How To Remove Chocolate From White Clothing

[Stargazer]

I have spent ages looking this up. I have chocolate on pillow cases, sheets and tee shirts - all of which are white cotton. One book said to use borax mixed with glycerine. Firstly what exactly is Borax and what is it sold as in the UK? I have some soda crystals, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, and white vinegar. Is Borax the same as soda crystals? Also is distilled white vinegar the same as white viniegar and is wine vinegar even better? Need it be distilled? I am confused as a lot of the googled information is plainly from the USA and we do not have the same products here. Please help is you have any information that will work.

[Frank97]

What Borax is
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borax
and where to buy it
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intralabs-Borax-Powder-Decahydrate-1Kg/dp/B003DU5NTW
Don't know how well it removes chocolate stains though.

[murraymints]

Is there not a chocolate stain devil ?

[murraymints]

Also vanish Crystal white is very good

[gingejbee]

Personally, I wouldn't bother with these DIY mixtures. Buy a product that's made to remove specific stains...there's a Stain Devils one for chocolate and similar greasy stains....works a treat.
You do know that stains should be tackled as soon as possible for best results?

[murraymints]

Agree hinge I'd go with stain devil then a good hot wash in the Crystal white vanish

[murraymints]

Hinge ? Predictive thingy thinks you open doors ginge !

[gingejbee]

thanks, murray. (I've been called un-hinged before, but never hinge!!)

[atalanta]

If you have already tried and failed to remove the chocolate stains, I wonder if there is some extra problem. I have never found chocolate to stain permanently - usually one good hot wash sorts it out.
But you could always try the "boiling-water-from-a-great-height" solution. This works for most stubborn stains.
Stretch the item over a bucket or bowl - maybe with clothes-pegs - maybe in the garden. Boil a full kettle of water. Stand on the top step of a step-ladder and pour the as-near-as-possible- boiling water straight on to the stain.
Needless to say, keep children and pets away, as it splashes all over the place.

[mazie]

Sounds like someone had a good time ;o)