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A well-equipped arsenal for combatting stains:
Different types of stains require different treatments and in order to be ready for all
eventualities, it is a good idea to have the following items in your stock cupboard:
5% citric acid
Aerosol stain removers
containing benzene
Alcohol
Bile soap
Blotting paper
Brush cleaner (turpentine)
Butter
Buttermilk
Chlorine bleach
Clothes brush
Colour run removers
Cotton wool
Denatured alcohol
Dye strippers
Eau de Cologne
Eggs
Eucalyptus oil
Glycerine
Hair spray
Hydrogen peroxide
Ice cubes
Lemon juice
Liquid ammonia
Liquid bleach (suitable for
coloureds)
Milk
Mineral water
Natural soap
Oxygen-based bleach
Potato flour, corn flour or
sawdust
Potatoes
Proprietary stain
removers
Rust remover
Salt
Soda crystals
Sour milk
Spirit of soap
Spirits
Stain devils
Talcum powder
Turpentine
Vinegar
