Laundry and Ironing

Blood can get on our jeans for many reasons. From period blood to bleeding from cuts caused by falls, blood is one of the most common stains to deal with. Unfortunately, blood stains are also some of the hardest to get rid of, particularly from materials like denim. This is because blood contains proteins that […]

Dry erase markers are fantastic tools for jotting down ideas, organising schedules, and making important notes on whiteboards. However, accidents happen, and those colourful markers might occasionally find their way onto your clothing. Don’t panic! While removing stains can be a bit tricky, it’s not impossible. In this guide, we’ll walk you through effective methods

Polyester is a synthetic fabric used for a variety of garments. It’s a popular choice for travel clothing, workwear, and garments that require minimal maintenance for one core reason: its resistance to wrinkles and creases compared to natural fibres like cotton or linen. But what gives polyester these wrinkle-resistant properties? Does polyester wrinkle at all?

Detergent is supposed to clean clothes, right? So, it’s incredibly annoying when you pull your ‘supposed-to-be clean’ laundry out of the washing machine and discover it covered in detergent stains! Yucky! T-shirts are unwearable, towels are crunchy, and jeans, well, they just look worse for wear! Your first thought might be to re-wash the clothes.

It’s always great to see a child eating what’s good for them, and you can’t get much better for them than a banana. Unfortunately, bananas are not just good for us. They’re also very good at staining clothes. In this article, we’ll find out just what it is about a banana that makes it such

Nothing beats an ice cream on a hot day. Very refreshing and just the thing to cool you down. However, if you get any of that lovely stuff on your fabrics it can be enough to get you very hot under the collar. It’s sticky and often quite vividly coloured, so ice cream is very

Doing laundry is as simple as sorting it into colours, chucking in the machine, and coming back when it’s done, right? Well, not always. Some items are best washed at specific temperatures to maintain colour, remove stains, or cut through oil-based build-up. So, on that note, let’s look at what temperature to wash socks. We’ll

Hats are a difficult item of clothing to clean. On the one hand, they come under the same category as t-shirts (worn next to the skin), so should be washed regularly. On the other hand, they’re quite delicate and shouldn’t be washed too often in order to preserve their shape and colour. But this means

Are your favourite trainers being weighed down by grotty laces? It’s not a great look, is it?! But don’t fret and get yourself in a knot over your filthy shoestrings because there’s a simple solution to your lacey problem – just wash your shoelaces. Fasten up and get ready to unravel the guide on how

Whether you’ve been working outdoors, hiking, or simply got too close to a Christmas tree, there are plenty of ways you can end up with tree sap on your clothes. It can be a sticky mess, meaning treatment can be challenging. Knowing how to get tree sap out of clothes is a must if you