DD dribbled some chocolate ice cream on her brand new outfit when we went out for lunch - I just washed it, the stains came out of the pink shorts but not the white shirt! I was really hoping she'd wear it a few times for "nice" occasions. I did the regular wash with cold water and regular Dreft detergent w/out pretreating.
any tips on how to get it out? and WTH did it come out of the shorts and not the shirt?!
Re: getting out chocolate stain
It probably came out of the skirt because there was some color on it. Not to mention normal Murphey's Law
My tip: Put some dawn detergent on it (yes the dishwashing stuff) and let it sit. Wash again. You didn't dry the shirt, did you? That has a tendency to "set" the stain and make it harder to remove. Dawn seems to work miracles though. It's really good on dirt and grease. I've pretreated (and post-treated with a rewash) many times with good results. I also use it in the pressure washer when we do the patio and deck, seriously nothing cleans better.
Good Luck
I did dry it, I just moved everything from washer to dryer w/out looking at anything, I'll try dishwashing detergent, thanks!
I've also had great luck soaking white items in oxiclean. Most stains did come out.
Ditto this - it has saved many a shirt for us