Mother shares 'genius' hack for getting grubby stains out of white school shirts - using nothing but a £2.20 baby bottle cleaner
- Ashley Baxter from Scotland shared her cleaning tip on Facebook
- It involves mixing Milton Sterilising Liquid with water and letting clothes soak
- Product is designed to clean baby's bottles, but people are praising the hack
A mother has shared a 'genius' hack for getting grubby stains out of white clothing - using a product designed to sterilise baby bottles.
Ashley Baxter from Glenrothes in Scotland shared her discovery on Facebook, after seeing the tip on a fan page for cleaning expert Mrs Hinch.
The mother-of-two was trying to get a stain out of her daughter's school shirt, when she read about Milton Sterilising Fluid, a mild form of bleach which retails at £2.20.
Taking to Facebook, Ashley wrote: 'OK so I'm slightly embarrassed to post this, but!! As little kids explore, spill foods, paints etc, I saw a tip on Mrs Hinch page about Milton steriliser fluid, (Mrs H hasn't done this, I tried it after seeing on a fan page it takes stains out).
Before and after! Mother Ashley Baxter shared a picture of her daughter's school shirt (left) covered in stains and discoloured. She then added another picture after washing with Milton's Sterilising fluid which left it as good as new
The mother-of-two was trying to get a stain out of her daughter's school shirt, when she read about Milton Sterilising Fluid, a form of bleach, she told her Facebook followers
'Knowing I had some sitting though ah I'll give it a bash cos this one top is very discoloured not gonna lose anything!!'
Next to the picture of the now white shirt she added: 'Well this is the result!!! I'm about to go do all her shirts and white tops now!
'Pretty impressed with this! Although it hasn't taken the permanent marker off it'll be fine under a dress.'
She later edited the message to add. 'Getting so many messages asking how to do it, it's really simple! 1 part Milton 3 part water in a large mixing bowl with boiling water soak for 2hrs then wash on a white wash. Happy whitening'
And the tip seems popular, with more than 15,000 people sharing the hack.
Other parents were quick to praise the hack, with one writing: 'I do this with my shower curtain too. It's amazing
Bonnie Wraight, a mother from Leiston, Suffolk said the fluid worked wonders on stains on her daughter's dress
Bonnies shared two side-by-side pictures of a little girl's dresses, one splattered with orange stains and one crisp white
Lorena Dowling also shared the hack, saying it produces 'stain free clothes' and works 'wonders on baby food'
Ashley discovered the hack after it was posted on a fan page for cleaning expert Sophie Hinchliffe, also known as Mrs Hinch
Another said: 'That’s awesome though I’ll def try it xx
While a third wrote: 'Oh wow will need to try this.
Bonnie Wraight also shared the tip, writing 'Milton Sterilsing fluid works wonders on stains!'
She then shared two side-by-side pictures of a little girl's dresses, one splattered with orange stains and one crisp white.
Lorena Downing wrote: 'Had a great hack on a diy group. To get your whites white (and to get rid of stains) soak your clothes in Milton sterilising fluid before a wash and voila sparkling whites and stain free clothes!!!!
'Works wonders on baby food stains too'
How do you clean stains with Milton Sterilising Fluid?
Milton Sterilising Fluid is designed to clean babies' bottles and breast feeding equipment.
But some savvy mums have recently discovered it's great for getting out tough stains too.
Ashley Baxter got a stain out of her daughter's school shirt when she combined one part Milton with three parts water.
She added to a bowl full of boiling water and left it to soak for two hours.
Then she put the item in a white wash - and the stain was gone.
