How do you get oil stains out of clothing?

[koshkabegemot]

So apparently somewhere between setting my oil-laden baking tray/pan thing down to let it cool off and moving it to the dishwasher, my careless ass forgot that "OHEY THIS THING IS LIKE A 1/2" FULL OF OLIVE OIL!" when I tipped it over from the stove to go put it in the dishwasher. My brain skipped over the step where I dump the used oil into a

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[celtic_catgirl]

Dish Soap for the clothes and a little dish soap or other grease cutting cleaner for the floors.

[mirhanda]

Squirt Dawn dishwashing liquid over the oil and scrub into the stain with an old toothbrush. Really scrub it into the fibers. This hasn't failed me yet.

[bubblytoes28]

I've gotten some pretty bad grease stains out of jeans with Pinesol.

[tashabear]

Shampoo will often work for small stains and works *great* for sweat stains, like ring-around-the-collar. We all have that bottle under the sink that either never worked or stopped working on our hair, amirite? Put it next to the washing machine.

Also, be sure you get the stains out before you put anything in the dryer, because if whatever you tried didn't work, the dryer will set it hard.

[jabber]

I use dish soap on oily stains, usually working it in with a nail brush, then launder, on warm to hot.

For drains, afaik only hot fats should not be dumped because they congeal and coat the pipes as they cool down. Oils that stay liquid at low temps are not a big problem, as long as they're natural/food oils. Petroleum oils do not biodegrade and should be disposed of more securely.