Tomato stains on clothes: Rinse immediately with lukewarm water. Next blot with a cotton dipped in water and vinegar solution. Use a stain remover if necessary. Rinse with water and wash as normal.

Tomato stains on upholstery and carpet: Treat the excess residue with a napkin. Pour a little rubbing alcohol and and blot with a cotton towel. Apply a stain remover if needed.

Urine stains on clothes: For delicate fabrics prepare a solution of white distilled vinegar mixed with cold water. Hot water is suitable only for fabrics that can sustain it. Then wash as normal.

Urine stains on upholstery and carpet: The best solution to this problem is to use paper towels to blot the stain if it is still liquid. Use a sponge soaked in a solution made of 1/4 cup vinegar, a spoon of liquid dish washer and few drops essential oil.  Leave the solution to sit for 1/2h and blot with a clean wet towel.

Vomit stains on clothes: Any excess residue should be removed using a paper towel. There is another cleaning method. You can simply rub the garment between your hands while rinsing it under streaming water. Apply a stain remover if needed.

Vomit stains on upholstery and carpet: Wipe away all remaining residues. Use a sponge soaked in a borax and water solution. Clean with cold water and use a carpet cleaning product if needed.

Those were all the cleaning tips that we have gathered for you. Try them and give us some feedback. Remember that if you need deep cleaning you can acquire such only by using professional cleaning services.

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Red wine on clothes: Try to blot the stain as soon as possible using a towel dipped in club soda. Use a borax solution if necessary. Wash as normal.

Red wine on upholstery and carpet: Use club soda and blot dry. Apply a carpet cleaning product if needed. In the last resort use some glycerin and leave it to stand for a few hours. Fresh stains can be easily cleaned with a sponge soaked in warm water. For deep cleaning of old stains on upholstery pour some talcum powder on the stain and cover it with a damp cloth to absorb it. Apply glycerin if necessary.

Rust on clothes: Moisten the spot with water and spread a tartar cream on it. Hold it above a pot full of boiling water. Then rinse with lukewarm water.

Rust on upholstery and carpet: Do not use caustic commercial rust removers. Here is a green tip. Pour some lemon juice on the stain and add some salt. Leave it to stand for an hour, not more and wipe it off with a moisten sponge.

Tea on clothes: Spread some borax over the stain. Pour hot water on the stain and start cleaning it towards the centre.

Tea on upholstery and carpet: Absorb fresh stains with paper towel. Pour some carpet cleaner or use a borax mixed with a little water. Apply a stain remover if necessary.

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Latex-base paint on clothes: For fresh wet stains apply rinsing in warm water. Old dry stains are harder to remove. Apply treatment with some water-soluble paint. If needed use varnish-remover.

Latex-base paint on upholstery and carpet: Use a dull knife to scrape the excess paint. Prepare a solution of one teaspoon mild liquid detergent and hot water. Blot the spot with some water to rinse it. Apply a carpet cleaner if necessary. For dried paint  do as written above.

Oil-base paint on clothes: These stains are hard to remove, better act immediately. Apply a rubbing alcohol treatment and wash the stained fabric in one-to-one solution of distilled vinegar and milk. Leave it to soak in this solution if needed.

Oil-base paint on upholstery and carpet: Wipe the paint away if it is still wet. For dried paint use a dull knife for scraping it. Blot with a towel dipped in some rubbing alcohol. Repeat if necessary.

Perspiration on clothes: New stains can be treated with an enzyme stain remover. For old stains make a solution of distilled white vinegar and water. Use non-chlorine bleach for white clothes.

If you like the No More Stains Guide series, please comment if you think that we have omitted any stain types, or write us if you have any ideas about the themes of the post. We are here to help you with the domestic cleaning.

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Lipstick on clothes: The stain is sticky and oily. For deep cleaning please contact a professional cleaning services provider. You may try the following: use a white cotton towel and place the stain face down on it. Put a stain remover and rub gently. Wash with water and re-apply the stain remover. Wash as normal.

Lipstick on upholstery and carpet: Wipe the stain with a napkin and wet it with some rubbing alcohol. Absorb it with a white cotton towel. Apply some stain remover if necessary.

Milk on clothes: Pour some water on it and apply a stain remover. Wash as normal.

Milk on upholstery and carpet:An old milk stain may have a heavy smell. Use a sponge to blot the stain and pour a carpet cleaning product.

Mustard/Curry on clothes: Some immediate treatment is required, dry mustard stains are irremovable. Wash with cold water and apply a liquid dish washing product. If it is an old stain use a little glycerin. Remove the glycerin after 30 minutes using a solution made of equal parts water and white distilled vinegar.

Mustard/Curry on upholstery and carpet: Scrape the stain immediately. Blot with white distilled vinegar, leave it to stand for 5 minutes, and rinse with cold water.

Nail polish on clothes: Try to make the stain fade by rubbing it with a towel damped in rubbing alcohol. Use a stain remover if necessary. For colour safe fabrics you may resort to applying an acetone-based  nail-polish remover.

Nail polish on upholstery and carpet: Blot the stained area with rubbing alcohol. Use carpet cleaning product if the stains remains. You may apply an acetone-based  nail-polish remover if the upholstery is colour resistant.

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1. Grass on clothes: Avoid using ammonia and any degreasers because the stain would set if they are applied. Blotting with some rubbing alcohol, followed by washing with water. Then apply liquid dishwasher on the stained area. Leave it to air dry and wash as normal.

Grass on upholstery and carpet: Attack the stain with mild detergent. Leave it this way for several hours. Then wash the detergent away using a moist towel

2. Grease on clothes: Greases include motor oil, cooking oil, butter, fat and salad dressing. Use paper towels to absorb the rest of the grease. Pour some talcum powder on the remaining grease. Apply a stain remover and wash as normal. You may try to pour few drops of eucalyptus oil before washing.

Grease on upholstery and carpet: It requires deep cleaning. Spray some liquid detergent on and leave it to sit for several hours. Use a small brush to scrub the detergent away. Wipe with a damp cloth.

3. Ink on clothes: All pen manufacturers recommend using alcohol to clean any ink spot. If you happen to have an alcohol-based hair spray use it on the stain and then wash. You can put a towel under the stain and soak the area with rubbing alcohol. Rinse well.

Ink on upholstery and carpet: Press the stain with a paper towel. Pour some rubbing alcohol on and blot.

Ink on walls: Spray with alcohol-based hair spray and wipe gently with a soft cloth. Repeat if necessary.

4. Ketchup on clothes: Wash with cold water. Pour some liquid laundry detergent diluted in water. Treat with a solution made of equal parts distilled white vinegar and cold water.

Ketchup on upholstery and carpet: Prepare  a paste of borax and water. Apply on the stain and let it stand for half an hour. Remove the paste with a moist cloth.

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1. Coffee on clothes: If the stain is still fresh pour some warm water on it. Soak it in Borax mixed with water. Apply a stain remover and leave it for 30 minutes. Launder as normal.

Coffee on upholstery and carpet: Absorb the stain with a paper towel and spray with a solution made of one part water and 3 parts distilled vinegar. Then blot and use liquid dish washer diluted in water. Blot as many times as necessary and finally rinse with cold water. For old stains, only professional cleaning services can help you remove them.

2. Crayons on clothes: Crayons are non-water-soluble. In order to avoid using toxic solvents just heat the stain with a hair-dryer. The procedure is the same as for wax removing. Scrape the spot with a knife, pour some rubbing alcohol on it and blot. Rinse with cold water and blot again using some liquid dish washer. Absorb with a sponge and wash as normal.

Crayons on upholstery and carpet: Use a dull knife to scrape the crayon. Pour some rubbing alcohol on and try to absorb all the colour by blotting the spot with a white cotton towel.

Crayons on walls: Heat with hair-dryer or other blow dryer . Wipe the stain off with a soft towel. You may also rub with baking soda and water. It is safe for using on almost all wall paints and coverings.

3. Fruit juice on clothes: Pour some distilled vinegar mixed with water, blot and then apply some stain remover. For old dry stains use glycerin and let it stay for 1 hour. Rinse with warm water and hand wash.

Fruit juice on upholstery and carpet: Blot gently with a solution of mild laundry detergent and lukewarm water. Use a sponge soaked in solution made of equal parts distilled white vinegar and water. Try not to soak the spot too much. Repeat several times if necessary.

4. Grape juice on clothes: Pour some salt on the spot and blot the stain. Soak in cold water. If necessary use a stain remover and then wash.

Grape juice on upholstery and carpet: Blot with a paper towel. Apply some club soda and leave it this way for several minutes. Absorb with a white towel until there is no more colour .

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As we have previously written, there is a way to remove any stain. You can either trust a professional cleaning services company to deep clean your carpet or read what we have to tell you. What is important is to know what kind of substance had caused the stain in order to apply the appropriate treatment.

1. Candle wax on clothes: Wax should be harden with ice, and then removed with knife. Put a sheet of paper over the stain and iron. Thus the wax melts directly in the paper. The residues can be treated with a stain remover.

Candle wax on upholstery and carpet: The wax should harden first. Try scraping it off with a dull knife. Put a sheet of paper over the stain and press with a warm iron. Move the paper all over to prevent any wax transferring back on the cleaned surface.

2. Chewing gum on clothes: You can either put the stained garment in the freezer or harden the gum using an ice cube. Scrub all of it with a knife. Soak in distilled white vinegar if necessary.

Chewing gum on upholstery and carpet: Use ice to harden the gum. Remove carefully the gum with a knife. Use a carpet cleaner if necessary.

3. Chocolate on clothes: For fresh stains, soak the garment in cold water and blot with mild detergent if there is any residues left. For old stains use stain remover.

Chocolate on upholstery and carpet: Wait, so that the chocolate hardens. Scrape with a knife and blot with a a solution of equal parts mild detergent and warm water.

There are more house cleaning tips coming up. Stay tuned.

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Stains are a big house cleaning problem. Housewives are appalled when noticing them. Cleaning them is a difficult task. Old stains are impossible to remove, so first thing is not to let the stain sit. Clean it as soon as possible. Second, try to identify the origin of the stain. It should have come from somewhere, after all. Domestic cleaning London provides you with a guide to effective stain removal according to the type of the stain.

1. Adhesive Tape Residue on clothes: Use ice in a plastic bag to harden the sticky surface. The residues can be scraped with a knife. Use a stain remover, rinse and launder.

Adhesive Tape Residue on upholstery and carpet: Use ice in a plastic bag to harden the sticky surface and scrape with a knife, if there are any residues. Use acetone nail polish remover to blot the spot. If it needs further treatment apply a carpet cleaner.

2. Beer on clothes: Prepare a solution of one part distilled vinegar and 3 parts water. Blot the stain with it. If further treatment is needed use a carpet cleaner.

Beer on upholstery and carpet: Absorb the excess liquid with a sponge. Wash the stained area with a solution made of equal parts distilled white vinegar and water. Then blot with a towel. If needed use a carpet cleaner.

3. Berries/Red Fruit Juices on clothes: Immediately sprinkle fresh lemon juice on the spot. If it is too late try to blot the stain with glycerin and leave it to sit for half an hour. Next, rinse with lukewarm water and air dry. Then wash as usual. If the fabric is not delicate, pouring boiling water on the stain works well.

Berries/Red Fruit Juices on upholstery and carpet: Try to absorb any residue. Do not rub. Apply mild washing detergent dissolved in lukewarm water. Then use a solution of equal parts white distilled vinegar and cold water. Finally, clean with sponge soaked in cold water.

4. Blood on clothes: For fresh stains soak the stain in cold water with a handful of salt. Avoid using hot water, it makes the stain permanent. If it is an old stain cover it with a paste of meat tenderizer and warm water. Rinse with cold water after 20 minutes.

Blood on upholstery and carpet: For fresh stains – try blotting with a cloth soaked dipped in cold water. It will disappear this way. Use carpet cleaner if necessary. Treat old stains with glycerin, and blot with cold water.

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Vinegar is a precious ingredient. It is widely used as a liquid seasoning in salads and different dishes. But it has some other applications. Have you ever tried cleaning with vinegar?

It is acidic and can dissolve any alkaline based stains. White distilled vinegar diluted in cold water is the perfect green domestic cleaning solution. It can serve as a disinfectant and odour remover. It can act as a substitute to all harsh detergents. What is more, it is cheap and easily available. You can eat it, then it is non-toxic and environmentally-friendly.

Some people are repelled by the smell of vinegar. Try mixing it with few drops of essential oil and it can refresh and clean your bathroom. Vinegar cleans any tarnish in the toilet. Once vinegar has dried, the acid smell vanishes together with all other bad odours. Whichever is the smell, a bowl of vinegar can absorb it completely. You can even boil some vinegar to get rid of the residual smell after cooking.

Just use your imagination, vinegar can serve for various purposes in domestic cleaning. Even some professional cleaning services providers recommend using vinegar as a substitute to all toxic cleaners.

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Whenever one mentions “cleaning”, it evokes thoughts of dirty stuff in need to be cleaned. This process may take all your time and exhaust you. Therefore, more and more people resort to using the help of professional cleaning services providers to save the cleaning efforts. The reason why people behave like that is that they don’t have fun while cleaning. They tend to consider this activity boring and time-assuming. But they are wrong. There are many ways to make cleaning fun.

Domestic cleaning is fun

• Invite some friends to give you a hand. Try not to torture those that do not like cleaning. If you manage to invite someone who is a cleaning fan, the job will be done in no time. There are such people who clean with pleasure.
• Sing as you clean. You can easily turn cleaning into a dance. Anything you do would be under the rhythm. If you have some friends around, you can make a cleaning party.
• Place the bin as closer as possible. You shouldn’t make any unnecessary moves.
• Use a timer. You can set the timer for 15 minutes, so you can stop cleaning and have a treat for the good job you have done so far. Or you can just rest for a while.
• Listen to your favourite radio. This will keep you entertained.
• Make your bed first. If you are cleaning your room, this will make it look cleaner.
• Ask someone if they like the way you clean. To be motivated and satisfied with the work you do is the key to success.
• Pretend that you are a show star. You can clean as if you are competing with someone else. The prize can be a bite of your favorite meal.

If you have the courage to try all this, you will certainly enjoy domestic cleaning. Be careful, do not get addicted to it. Don’t spend your whole life cleaning.

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