Use and Care Manual

Ice cream Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Ink Water only
Iodine Alcohol
Jam Lukewarm water
Lipstick Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Medicine Call a reputable cleaner
Metal polish Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Mildew Call a reputable cleaner
Milk Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Mud Detergent/White vinegar
Mustard Detergent/White vinegar
Nail Polish Polish remover*
Oils Cleaning fluid
Paint Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Perfume Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Permanent ink Call a reputable cleaner
Rust Call a reputable cleaner
Salad dressing Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Sauces Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid*
Shoe polish Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum
Soot Vacuum, then cleaning fluid
Stain Cleaning Method
Tar Cleaning fluid
Tea Detergent/White vinegar
Urine (human) Detergent/White vinegar (remove at once-chemicals in urine attack dyestuff)
Urine (pet) Call a reputable cleaner
Vomit Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid
Wax Cleaning fluid or scrape and vacuum
Wine Detergent/White vinegar or cleaning fluid
*If recommended procedure is not effective call a reputable cleaner. Some stains are so complex that
someone with knowledge of textile chemistry should treat them. Don’t wait for annual cleaning. It may
be too late to remove the stain.
Note: Almost all spills are removed by either dry cleaning fluid (follow manufacturer’s instructions) or
a simple solution of one teaspoon of mild detergent with one teaspoon of white vinegar in a quart of
warm water.
Reprinted, with permission, from the Wool Bureau Inc. “The Wool Library Volume 6”
Nourison does not guarantee that these methods work and should be used as a guideline only! If in doubt, call a reputable cleaner.