron and
the soaked cloth. Rinse thoroughly then wash.
Using stain removers
CAUTION: To avoid any risk of fire or explosion:
• If you use the products recommended in the recipes above, take care to rinse your
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