Chocolate Stains

RE: Chocolate Stains Post By Marcia (Guest Post) (10/03/2008) Sorry I could not read through to find out who originally suggested DAWN - but whoever you are - you are WONDERFUL. Last week my son ate a fudgesicle in his soccer shirt and then just through it in the laundry. Well tomorrow morning is soccer pictures and he brought me his shirt around 9pm tonight. I have been trying everything, finally at 11:30 pm, I hopped online for advice! Anyhow, I just finished using the Dawn and it took every last little bit of ALL THAT fudgesicle. So Thank YOU! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Stains Post By whoa! (Guest Post) (09/25/2008) *Gasp* it works! I just tried this a minute ago on a dark chocolate ice cream stain on a white tank top. I only had palmolive, but it worked! Thanks for the tip! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Stains Post By Gina (Guest Post) (08/06/2008) I agree with the dish soap solution. My dish soap is Palmolive, but worked like a charm, even AFTER I had used laundry stain remover, washed the shirt, and dried it (which usually sets any remaining stain for good). Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Stains Post By Naomi (Guest Post) (07/28/2008) Dawn is the trick! Or dress everyone in brown and black so you can`t see the stain. Tell them to eat on tile so you can clean it 123 and everyone wears dark clothes. Dawn rules! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Stains Post By jackie (Guest Post) (07/03/2008) I totally recommend the dawn. I had a shirt that had a chocolate stain on it for weeks! I just let the shirt soak in cold water, put the dawn on then wash and the stain comes right out! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Stains Post By (Guest Post) (04/07/2008) Hi! This is Dori Ann from Belvidere, NJ Thanks to all who answered my post. I tried many of your 'tricks' and found the best thing to remove not only chocolate stains, but also garden dirt on my new jeans! The winner is DAWN DISH SOAP! I was blown away! From now on thats what I put on ANY stain! I used the new foam that left a lot of bubbles in the washer, so I just ran it thru a double rince before washing as normal. My best friend is a self-proclaimed SLOB. Whatever she eats is on her shirt! She has ruined many tops with bleach and a Q-tip. Now she uses DAWN on everything!! Too bad DAWN doesn't make a laundry detergent! Thank you everyone! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Stains Post by Shosha (64) | (03/26/2008) Profile | Contact One word for really difficult and rather oily stains: GOOP It's a waterless hand cleaner like you might find in a garage. It can be found at auto-parts stores, and in some bigger grocery stores in the soap aisle. You just rub some of this into the area and let it sit about 20 minutes. Then wash it as usual. I don't wash anything in hot or warm water... we stopped having a lot of stains. I also took to making my own laundry soap... again... way fewer stains! Remember to always check the stain BEFORE you put it in the dryer! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Stains Post By Carol in PA (Guest Post) (03/26/2008) I use dish liquid (any brand) for food stains. But my favorite spot remover is the one that starts with a Z. I want to say Zout, but don't think that is right. Good luck. Report Spam or Abuse Request: Set-in Chocolate Stains on Clothes Post by lewis_admin (1329) | (03/24/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact I have set-in chocolate stain on my clothes. I don't know how the chocolate candies got in the washer or dryer, but I found the stain after I had dried my clothes. There are stains in several shirts and sweatpants that are all brand new. Jade from Ventura, CA Answers: RE: Set-in Chocolate Stains on Clothes I got a Pink brand white tee with green lettering from Victoria's Secret for Christmas and I split hot coco on it and the Dawn worked! I let the shirt soak in cold water for about ten minutes then put dawn on my fingers and rubbed it in and the stain was disappearing. Then i put it in the wash with cold water and regular detergent and the stain came out! (12/23/2007) By Courtney RE: Set-in Chocolate Stains on Clothes Thanks so very much, Courtney, for your response to my question. What a great Christmas gift to get the answer to my question. Merry Christmas and a very happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year to you, Courtney, and to everyone out there! Sincerely, (12/26/2007) By JPW63 Report Spam or Abuse Request: Chocolate Stains on Clothing Post by Sally_Admin (155) | (10/12/2007) Profile | Contact I have medium green color cotton slacks that have a chocolate stain on them. What is the best way to get it out? The cleaner I tried didn't do it. Thanks, Carol from Boynton Beach, Florida Answers: RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing Definitely use the DAWN. I just found a black shirt that I had washed and dried that had grease stains on it. I washed it again after spot treating with DAWN and it looks great! Always try DAWN on any type of food or oil spot. (08/25/2005) By Ann RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing I got some chocolate on a pair of shorts. I put hot water in the sink with some detergent and about 1/2 cup of bleach. Took the stain right out.... (04/28/2007) By Bette. RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing I just tried the "heavy cream" thing for taking out a stain of chocolate sauce on a brand new shirt of my daughter's-I only tried it because i didn't have any Dawn but for some strange reason i have heavy cream- and it worked!!! I really can't believe it--thank you so much for the tip!!! (05/03/2007) By Staci RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing I had a pair of WHITE pants that I spelt a chocolate milkshake on. I used both the Dawn and heavy cream and it worked great. If the stain seems to spread out as you use the heavy cream add a little to the water in the washer. (05/30/2007) By Amy RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing My daughter spilled chocolate syrup on a hand embroidery beaded shirt from India. I had not be able to attend to this chore for a week. So doing it a week later I seemed discouraged of the possibility of removing this stain. Rubbing the material vigorously to get rid of the stain was impossible as that would compromise the beads and the embroidery. So I used Shout stain remover wipe. It worked like a charm. I always carry a box in my car as well as keep one at home. I highly recommend it. (07/01/2007) By Geeta RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing Use white vinegar then soak in the sun for a few hours then repeat the STAIN DISAPPEARS (07/20/2007) Report Spam or Abuse Request: Chocolate Stains on Clothing Post by lewis_admin (1329) | (11/21/2006) Profile | Blog! | Contact I spilled the kind of chocolate that hardens onto my favorite pants. The chocolate came out but some kind of oily(?) residue has remained. They are 100% cotton. Thanks for the help, Barbara Answers: RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing There is a color-safe bleach called VIVID that comes in a liquid or a powder. It gets out lots of stains that others can't touch. And if your daughter truly gets chocolate stains on all her clothes, you might want to start dressing her all in brown!!! (07/14/2004) By Becki in Indiana RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing Rub some DAWN dishwashing liquid in the stain. Let set for a few minutes and then wash. Works every time here. (07/15/2004) By janet RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing I agree with the Dawn dishwashing liquid. This usually works well for me, especially with those oily spots on dark colored clothes. (08/23/2005) By washburn6394 RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing When i have a stain that i can't get out I always use Clear Magic. You can get that at farm & fleet or somethings wal-mart carrys it back in auto deparment. Good Luck (10/01/2005) By Joyce wis RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing I use Dawn on the stain and let it soak for a short time. In the meantime I heat a medium saucepan full of water on the stove or heat a large measuring bowl full of water in the microwave. I then place a medium sized empty bowl inside the garment with the stained part of the garment in the middle of the bowl. Place this in the sink and then pour the hot water over the stain. This has even worked on stains that have gone through the dryer. (10/02/2005) By Joan - WY RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing Fels-Naptha soap! Just wet the material, rub in some fels naptha and wash as usual. It can be found in MOST laundry sections of wal-mart, or other stores..it is an "old" bar soap but, old isn't always bad! (10/02/2005) By Mary RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing I used this method to clean chocolate off a denim fabric couch: Scrape off excess dried chocolate with a spoon. Sponge stain with cold water. Mix 2 tablespoons of borax ("Boraxo Laundry Booster," or "20 Mule Team Laundry Booster") and 2 cups of warm water. Sponge stain with this mixture. Rinse well and wash as usual. (12/17/2005) By Cathy RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing THANK YOU! My 2 year old daughter had gotten chocolate stains from M&Ms on a dress I had recently bought her & the stain had set in so I tried the Dawn dishsoap trick, the stain is gone! I will pass this tip onto everyone I know! (01/30/2006) By karen RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing I've tried the Clorox Pen, and it doesn't work on anything it's supposed to, so far. So, now I'm trying the Fels-Naptha soap and Dawn soap to remove the chocolate stain which has "set" for 9 hours. I also tried Tryzyme from Amway, but this is a stubborn stain! This white blouse has not been in the dryer. (03/15/2006) By LK RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing I used Dawn's foam detergent - It worked a miracle on the entire load - I had a brand new pair of Ping golf shorts of my husband's and 4 very good golf shirts plus everything else that went through the original load. The chocolate all came out. I was thrilled and recommend it to anyone with the same problem that I had! (04/30/2006) By Gretchen Smith RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing My fiance spilled chocolate sauce all over a very expensive new Kenneth Cole dress shirt (100% cotton- made in Indonesia) while at a trade conference for his job. i've tried the conventional stain removal methods on chocolate stains in the past but nothing works better than HEAVEY CREAM. Believe it or not, something in milk dissolves every trace of chocolate from clothes, you can even use icky bad stinky milk, as long as the milk used is real cow milk and has a high fat content. Heavy cream works best (skim won't work), just use a toothbrush and lightly scrub the stain with cream, let stand for a few minutes, scrub lightly again, and throw into the wasH with warm/hot water and regular detergent. (05/19/2006) By dedeyre RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing Goof Off The Ulimate Remover! Lightly cover stain wait a minutes or two and then wash in hot water and laundry soap. This removes oil like you would not believe. I have 3 sons; it has said a lot of clothes. Actually, my youngest son just start working at a cafeteria. He had oil all over two pairs of his jeans. Just two days ago I said what is up with the oil. He said he stir fries. Thank God for Goof Off. Jeans are clean. (05/26/2006) By Tina RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing The oily stuff left can be removed by putting a bit of dawn dish soap directly on the greasy spots. Let it soak in and wash in the washing machine with normal detergent as usual. Dawn has great grease fighiting power on dishes and clothes. (07/30/2006) By leslieann RE: Chocolate Stains on Clothing I have done this before and it worked for me. On clothing, even after it has been washed and in the dryer, if the chocolate stain remains, put some kitchen roll or similar under the stain, and iron on the reverse side. It melts the chocolate back through and into the paper. (11/06/2006) By Sirena Report Spam or Abuse