Stain Buster — Salsa

Fabric

Working from the back of the stain, rinse with cold water. Pretreat with a liquid laundry detergent and leave for several minutes. Rinse well. Sponge with white vinegar and rinse well. Add more laundry detergent and repeat the process until you have removed as much stain as possible. Pretreat with a prewash stain remover and wash as usual.

If the stain remains, rub with a liquid laundry detergent, and then soak in warm water for up to 30 minutes. wash again with fabric-appropriate bleach added, if necessary.

Upholstery

Mix one tablespoon of washing up liquid with two cups of cool water. Using a clean white cloth, sponge the stain with the detergent solution and blot until the liquid is absorbed. Keep sponging and blotting until the stain disappears. Sponge with cold water and blot dry.

Carpet

Mix one tablespoon of washing up liquid with two cups of warm water. Using a clean white cloth, sponge the stain with the detergent solution and blot until the liquid is absorbed. Keep sponging and blotting until the stain disappears or no more stain is absorbed into the cloth.

If the stain remains, mix one tablespoon of ammonia (warning: never mix bleach and ammonia – the resulting fumes are hazardous) with 1/2 cup of warm water. Sponge the stain with the ammonia solution and blot until the liquid is absorbed. Sponge with cold water and blot dry.