It often seems like days with busy mornings are the only times when absolutely nothing goes right.

One thing that can really set someone over the edge?

When you burn your last clean work-appropriate shirt when ironing and have nothing else left to wear.

Iron steaming over clothes

However, with a bit of cornstarch and water, it’s like the burn never happened.

Wet the area perhaps with a damp washcloth and then sprinkle a bit of cornstarch on top.

Once it’s dry, brush the mixture away and the stain should be completely gone.

Cornstarch on table

Made from the endosperm of corn kernels,cornstarch is an ingredient you should always keepon hand.

On top of its usefulness in terms of cooking, cornstarch can serve multiple purposes around the home.

Aside from remedying scorch marks on clothes,cornstarch can remove grease stains, as well.

Hand washing clothes

Pour a heaping amount of the powder onto the stain so it can absorb properly.

After about 12 hours, wash the item as you normally would.

The starchy substance can also soothe painful blisters and itchy bug bites.

so that steer clear of infection, don’t apply cornstarch on open wounds.

If you’ve stained white cotton clothing while ironing, usehydrogen peroxideto get it out.

Apply it to the stain and then rinse it out after one minute.

If it’s on colored clothes, repeat the process with distilled whitevinegar.

Get a white cloth and dip it into white vinegar and dab the scorch mark.

Using another cloth, wet it with water and dab the area once more.

Air dry your clothes, then use a toothbrush to smooth away scorch marks.

Put a gentle liquid detergent onto the area and hand wash it.