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Make your own NATURAL stain-remover.

March 12, 2012 · 27 Comments

Make your own natural stain remover

If you have kids, you will be very familiar with stain remover!!!

My Natural New Age Daughter (age 10) is the worst. I have no idea what she does, but she is always filthy! Instead of using expensive, chemical-laden stain removers from the supermarket, make your own natural version. It is incredibly, almost embarassingly, easy and I bet you already have everything you need.

So, this is what you need:

1/4 cup 100% pure eucalyptus essential oil

1 cup filtered water

1 spray bottle

So this is how you do it:

Pour the oil and water into the spray bottle and shake well. Label it and keep it away from kids. Even essential oils can be dangerous if ingested, particularly those that aren’t food grade. To use, just spray liberally on the stain. I like to wait a few minutes before I throw it into the wash.

If stains are really bad and don’t come out the first time, you can soak clothes in a capful (thats a capful, not a cupful!) of oil and water overnight. I have never had any clothes react badly to eucy oil, but if it’s your favourite outfit, you might want to do a spot test first!

Eucalyptus has great anti-bacterial properties so a capful into your wash is really handy if you need to kill any bugs that might be lingering around on your clothes. It’s great to use with towels and linens too, especially if someone has been sick. I always use a capful in a hot wash when doing sheets to kill any dust mites.

Such an amazing oil ! It is also useful for colds and flu. A great, all-purpose wonder oil that every family should have!

 

 

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  1. Annie says

    March 12, 2012 at 7:23 pm

    Aaaagh. I was elbow deep in my eucalyptus oil today trying to remove a texter stain from my son’s school shirt and it wouldn’t budge. Any tips??? Thanks Annie xx

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    • naturalnewagemum says

      March 12, 2012 at 7:41 pm

      Hmm….I am sure I have used it on texta at some stage… not a permanent marker though! Try soaking it overnight?

      Reply
      • Annie says

        March 12, 2012 at 8:09 pm

        Thank you for that, I’ll give it a try.

        Reply
    • Alison says

      October 15, 2013 at 9:13 am

      I have an option, but I’m not sure its a NNAM approved one – but it works!!
      My son rolled over a green texta on his school shirt – I used hairspray to get it out!!
      Basically, you wet the stained area, then spray hairspray on it, and dab it with a paper towel to soak up the stain – also put a wad of paper towel or a dark towel under the item to stop it bleeding onto any of the fabric underneath.

      See this link:

      http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-get-permanent-marker-out-of-clothes.htm

      My co-worker got a huge blob of black permanent marker on her white work shirt – also removed with hairspray and elbow grease!

      The link also mentions using MILK as a stain remover – havent tried this
      one, so I dont know if it works…..

      Reply
      • Natural New Age Mum says

        October 15, 2013 at 10:45 am

        I would need to buy hairspray and then spray it ! uggh! LOL 🙂

        Reply
  2. raggedblossomhandmade says

    March 13, 2012 at 6:35 am

    Maggie got something strange on her pants at the park last week and it wouldn’t come out it the wash, so I’ll give this a try. Thanks 🙂

    Reply
  3. beautywhizz says

    September 16, 2012 at 11:56 am

    I add some tea tree oil or lavender to my laundry wash, but will definitely try the eucalyptus as well. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      September 17, 2012 at 8:58 am

      the eucy is good for stains but love the tea tree and lavender for disenfecting too!

      Reply
  4. Hannah says

    February 20, 2013 at 5:52 pm

    I use eucyluptus oil in the wash & also in my home made general cleaning spray. Its great – gets things clean without the chemicals.

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      February 20, 2013 at 5:59 pm

      Awesome Hannah – it kills off dust mites too!

      Reply
  5. Caz says

    April 26, 2013 at 7:43 pm

    i also use as an air freshner when cleaning my house & i spray the potty with it (after wiping clean) 🙂

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      April 26, 2013 at 8:17 pm

      I am not actually a big fan of the smell but I do use other oils around the house in water! it is very good for the toilet and bathroom to kill off any bugs 🙂

      Reply
  6. megan says

    April 26, 2013 at 7:46 pm

    this is my kitchen cleaner recipe and my bathroom cleaner and hrmmm about pretty much everything else recipe…especially if ive been to lazy to boil up my soap nuts lol

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      April 26, 2013 at 8:17 pm

      It’s amazing isn’t it! Nature provides!

      Reply
  7. Emma says

    May 29, 2013 at 9:28 pm

    Just wondering if it is safe to use on the bath and wouldn’t harm my 6 month old once used on the bath? thanks

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      May 29, 2013 at 9:41 pm

      on the bath?

      Reply
  8. nabart.com says

    June 30, 2013 at 5:02 am

    We’re a gaggle of volunteers and starting a brand new scheme in our community. Your site offered us with helpful information to work on. You’ve done an
    impressive process and our entire community shall be grateful to you.

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 2, 2013 at 12:11 pm

      that is amazing!!!!!! I am so touched. xxx

      Reply
  9. Seattle IT Consulting says

    September 16, 2013 at 11:45 am

    Does this stain remover work on grease stains? I seem to get a lot of them while cooking and find that no matter what I use as a stain remover that it doesn’t work. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      September 16, 2013 at 12:02 pm

      Yes, it does! you might have to soak though as well

      Reply
  10. Alison says

    October 15, 2013 at 9:16 am

    Is it better to use the Eucalyptus oil you pictured above, or the water-soluble version you can also buy at the supermarket??

    I have both..
    Might be time to try and finally de-stain the cuff and collar grime from the boys winter school uniforms before they go away til next winter….

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      October 15, 2013 at 10:44 am

      no clue ! try both and tell me which is better!!

      Reply
  11. Leona Cairns says

    May 20, 2018 at 11:26 am

    I had eucalyptus oil in my case and it leaked out on a smart jacket. A huge stain resulted, which has now dried. How can I remove it?

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      May 22, 2018 at 1:14 pm

      I’m not sure Leona, usually eucy oil is a stain remover! Maybe a dry cleaner would be able to help, especially if it’s a special jacket.

      Reply

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