Melted Crayon Dried on Clothing

I opened my dryer and to my horror there was green crayon melted all over my kids clothes. This is what I did to get it out and it work!

Before washing I pretreated stains with Zout (off brand Shout). I just sprayed and brushed it in. Then I did a hot prewash using Thirsties cloth diaper prewash (I'm sure any prewash like Clorox 2 would work). Warm rinse. This step alone got out the lighter stains.

To wash I used:

• hot water wash/warm water rinse
• 2 scoops of Rockin Green Detergent (although a cap of your favorite detergent would be fine, I'm sure).
• 1 cap Oxiclean Max Force Power Gel
• 1/2 cup 20 Mule Team Borax
• 1 cup Zout (off brand Shout)
• 1 cup white vinegar

I let the wash cycle start and then turned the washer off and let the clothes soak for 30 minutes before restarting the washer. It worked and I'm very excited!

By Stacie