I do the majority of our laundry in the house.
I usually have good luck getting food stains out of our clothes (but not always). But my problem is mud and dirt stains.
We have an amazing park near our house that has an "adventure playground". Basically a part of the field where they turn water on, have real shovel in child size, some old logs, and let kids have at it digging and moulding the surrounding to build rivers, dams, bridges, etc.
My 2 yr old loves to play in the mud and water there. She has so much fun. But her clothes get filthy and I cant seem to get the stains out. Some of her clothes have now become "mud pit clothes" but it seams that each week we are losing another shirt to the stains.
So far I have tried borax and detergent, soaking in washing soda and detergent and then washing, using a natural stain remover bar that works on all other stains, and have even tried oxyclean (although I do not know what it is and that scares me).
We have a front loader. We use "green scent free detergent". I have borax and washing soda. Do not want to use bleach or anything like that. Not opposed to using tide or something for certain loads of laundry.
How do you get your whites white and your brights bright without using harsh detergents or bleach?
Any suggestions for the mud? I should also learn about grass and blood stains (knowing my daughter).
I usually have good luck getting food stains out of our clothes (but not always). But my problem is mud and dirt stains.
We have an amazing park near our house that has an "adventure playground". Basically a part of the field where they turn water on, have real shovel in child size, some old logs, and let kids have at it digging and moulding the surrounding to build rivers, dams, bridges, etc.
My 2 yr old loves to play in the mud and water there. She has so much fun. But her clothes get filthy and I cant seem to get the stains out. Some of her clothes have now become "mud pit clothes" but it seams that each week we are losing another shirt to the stains.
So far I have tried borax and detergent, soaking in washing soda and detergent and then washing, using a natural stain remover bar that works on all other stains, and have even tried oxyclean (although I do not know what it is and that scares me).
We have a front loader. We use "green scent free detergent". I have borax and washing soda. Do not want to use bleach or anything like that. Not opposed to using tide or something for certain loads of laundry.
How do you get your whites white and your brights bright without using harsh detergents or bleach?
Any suggestions for the mud? I should also learn about grass and blood stains (knowing my daughter).