Okay, so I just took my clothes out of the dryer, and began to fold them, when, oh no, I realized I had somehow forgotten to take a chapstick out of a pocket of some sort. Now, most of my clothes have what looks like oil stains on them. Is there any remedy, or am I ruined?

Oh no! Oh no!

OK, did a little research and there seems to be some consensus that DISHWASHING detergend is helpful in this case. Not the hippie stuff... Dawn or Palmolive or somesuch. I'm not sure if your spots are too comprehensive to spot treat or if you need to devise some in-sink, hot water washing and soaking situation. But read this and let us know if you can how it all turns out: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf30494254.tip.html

If there is any wax left (which there may not be) Martha Stewart I seem to recall suggests using an icecube to freeze any remnants and then picking off. Not sure if this will have any impact on the stain itself, though. Dry clean may be the next best way, too.

Okay Ladies! Thank you so much for the help! The consensus is...... dawn works! Now, it's not a full on ridding of the stain, but (I don't know if this is luckily, or unfortunate) since my clothes were of the dark variety, the stain is so minor, that you can hardly notice it at all. Thank you! I really thought that my favorite gray wraparound was ruined!

I do this all the time - it's part of the chapstick addiction I acquired in high school. I usually end up using a regular old spot treater (spray-n-wash, etc.) when I go to put on an item that looks like someone threw greasy fries on me (nice), then it'll come out in the next wash.

Since this was months ago, thought I'd check in with Caity and see if she can still see the stains. I admit, when I do this with my sweats I usually just ignore it and wash/wear them as normal. Then the stains disappear. I think it might just take several washings or warmer water than normal.

Let us know if those spots disappeared like they should!

Now, any advice to keep myself from washing the 'stick in the first place??