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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Millie Hurst

How to get oil stains out of clothes – easy methods to shift ugly marks

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Oil stains never happen on your oldest, comfiest pair of jeans – accidents happen, and when they do, it's always on a new, more special item. Whether it's an unfortunate salad dressing spill on a white dress, smeared butter on kids' clothes or motor oil on jeans, we have the best, tried-and-tested methods to banish stubborn oil stains on clothes and other fabrics.

Doing a little work to remove dried-on olive oil stains or swiftly eliminating a fresh stain before doing laundry will be much more effective than throwing the garment straight in the wash and hoping for the best. 

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