So here is my dilemma. I think I washed a stink bug in the washing machine. There are these little brown dots all over my whites, of course it had to be the whites. Along with that is a strange smell. I have since rewashed them 3 times and ran the washer on hot with nothing in it. I haven't dried them and I really cannot bleach them (it is the kids clothes, lucky me). Already tried oxyclean. In doing some research stink bugs can leave an oil like stain. Any suggestions?
eewww. You might try a cup of Pinesol. Works on grease and oil. My brother is a mechanic and its what he uses to cut grime.
If the other suggestions don't work, try getting Grandma's Secret Spot Remover. I think my mom found it at Hancock Fabrics. It took red crayon stains (yup, crayon dried in the dryer...lol) out of my daughter's clothes, even after me washing & drying them already!
well, that stinks : ) no, jk. i would let the clothes dry and see if they got any stains on them. then go from there, if possibly they are things that could be tossed, i might do that, or donated, if they are stained up. if not, i would still maybe give them another wash just to be sure the smell is gone.
second in using pinesol i used long time ago to wash my clothes when i was working at kfc it works with oil stains
my mom read somehwere a washing soda would help tale out smells - she tried it and it worked wonders for her - sorry I don't know more, but you add this soda to your regular detergent. Or, try bleaching the clothes, and if it works and you don't want your kids to wear them, rewash with regular detergent before putting them on them.
