26. Use salt to deal with perspiration stains
Especially dark clothes can often be ruined by white residue leftover from sweating. This also works against yellow spots on white clothes! What you have to do is to dissolve salt in a small amount of hot water. Then submerge a soft cloth into the salt solution and rub the stains on your clothes. The mess vanishes very quickly and you can weak your clothes once again without having to give them a full wash.
Baking soda also helps with stains. Two tablespoons of this amazing substance mixed into 100 ml of water offers the best results. You can also use this method to prepare clothes for the washing machine. If you worry about the machine not removing all of the stains.
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Many ready-made strain removers contain aggressive chemicals which can be avoided by using salt and baking soda.