We don't use chlorine bleach -- both because we're allergic to it, and because we really try not to use toxic cleaning products. And we've never found non-chlorine bleach terribly effective. So we've been trying to figure out what to do about our white blankets that have dog footprints on them. Alex from Hygge House heartily recommends Biokleen's Bac-Out Stain & Odor Eliminator. She says, "This biodegradable product gets rid of any stain in clothes and carpets. I've used it on everything with success - even on delicates."

Made of natural enzyme-producing cultures, food-grade lime extracts and stabilizers, vegetable-based surfactants, and filtered water, Bac-Out doesn't have fumes, it's environmentally friendly, and it biodegrades rapidly. It's supposedly good for mold and mildew, pet, food, and beverage stains and odors (on laundry and carpet), tubs & tile, clogged drains, and garbage disposals.

$5.95 at Goodcommonsense.net. And about 8 bucks at Drugstore.com -- where there are a bunch of great reviews.

(Have you used Bac-Out, or any of Vancouver, Washington-based Biokleen's other products?)

Via: Alex at Hygge House and Pet the Pretty Things