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Food Stains

• “Paan” stains fade away when soaked with curd or lime juice.
• Oil stain , if fresh , can be dusted with talcum powder or flour.  This will absorb the oil.  Leave for some time dust off and wash immediately with soap and water.
• Curry stains can be removed by first washing in soap and apply a thick paste of soap over the stain and dry in the sun. then scrape off the soap.
• Milk spots can be removed by soaking in warm glycerin.
• Egg stains can be treated by washing in cold water and salt.
• Chewing gum stains-chill with an ice cube scrape of the gum. And iron between two sheets of paper to remove whatever is left.

Beverage Stains

• For tea or coffee stains-Wash the stained part immediately and then dip the stained area in glycerin over night. Wash with soap and water next day.
• Treat Beer stains  by washing in warm water and vinegar.
• For Cola stains-blot the stain and apply vinegar, leave for some time, wash in warm water.

Ink/Rust/Paint and Other Stains

• To remove ballpoint ink marks, use a nail polish remover or eau-de-cologne
• To remove rust stains- rub with lemon half over the stain and put it in the sun. Wash the garment later.
• Mud stains on clothes can be removed by soaking in the water of boiled potatoes.
• Fresh paint stains should be laid under a blotter and pressed with a warm iron.
• For blood stains- soak in cold water and salt for 1 hour and wash with cold water and soap.
• For grease stains-Dust the stain with talcum powder and put the stained part under a blotting paper and run warm iron over it till the grease is absorbed. Brush off the powder.
• Same treatment as above may be given for wax stains also.
• For sweat stains- wash in water in which 2 or 3 aspirin tablets have been dissolved
  For lipstick stains-apply glycerin, let is soak for sometime ,then wash with warm soapy water.
  Shoe polish stains can be removed with eucalyptus oil.

Crayon stains can be treated in the same way as wax.