Those are some dandy stains to deal with Dreft makes a spray stain remover that works well, it is in the baby department at walmart, not in the laundry section . I found that adding powdered Biz to each load worked really well even without pretreating stains. My son was on soy milk, it left awful stains and biz worked the best on those also

First just know that banana stains will not come out. I learned that all over again with our grandchild.. I have had luck With this Dawn and hydrogen peroxide recipe and is cheap to make. BIZ is good. i like the powder because the scent is not overwhelming like their liquid version.

ETA - Oxi Max Force spray must be the #1 choice of parents for childrens laundry stains. Everything I have ever bought at kids' consignment sales reeks of the smell. The popular magazine that rates all sorts of consumer products recently gave it a top rating. If the strong smell does not bother you, it is worth a try. It has worked well on some of hubby's golf shirt collars, the few times i have had to use it. :-p

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I deal with spills and food stains when doing my mothers laundry at her assisted living. At two hours away, I don't always get to them in the first couple of days. I've found Oxi Max Force spray helpful. The washers give the option of a deeper wash over water saving, and I set their machine for an extra rinse, haven't noticed a lingering product scent.

The best pre-treater I have found is Krud Kutter concentrated Cleaner/Degreaser and Stain Remover. It's a non-toxic and biodegradable spray that's safe for fabrics. It's also color safe and leaves no residue. It takes out all kind of stains including petroleum/oil based stains, dirt, grass, food, ring around the collar, etc. I use it on all my laundry and have been very happy with it. In my area it is found in the cleaning aisle not the laundry aisle. I also use it on my car to remove bug and tar stains, and on my tile and linoleum floors.

TBL from MA - the condiment bottle is a great idea! Thnx for sharing that.

Yes, Cavimum, pouring liquid detergent from a large jug onto a small stain often makes a sticky mess. The squeeze condiment bottle encourages me to use the Persil as a treatment more often. That bottle, too, gets soapy-sticky after a while but it's easy enough to clean the small top.

I love Biz liquid to pretreat, however, there are a lot of bottles from a bad batch still remaining on the shelves. I also put it in a spray bottle and use it that way. As mentioned above, if you use something like Tide Ultra directly on the stain, the results are going to be better than a majority of the stain treatment sprays on the market.

We, too, use a lot of laundry products. I feel that! We use a bottle of Biz a month. A box of powder typically lasts two months.