Many of you probably already know this trick, but I think I usually repress it during the winter months when it is cool and rainy. But last weekend, the sun was out and it was warm and beautiful. After trying to get a stubborn pomegranate stain (actually about 20 separate stains) out of Phoebe's brand-new super cute orange pants by using an all-natural store-bought stain remover and also hydrogen peroxide, I was thinking that the pants may have been ruined. But then I remembered a super easy summertime stain remover:
lemon juice + sunlight
I just squeezed some lemon juice onto the stains, put them out in the sun for literally about 15 minutes, and voila! stain-free! They seriously look brand new. I should have taken a before and after picture, but I was just so antsy to get the stains out!
This method hasn't worked for all stains, but seems to do really well on fruit or other food-based stains. I am so happy I remembered it and thought I would share it here for those of you who haven;t yet tried it or have maybe forgotten about it too!
Have you used this stain-removal method before? What is your favorite natural stain-removal?
Gotta love the sun :)
ReplyDeletewe just leave all of our stains on the clothes :-)
ReplyDeletesometimes its easier that way!
DeleteThis would work great since we still have lots of lemons! Thanks for sharing this great idea!
ReplyDeleteThe first time I dried cloth diapers in sunlight my hubby was absolutely floored that the stains came out so quickly! Love love love the sun!
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