I use the vinegar and soda tip (without the color-safe bleach), it is amazing for taking out smells and softening. I also use the homemade laundry detergent. I have tried the dry and liquid, I now make a gel type using the same ingredients, much faster.

isn’t that being useless with precious water?

Thanks! I’ve been making this for over a year. I gave the recipe to a friend of mine who has 3 sons. One had 2 expensive shirts (from a “cool” store) that had food down the front and had sat in the bottom of a closet for several weeks. She’d washed them, but the stains didn’t come out, and he wouldn’t wear the shirts, even tho they were his favorites. She used this spot treatment and the stains came totally out! Her son was so happy to have his shirts back.

Mud is difficult to get out. It may take several washings…if you can avoid drying them in a dryer until the stains come out, I would do so. Dryers seem to set stains worse than line drying. If you can, after you wash them the first time, look to see if the stains are still there. If they are, while the pants are still wet, re-treat them and let them sit for a while and then wash them again before they dry out. If I need to do this and am not going to get to them right away, I’ll put the wet clothes in a plastic bag with the stain treatment on the stains, and rewash later or the next day.

Good luck!!!