So is the verdict here, if you are gonna put them in clothing that could stain...ie. dark clothes or velvet, to wash it first. What about things like Kit's Christmas dress...with that bright white collar and red dress...how do you wash it without it bleeding to the collar? I think my mom used to tell me salt in your water would keep it from bleeding? Anyone heard that one? I too am concerned about that jazz outfit and those black tights...but I will give them a good washing.

I agree not to leave them in the outfits for weeks on end is probably a good rule of thumb. But I have had a doll's vinyl stained with a blue dye, that I removed successfully with the Twin Pines removezit product. It took three days, but it is now gone. I don't know that it will get every single stain off, as I have not had to use it on that many, especially of the bleeding colors sort, but it worked on that one and I certainly would give it a go before I hung my hat up and said a doll was stained forever!