out, damned spot!
this is not a sponsored post -- I just have to sing the praises of a product that saved me the cost of replacing a basketball uniform that went through the wash with a ballpoint pen (!!!!! and I was the one who put the load in, so I can't even blame anyone else. how the pen snuck in there, we will never know). on the bright side, it was the only piece of clothing in a full load that got stained... but why did it have to be the uniform and not the $2 leggings from the consignment store?? the silver lining was that this happened after their last game of the season, so it was the final wash prior to returning the uniforms and I had some time to work on it. I always line dry our uniforms, so thankfully it did not go through the dryer. I first tried my standby trick of using hair spray to lift the ink, but there was so, so, so (so!) much ink that you could barely see an improvement. then I soaked overnight in OxyClean and used an OxyClean spray stain remover before washing it again. no