A handful of baking soda in the washing machine will keep your garments very soft without using expensive softeners.
A mixture of milk and spirit can be helpful in removing pen marks from foam leather.
To remove grease stains from clothes put some talcum powder over the grease as soon as possible. Keep aside for some time. Wash with soap and water as usual.
Remove ink- stain from a cloth by applying toothpaste on both sides of the cloth. Wash the cloth, once the toothpaste dries out.
Oil stain may be removed by rubbing the area with a piece of lime dipped in salt.
Washing dirty curtains - soak in plenty of plain water overnight before washing.
Ink Stain - Apply toothpaste on both sides of an ink-stain on cloth. Wash it after dry.
To remove the stains of citrus fruit juices from the floor, cover the stain with coconut oil and rub well, the stain will vanish in 3 - 4 days.
To remove mud stains from clothes, soak and wash them in water collected after boiling potatoes.
To avoid stains on plastic kitchen ware - Use baking soda equal to 1 tsp. to a pint of water to remove the stains.
