Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Mom Stuff: Removing the irremovable - Banana stains.


A while back Sirenita got banana on one of my favorite onsies. I didn't think much of it. I was too busy including said onsie in my mental plan for vacation packing. It's cute, it's great quality, I got it for $2 bucks... Whats not to love about this onsie?
As the day wore on, this Adorable White Onsie grew a brown spot smack dab in the middle. No big deal, it'll wash out, right? Two washes later I realized that I had a stain. I tried my go-to stain remover. No go. This booger was one tough stain.
Who knew that Bananas stain? Obviously they're nature's first baby food, thus they should be stain free, too, right? Hahaha..... All the mommy's laugh at this one. Especially since they're trying to remove a stain from a particular outfit they love.
I went to the internet. I saw 500 posts about banana stains. 499 of them said "The only way to get banana stains out of your kid's clothes is not to get them in the first place!" Great. Not helpful. There was 1 that involved some weird chemical I've never heard of and ironing. Also not helpful. So I decided to try again. This time I tweaked my recipe. Dawn and peroxide. I lathered on the dawn, then I soaked it really well with peroxide, and let it sit for a day before I washed it.
Success! Dawn is magic! Banana stains can be conquered!