Grease and oil often need pretreatment before the wash cycle because ordinary laundering may not remove the oily residue on its own.
WashCareLab keeps runtime advice conservative: reviewed laundry pretreatments are allowed, while unreviewed solvent escalation is blocked by design.
Remove or blot excess grease without spreading it further.
Avoid: Do not machine dry the item while the grease mark remains.
Reviewed first-line process
- First
Blot or lift away excess grease without spreading the oily mark.
- Pretreat
Pretreat with liquid laundry detergent or a prewash stain remover according to product directions.
- Launder
Wash using the warmest water that the garment care label allows.
- Dry Check
Check for any oily shadow before machine drying and repeat treatment if needed.
Fabric-specific coverage
A listed fabric means WashCareLab has an approved runtime rule for this stain and fabric. It does not override a dry-clean-only or otherwise restrictive garment label.