My Favorite Clothing Stain Fighter Has a New Look

March 10, 2014 · by Tiffany Merritt · Leave a Comment

This post brought to you by Biz Stain & Odor Eliminator. All opinions are 100% mine.

My mother-in-law introduced me to the power of Biz as soon as Darah hit the scene and we started dealing with formula and milk stains. Known as the ultimate laundry booster, Biz contains more stain fighting ingredients than other detergents or boosters and knocks out stains, and I have found it especially effective with food stains, personally. Biz even made my list of my all-time favorite laundry products!

So when I was asked to take a look at the new packaging Biz had to offer, and to try out its stain fighting power on the blog, I couldn’t wait for the chance. This will be a product that I’m going to buy, anyway, so why not get a sneak peek? And I also get so offer my readers a coupon to save $1 on Biz, too! Everyone wins (except clothing stains. Those lose).

So here are two shirts that I dealt with last week. One was from a shirt of Darah’s that either didn’t get clean the first time it was washed, or that accidentally got put in the clean clothes pile when it was dirty (I truly don’t know which is the case, and now you have a glimpse at just how out-of-control our laundry piles can get when you hear that dirty and clean can get confused!).

The instructions on the bottle suggested directly applying a bit of Biz to the stained area, and scrubbing it in a bit, and then letting it soak for 5-10 minutes. I followed the instructions, but I can also tell you from experience that when you have REALLY tough stains, a longer soak (even overnight!) is what will really do the trick.

When I pulled the clothes out of the wash, I inspected the stained area before drying it (always a good thing to do with stained clothes just in case the stain isn’t lifted!) I discovered that the stain was gone. I’d love to tell you that I was surprised, but I totally wasn’t, because I already know that Biz is amazing! 🙂

I also had a purple shirt of my own in the same load, and it had a grease stain. Typically, this is the kiss of death for an item of clothing, unless you have Biz!

I did the same thing and applied the Biz, scrubbed it in, and let it sit for a bit. I was actually a little bit worried about this one, because a grease stain is something I would usually soak for at least an hour, if not overnight. But what do you know? Out it came!

So what I did for this load, since the stains were bad but not totally crazy (like huge patches of grass stains) is to directly apply the product to the stains, and then I added a bit of Biz to the laundry, along with regular detergent. If you have some intense stains, you can simply use Biz in the place of your detergent for that load, rather than as an additive.

You can follow Biz on Facebook to keep up with their promotions and to read testimonials from other satisfied customers. And if you are ready to try it yourself, here’s a list of where to buy Biz. It’s a must in my laundry room!

My Favorite Products in the Laundry Room

July 14, 2013 · by Tiffany Merritt · 5 Comments

My Favorite Laundry Products

While I wouldn’t consider myself to be a laundry expert, I have amassed an impressive collection of secret weapons that help me keep our clothes stain-free, stink-free and bright and beautiful. Most of them are eco-friendly, too! I thought I’d share my secrets for success with you. I’m curious to hear how many of these products you use, and how many are new to you (I bet you’ve never even heard of at least a few of them!). The links below the collage will take you either to posts I have written in the past all about the product and why I love it, or directly to a place where you can pick some up for yourself (affiliate links). Happy laundering!

1. Robby Wash Ball (effortless detergent!)

2. Bac-Out (great for really stinky laundry)

3. RLR (my cloth diaper must-have for stripping!)

4. Downy Wrinkle Releaser (who needs an iron?)

5. Ecover Stain Remover (eco-friendly, cheap and it actually works!)

6. Charlie’s (cloth diaper friendly, affordable enough to use on everything)

7. Purex Crystals (I’m obsessed)

8. Biz (pretty much the greatest invention ever).

How to Remove Yellow Stains in Baby Clothing

January 27, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 361 Comments

Every new parent knows that laundry is the source of much stress and anguish. The pile of dirty laundry keeps growing despite your best efforts to throw clothes in the washer on a daily basis. The extra money you are spending on detergents is impacting your grocery budget. The yellow stains (from formula or breast milk) are your arch nemesis, and you are defeated by them constantly. I had no idea how to remove yellow stains like these. It was a mess!

Before Darah was born, we did 2 loads of laundry each week. Oh how I long for those days! Now we do anywhere between 4 and 7 loads of laundry each week for our family of 3. I remember doing a load of baby clothes for the very first time back in August. I was absolutely horrified that Darah’s precious little onesies were coming out of the wash with yellow stains set in them after being worn only once. This was well before the introduction of serious poo or of solid foods, too! Fortunately, my mother-in-law came to visit a week after the birth and she taught me how to make sure that all the stains in our laundry came out

What is her secret? It’s simple….Biz
Biz is a stain fighter that is aavailable in liquid or powder form. It can be applied directly to clothes to pre-treat them, or just added to your load of laundry along with your detergent. It has been around for over 40 years, and now I know why: because IT WORKS.

>How does it work? Well, I can’t get into all the scientific details with you, but the trick isn’t bleach or phosphates, because Biz doesn’t contain either of those. It does contain natural enzymes, though, and that makes it one heck of a stain fighter. Those enzymes break down the proteins that make up all those nasty stains; they basically don’t stand a chance!

I add Biz to every single load of laundry that I do in my house (it is safe for colors as well as whites and it works well on delicates). Here’s my personal method:1. Add regular laundry detergent and 1 scoop of Biz into the washing machine (I typically use about 1/4 of a cup of Biz for each load).
2. Add water and clothes to the machine.

3. When the washer begins to agitate, let it run for 1-2 minutes, and then stop the machine.

4. Let laundry soak for as long as possible (anywhere from 30 minutes to 8 hours, with longer soaks being best).

5. Turn the machine back on and let it finish the cycle.6. Open the machine to find TOTALLY clean clothes. Woo hoo!

Variation: My mother-in-law soaks her clothes in Biz alone, and then adds regular detergent when she starts the washing machine back up. She also has great results with her method. I do it differently because I often forget to add the detergent with this method!

You may think that soaking laundry for 8 hours isn’t practical, and it definitely isn’t for every load. But if you get in the habit of starting a load before you go to bed and finishing it when you wake up, or of starting a load before you head out the door for work and finishing it up when you get home, you’ll find it to be very doable, at least for some of your laundry!

Did you notice that my routine doesn’t include spraying down the stains with something like Shout? That’s because Biz does the work for me; I don’t have to seek out the stains! I have had success with removing blood, butter, sweat, all sorts of baby stains (I think you know what I mean!), food and juice (think raspberry Kool-Aid!). The truth is that since I started using Biz in August, I have not had a single stain set in on our clothes. Not one!!!

I can’t promise you that Biz will remove that year old wine stain from your cashmere sweater, but that’s because I’ve never tried this combo. Here are a few quotes from other satisfied customers who HAVE had success getting out some really old stains:

“I’ve been an antique dealer for as long as Biz has been in existence. I bought some of the ugliest lots of linens that came clean with overnight soaking. Victorian whites were blinding. I had other dealers crying for my ‘secret formula.’ I’ve tried newer products as they come into (and disappeared from) the marketplace, and always return to Biz.”

“I cannot believe what an incredible product BIZ is. My daughter-in-law brought over a box and asked if I could get a formula stain out of a red and white onesie that someone gave her. The stain was over a year old. I made a paste and it lifted the stain. Unbelievable!”

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