A friend of mine accidentally sat in some kind of spilled make-up, leaving red stains across the back of her light khaki skirt. We tried to sponge them off with water, but they didn"t budge. "The skirt's ruined," they said, but I said, "I've got this great stuff at home in my cupboard; let me try to rescue this."

I took the garment home and sprayed it liberally with Lemon Simple Green. I rubbed at the stain with a damp cloth until the red had faded — it took only a few minutes. Then I tossed the skirt in the washer with the next load.

It came out spotless! By the end of the afternoon my friend was back in her skirt, and our other friends agreed that they needed to buy some Simple Green.