"Dry-Side" spotting is a technique employed when water or steam, or wet-side spotting agents might disturb the fabric's dye or spread the dye contained in stains like cosmetics. Applied as the first step, Picrin dissolves and flushes soluble stain components from fabric to prevent them from spreading. Then, after applying the appropriate dry-side agent and working the stain, Picrin is used to flush the loosened stain from the fabric before drycleaning. This eliminates the possibility of working loosened soils back into the fabric. Once the stain is gone, a final flushing with Picrin will remove the spotting agents to prevent bleeding of fabric dye, ring formation, or transfer of dye to other garments.