Urine is a totally effective stain remover
I am so not joking.
Thursday night we went to a local farmer’s market and then to dinner. On the five minute drive home that night, Sugar fell asleep– not having peed in several hours and with cherry stains on her cream colored dress. I was bummed I wouldn’t be able to use my mad stain removal skills until morning, but glad we had one less child to try and force to sleep that night.
Of course, the combination of Sugar not having peed recently, and an ill placed, holey matress protector assured that she would pee the bed in the night. At 5:45 she woke up from the accident and after following the protocol, I tossed her clothes in the sink, unrinsed and we went back to bed.
At around 9 am I figured it was time to get at the stain removal.
Only there were no more stains.
The pee bleached them away.
Isn’t that the weirdest thing ever? And slightly gross? Anyone ever have a similar experience?
OMG! It will so totally remove blood stains too!!!!
I had heard that since I was a little kid and didn’t really think it would, but….. When a dog bit my daughter I had a similar weird experience and the blood stains that were set in came right out!!!! Good to know even if it is slightly gross!
Comment by kim — June 16, 2008 @ 8:42 pm
It’s been a LONG time since I’ve read your blog, and what a disgusting post to re-begin with.
You’re great!
Comment by WarriorWife — June 17, 2008 @ 12:14 am
Didn’t know that, but it makes sense. Urine is amonia.
Also if you soak something in cold water before the stain dries you have a good chance of it comeing out. No stain remover necessary.
Comment by Erica — June 19, 2008 @ 5:31 pm