Use A Bar Of Soap To Banish Stubborn Grass Stains And You'll Thank Us Later

Picture a sunny afternoon in your life: While playing a game of catch or curating the flower display in your garden, you've unexpectedly brushed past a patch of grass and inevitably stained your clothes green. That's because grass is made of carotenoids — which include chemical pigments like xanthophylls and chlorophyll — that can easily transfer from plants to fabric. When it comes time to remove grass stains from clothing, however, the process can be daunting. Thankfully, all you need is a bar of Fels-Naptha's stain-removing soap, a laundry brush, and an available washing machine.

Fels-Naptha's laundry soap is known to remove even the toughest of stains, from hardened clay to food-stained kitchen chairs. By simply rubbing the soap over each stubborn stain and allowing it to soak, you can enjoy yourself outdoors without fear of ruining your favorite T-shirt and jeans. Fels-Naptha can even be used as a pre-wash treatment that goes directly from your hands to the washing machine. Let's get started.

Before tackling the main event, make sure your stained clothing is rid of any physical remnants like dirt, mud, and any loose pieces of grass. Once you've swatted them away, wet the affected area before using the bar soap to wash away the stain. If necessary, you may use a bristled laundry brush to scrub away any remaining grass stains. While most surface-level stains should lift after several minutes, stubborn ingredients like grease, oil, and even red wine may take a while to fully lift. If that's the case, allow some time for the solution to soak through the shirt before going in with a laundry brush.

After you've scrubbed away for several minutes, your clothes should look almost as good as new. As a final rinse, throw the clothes into your next load of laundry to ensure that the stain is completely removed (and the garment is freshly washed). In case the stained item of clothing isn't machine washable, thoroughly rinse the soap off with water and allow it to air dry. You'll never again wonder how to treat grass-stained clothes.