Washed and Dryed Chapstick with Laundry

I have used Goop--it's a hand cleaner that gets grease out of clothes too. You just put it on while the clothes are dry, and follow the directions on the container. Probably leave it on for a while to let it do it's thing. It may take a round or two, but will help. It is probably found in the automotive section of Walmart or whatever store you shop at. It works wonders with grease based stains, and is not hard on fabrics. It has worked for me. Good luck!

S.,

You need an oil remover. Something like Lestoil. I used to use that on my husbands clothes when he was a mechanic. I am not sure if it is available here in the south,we had it up in Chicago. See if you can find something of an oil/grease remover in the mechanics cleaning section of the store or something that advertises oil/grease remover.

Good luck.

E.

I had a similiar difficulty with a pair of pants that I love. I found two solutions and have used one ofthem ever sense. The first one was after I had unfortunately already dried the pants and saw the stain which looked like a grease stain. I took Lava soap and a toothbrush and worked it in good on the stains. Problem is they are hard to see when the pants are wet. But I was successful although the soap and toothbrush scrubbing was not good on the fabric. I since have found a soap that is 6x concentrated and has some kind of protection for my clothes to keep them from that wearing process. It has really made a total difference in my laundry. Either onoe of these will probably work for you. I don't know if this would be of help but here is the web site where I discovered the 'green' products and the laundry soap. I pray you will be able to rescue your shirt.

www.gogreenwebcast.com/support
Have a great day

I usse a soap called Fels Naptha. It can be found in the isle with the laundry detergents. I have used it on dried on oil stains and it has worked like a charm. Use a toothbrush and a little water to wet the soap and then scrub the area gently. After scrubbing and letting sit for a short time I soak in Oxiclean for a day and then wash and air dry. After air drying check for stains. Occassionally I have to repeat the process another time.

T.

try rubbing dawn dishwashing liquid on it and then washing it. i know that dawn will get greese stains out of clothing along with other things, and i do believe that chapstick has a form of shortning in it.

Believe it or not, my husband has gotten out stains that I couldn't using hydrogen peroxide in combination with some of our standard laudry soap and/or color safe bleach. It does sound like this is a grease stain, so maybe some of the other remedies will work for you. The other go to remover that I used for stains like ink is hairspray - the old fashioned aerosol (spelling?) kind. Good luck!

Get some paper towels, put one folded in 1/2 under and on top of the spot. With your iron set on LOW very gently press down on the stain. The wax should come off on the paper towel. You might need to keep moving the towel to a new clean spot after each time you press down with the iron.DONT leave the iron sitting on the spot. I have removed candle wax off of rugs and table covers this way.

S.: To get this out you need to put one paper towel under it and another on it, and then put an iron hot on all that. Then, the heat will start absorbing the Chap Stick. It may take you a few times and a few paper towels. It might absorb it out. That worked with candle wax.

Well I have to say thank you for asking this question because I have done this more than once and have the clothes to prove it. I hate to say this but I have tried almost all of these remedies and none have worked. I even looked up in a stain book and it said to add wd 40 and it would work....not! I am a huge believer in Lestoil and it didn't work. I am holding on to the clothes because I know someday there will be an answer to it. I can't tell you how many times I have washed them. But I think once it is put in the dryer, it is useless. I hate to be "Debbie Downer" but I have to say I tried everything. I may go back to the drawing board and try some of the mentioned things that are in here. I hope you have better luck than I!

Maybe put a paper towel on it, and then put a hot iron on that. It might absorb it out. Maybe! That worked with baby oil.

I use regular Dawn dish detergent for all of my tough laundry stains - blood, chocolate, stomach acid/bile, etc.

Squirt a few drops, add water (whatever temp is okay for the fabric), and gently rub.

I don't know if it would take out chapstick, especially since the shorts/shirt have been washed and dried multiple times. It's probably worth a try, though!

If you find a solution that works, please share it in the "what happened" section, because I'm sure lots of us have had this problem before! Thanks!

S. -
Try putting Dawn dish detergent on the ChapStick spots....I have never used dawn for chapstick specifically....but it works WONDERS on most other petrolium based stains (salad dressing, grease splatters, etc)

Good Luck
T.

With the clothes dry, get out the ironing board. On the little spots, place a paper towel & then iron over the towel on the spot. The heat will remelt the chapstick & the paper towel will absorb the residue. It may be a lot of work - but it has worked for me in the past. Good luck!

Maybe try Goo Gone. I used it to get salad oil stains out of a shirt I'd already washed and dried. It worked, but took doing it twice. Good luck

Hi S.,
I got this stuff called Stain Devil. It got navy blue candle wax out of a white linen dress! It comes in a small yellow bottle, and there are several different formulations depending on the stain you are working with. I know they have a lipstick one. (www.carbona.com) is the address on the back of the bottle.
I cook alot and get grease based stains on my shirts. I found that Arm & Hammer makes this new spray cleaner that is plant based. It's called Essentials... Refillable cleaner and degreaser. (It comes in a cartridge with an empty bottle and you add the water)... I just spray it on the tough stain and let it sit for a day... wash it and it comes out every time! (It scares me using it on white stuff because it's bright yellow, but it's never stained). I hope this helps.

G.