Not all stains are the same. In reality, you need a cleaning approach that's specific to the food or drink that's splattered all over your tablecloth.

Washable fabrics: Work from the back of the fabric, flushing it with cold water, then apply an enzymatic laundry pretreat (see the CR Quick Take, below, for a top-rated choice) and wait a few minutes.

To remove a grass stain, would you use banana oil, detergent, ammonia, vinegar, alcohol or bleach? Or, would you just give up? A new publication by textile experts at Cornell University provides ...

We’ve all been there. We’re eating a delicious bowl of pasta when tomato sauce splatters on our favorite white button-down shirt. After a lot of soaking and scrubbing, the big, red splotch is still ...

Getting makeup stains out of clothes can be a challenge, especially items like winter coats. These laundry hacks can help you ...

All different kinds of alcohol create all kinds of stains on different materials. Learn how remove alcohol stains from carpet ...

Accidents happen, but there's one kind of spill that induces especially deep groans. Red wine is notoriously difficult to get out of fabric and carpet. There are plenty of at-home remedies and special ...

We all have that favorite piece of clothing, and we're all familiar with the sinking feeling when we spill something on it. But now, new reports have revealed a simple way to remove pesky stains. ACS ...

This course is designed for conservators with a particular interest in removal of accidental soiling and staining of porous materials, principally fabrics. A review of surfactants, solvent systems, ...