My Mostly Unbiased and Unscientific Stain Remover Experiment
ByKelleigh BeckettUpdated on
I’ve seen recipes for “homemade oxy clean” all over the web (and by web, I mean Pinterest.) The problem is that every recipe I found for this homemade stain remover was different. They all used peroxide, but some called for baking soda, and others called for washing soda. Some called for water, others didn’t. What is a girl to do!?
So naturally I decided to conduct an experiment. Because I have that kind of time.
Stain Remover Experiment Contenders
I summed up all the recipes I’d read into 3 basic recipes:
Solution A: 1 part washing Soda 3 parts hydrogen peroxide
Solution B: 1 part hydrogen peroxide 1 part washing soda 2 parts water
Solution C: 1 part hydrogen peroxide 1 part BAKING soda 2 parts water
Then I mixed up my 3 stain removers and applied them.
And waited an unspecified amount of time. 20 minutes-ish?
And then I threw them in with a load of laundry to wash and dry.
The Results
They kinda all look the same, don’t they? I’m thoroughly impressed with all of them!
I was hoping for a dramatic, obvious, undeniable winner. I’m actually kinda bummed that they all work great! I guess I’m just a sucker for controversy!
Do you have a favourite way to remove laundry stains?
Kelleigh Beckett
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