Whether it's a bandage splashing on your shirt or a glass of red wine hitting your beige couch, stains are inevitable. But not necessarily irreversible. Before saying goodbye to your favorite piece of clothing or renovating your living room to hide an uncomfortable carpet stain, share our stain removal tips!
We've created the ultimate stain removal guide with tips and tricks to help you remove stains and stains. Sweat stains , lipstick, ketchup stains ? No problem. While some things (especially wool, silk, and cashmere) require professional cleaning , most stains can be treated at home using simple methods, including soaps, lemon juice, vinegar , baking soda, soda, and other stain removers .
Follow our proven methods to remove the most common stains from carpets, upholstery, and clothing.
Avocado and guacamole stains formula milk stains | Barbecue sauce stains | Beet stains | Berry spots | Bicycle chain patch | Blood stains | Blush and bronzer | Candle wax | Carrot stains | Cherry juice | Chocolate stains | Coca-Cola | Coffee stains | Paint stains on white clothesPencil on the walls Pencil stains on clothes Eyeliner | Shine | Grape juice stains grass stains | Ink stains | Iron burn marks |Ketchup stains | Leather footwear | Lipstick |Mascara stains | Mayo stains | Milk stains | Mud stains | Nail polish stains | Newsprint stains | Oil and grease stains paint stains | Pee (urine) stains | Scented stains | Shit stains |Red wine stains | Mucus stains | Soy sauce stains |Spinach stains | Suede shoe patches | Sweat stains |Tarnish | Tea stains | Ketchup stains | Toothpaste stains |Tree sap stains | Vomiting spots | Water points | White clothing stains White shoes | Ziti stains and red sauce
A note of caution: Before doing it yourself, be sure to check the care label on the fabric to make sure the item is washable and to see how much hot water it can handle (if any). And remember, the best thing is to treat stains ASAP. Il est également important de s'assurer that there is a completely different avant d'y Adjouter de la chaleur (comme la laver à l'eau chaude ou la secher en machine), car la chaleur crossed out, but une tache et la rendre creates plus difficile for going out. You may also need to repeat the stain removal process once or twice before it's completely clean.
Avocado and guacamole stains
- Use a spoon to scrape off any excess avocado (or guacamole).
- Apply a small amount of liquid stain remover to the avocado or guacamole stains.
- Rub it in and let it sit for 5-10 minutes.
- Check the care label and wash clothes in the hottest recommended water.
- Air dried.
- Repeat if necessary.
Learn more about how to remove avocado and guacamole stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Formula milk spots
- Rinse the back of the baby formula with cold water.
- Put a tablespoon of dish soap, laundry detergent, or ammonia on a damp white cloth.
- Gently rub the cleaner into stains on clothing.
- Wait five minutes and then rinse the back of the stains again with cold water.
Learn more about how to remove formula stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
BBQ sauce stains
- Pre-treat stains of the barbecue sauce with lemon juice or vinegar.
- Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Remove stains with a small brush or toothbrush.
- Rinse stained clothing with water.
- Rub the stained area with detergent.
Learn more about how to remove barbecue stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Beet stains
- Pre-treat beet stains with lemon juice or vinegar.
- Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Remove stains with a small brush or toothbrush.
- Rinse the stains with water.
- Mix 1 tablespoon of laundry detergent and 3 cups of warm water.
- Rinse the bottom of the clothing stain with the mixture.
Learn more about how to remove beet stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Berry spots
- Pre-treat berry stains with lemon juice or vinegar.
- Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Remove stains with a small brush or toothbrush.
- Rinse the stains with water.
- Scrub the stained area of clothing with detergent.
Learn more about how to remove berry stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Bicycle chain patch
- Saturate bicycle chain stains with dish soap and massage the stain.
- Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Rinse with lukewarm water.
- Check the care label and wash clothes in the hottest water the fabric can handle with detergent and stain remover.
- Air drying clothes.
Learn more about how to remove bike chain stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Blood stains
- Rub the blood stains with cold water with a damp cloth.
- Dry with a dry cloth.
- Repeat the process until there is no more blood on the clothing.
- Apply a small amount of hydrogen peroxide to clothing stains.
- Rinse with cold water.
Learn more about how to remove blood stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Blush and bronze stains
- Treat the blush and tan stain with a pre-wash stain remover, liquid laundry detergent, powdered detergent paste or detergent additive, and water, or scrub the stain with bars of soap.
- Wash laundry as usual.
Learn more about how to remove blush and bronze stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Candle wax stains
- Remove as much candle wax as possible.
- Wall the fabric between two thin towels (one above, one below).
- Heat the remaining candle wax with a hair dryer (or iron) so that the towels absorb the wax.
- Remove the towels.
- Use a solvent such as acetone nail polish remover or isopropyl alcohol to loosen the remaining oil-based stain. (Check the care label to make sure the clothes don't peel off.)
- Place the fabric on a folded towel with the candle wax stain facing down.
- Use a cotton swab to rub the solvent on the back of the stain.
- Clean up the residue.
Learn more about how to remove candle wax from fabrics and carpets .
Carrot stains
- Pre-treat carrot stains with lemon juice or vinegar.
- Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Remove stains with a small brush or toothbrush.
- Rinse the stains with water.
- Prepare a solution of 1 tablespoon of laundry detergent and 3 cups of warm water.
- Rinse the bottom of the clothing stains with the solution.
Learn more about how to remove carrot stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Cherry juice stains
- Pre-treat cherry juice stains with lemon juice or vinegar.
- Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Remove stains with a small brush or toothbrush.
- Rinse the stains with water.
- Scrub the stained area of clothing with detergent.
Learn more about how to remove cherry stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Chocolate stains
- Pre-treat chocolate stains with lemon juice or vinegar.
- Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Remove stains with a small brush or toothbrush.
- Rinse the stains with water.
- Prepare a solution of 1 tablespoon of degreasing detergent and 3 cups of warm water.
- Rinse the bottom of the clothing stain with the solution.
Learn more about how to remove chocolate stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Coca-Cola stains
- Pre-treat the Coca-Cola stain with lemon juice or vinegar.
- Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Smooth out the stain with a small brush or toothbrush.
- Rinse the stain with water.
- Scrub the stained area of clothing with detergent.
Learn more about how to remove Coca-Cola stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Coffee stains
- Dab the coffee stains to remove excess water.
- Soak clothing stains with soda or white vinegar.
- Remove stains with a small brush or toothbrush.
- Let stand for 5-10 minutes.
- Rinse the stains with water.
- Repeat this process as needed until the stain is gone.
Learn more about how to remove coffee stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Stains of paint on white clothes
- Dissolve the hydrogen peroxide in hot water.
- After dissolving, add cold water until the solution cools.
- Soak white clothes with paint stains for 15 to 30 minutes and then rinse.
Learn more about how to remove colored stains from white clothes .
Pencil stains on the walls
- Squeeze gel-free toothpaste onto a toothbrush.
- Gently rub the pencil on the walls with the toothbrush.
- Once the pencil marks are gone, wipe off the toothpaste with a clean, damp cloth.
Learn more about how to remove the pen from the walls .
Pencil stains on clothes
- Use a spoon to scrape off as much of the pencil as you can.
- Apply liquid dish soap to pencil stains on clothing.
- Let it rest for a few minutes.
- Run the fabric through warm water.
- Check the care label and machine wash on the heaviest floor setting and hottest water suitable for the fabric.
- Air dried.
- Repeat if necessary.
Learn more about how to remove pencil stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Eyeliner smeared
- Apply a stain remover to the eyeliner stain.
- Let stand for at least a minute.
- Dab the stain with a clean cloth and a small amount of liquid detergent.
- When the stain is gone, machine wash the clothes according to the care label.
- Air dried.
Learn more about how to remove eyeliner stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Light spots
- Use a damp paper towel to soak up the glitter.
- Soak up the glitter.
- Use a lint roller on the remaining glitter stains or blow up a balloon, rub it on the carpet, and soak up the stains with static electricity.
Learn more about how to remove glitter .
Grape juice stains
- Rinse grape juice stains with cold water.
- Pre-treat stains.
- If the clothes are white: Pre-treat with a pen with bleach. Check the care label and immediately wash it off with the hottest recommended water with detergent and half a cup of bleach.
- If the clothing is colored: Treat with a stain remover beforehand. Let stand for 5-10 minutes. Check the care label and wash with a detergent and other stain removers in the hottest recommended water.
- Air dried.
- Repeat if necessary.
Learn more about how to remove grape juice stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Patches of grass
- Do not rub grass stains on clothing. This can cause the stain to spread.
- Wash or pretreat (then wash) grass stains.
- If the clothes are white, wash them with bleach and laundry detergent.
- If the clothes are stained, soak them in a solution of water, bleach and detergent and gently rub (do not rub) the stained area. Wash and bleach laundry with detergent.
- Air dried.
Learn more about how to remove grass stains .
Ink stains
- Treat ink stains as soon as possible.
- Get the right stain remover for the right ink, whether it's a washable marker, pen, or permanent ink.
- Dab with stain remover (do not rub, this can spread ink stains).
Learn more about how to remove ink stains from clothing, upholstery, carpets, and hard surfaces .
Iron burn marks
- Check the iron for scorch marks. It may not be possible to repair dark spots or melted tissue, but lighter burn marks can often be removed.
- Rub the scorch mark.
- If it is white cotton: Rub with hydrogen peroxide. Let sit for a minute and then rinse.
- If it is a colored cloth: apply a little white distilled vinegar to a white cloth. Wipe the clothing stain with the vinegar-soaked portion of the white cloth. Rinse burned tissue.
- Repeat if necessary.
Learn more about how to remove burn marks from clothing and carpets .
Ketchup stains
- Remove as much ketchup from the garment as possible.
- Rinse the back of the ketchup stains under cold water.
- Rub the stained area with liquid detergent.
- Let it rest for a few minutes.
- Soak the stained area of clothing in warm water for half an hour.
- Do the washing up.
Learn more about how to remove ketchup stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Wearing leather shoe
- Peel a ripe banana (no, we're not kidding).
- Clean the inside of the banana peel with scraped leather shoes.
- Polish with a cloth.
Learn more about cleaning and polishing leather shoes .
Lipstick stains
- Remove excess lipstick.
- Place the stained stain face down on paper towels.
- Apply dish soap to the back of the stain.
- Apply the detergent to the stain from behind.
- Turn the garment over.
- Use a damp toothbrush to lather gently.
- Rub the stain in the center from the outside.
- Wash on a gentle cycle according to the instructions on the care label.
Learn more about how to remove lipstick stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Mascara stains
- Pre-treat mascara stains with detergent.
- Check the care label and wash clothes in the hottest water approved with detergent and hydrogen peroxide.
Learn more about how to remove mascara stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Mayonnaise stains
- Apply dish soap to the mayonnaise stains.
- Remove stains with a small brush or toothbrush.
- Let stand for 5-10 minutes.
- Rinse stained clothing.
- Repeat this process as needed.
Learn more about how to remove mayonnaise stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Milk stains
- Dab excess milk with a white cotton cloth.
- Mix 2 cups of cold water, 1 tablespoon of dish soap and 1 tablespoon of baking soda.
- Rub the milk stains with the mixture.
- Rinse stained clothing with cold water.
- Repeat this process as needed.
Learn more about how to remove milk stains from clothing, upholstery and carpets .
Mud stains
- Remove dried sludge.
- Rub the mud stains with liquid detergent.
- Let stand for 15 minutes.
- Rub the detergent into the stains (on both sides) with a damp toothbrush.
- Machine wash.
- Air dried.
- Repeat if necessary.
Learn more about how to remove mud stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Nail polish stains
- Remove excess nail polish.
- Check if the fabric contains acetate, triacetate, or modacrylic. If so, apply a small amount of acetone-free nail polish remover to the stain with a clean sponge or white cloth. If not, you can use an acetone remover.
- Rub the nail polish stains from the outside of the stains towards the center.
- Keep rubbing until the nail polish has passed onto the sponge or towel.
- Rinse clothes in cold water.
Learn more about how to remove nail polish stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Newsprint stains
- Turn the clothes over.
- Apply liquid dish soap to the back of the newspaper stains.
- Rub.
- Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Scrub with a toothbrush.
- Check the care label and wash in the hottest water the fabric will allow.
Learn more about how to remove newspaper stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Oil and grease stains
- If the oil and grease stains were caused by food, remove any excess material.
- Rub the clothing with alcohol until the area is damp.
- Let it rest for a few minutes.
- Rub the area with a simple bar of soap and apply it to the stains.
- Do the washing up.
- Air dried.
- Repeat if necessary.
Learn more about how to remove oil and grease stains from clothes and carpets .
Paint stains
For water-based water stains (interior / exterior paint, finger paint, acrylic paint or poster paint):
- While the clothes are wet, run warm water on the back of the paint stain.
- Treat the stain with soap, dishwasher, or laundry detergent.
- Do the washing up.
- Repeat if necessary.
For oil paint stains:
- Remove excess paint.
- Moisten a clean cloth with paint thinner.
- Rub the stain until it is completely removed from the garment.
Learn more about how to remove paint stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Pee (urine) stains
- Machine wash clothing soaked in urine in cold water and a cup of distilled white vinegar (not a detergent).
- Wash again in the machine with detergent at the hottest water temperature recommended for the fabric.
Learn more about how to remove piss (urine) from clothing, bedding, upholstery, and carpets .
Perfume stains
- Remove excess perfume.
- Use a white cotton cloth or cotton ball to rub the perfume stains with alcohol.
- Blot stains with a clean white cloth until they disappear.
- Rub a bar of white soap on the stains.
- Do the washing up.
- Air drying clothes.
- Repeat if necessary.
Learn more about how to remove perfume stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Shit stains
- Put on protective gloves.
- Rinse the underside of the poop stains with cold water.
- Soak clothing in an enzyme-based stain remover for several hours or overnight.
- Check the care label and wash the laundry with detergent in the hottest recommended water.
Learn more about how to remove poop stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Red wine stains
- Treat red wine stains on clothing as soon as possible.
- Use a clean white cloth to blot off as much wine as you can and move from the outside to the center of the stain.
- Apply a commercially available wine stain remover to the stain.
Learn more about how to remove red wine stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Slimy spots
- Get as much slime off the fabric as you can.
- Use ice cubes to freeze any leftover slime.
- Remove the frozen mud.
- Pre-treat slimy stains with liquid detergent and massage a small amount into the stain.
- Let stand for 10 minutes.
- Place the treated garments in a plastic pot.
- Add 2 gallons of hot tap water to the pot and rinse off the slime stains.
- Leave on for 30 minutes.
- Remove the clothing from the soaking solution.
- Machine wash according to the care label.
- Air dried.
Learn more about how to remove mud stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Soy sauce stains
- Scatter cornstarch over the soy sauce stains.
- Brush off excess cornstarch.
- Dab stains of soy sauce with a damp cloth until the stains no longer climb onto the cloth.
- Pre-treat soy sauce stains.
- If the fabric is color safe, pre-treat by scrubbing the stains with 3% hydrogen peroxide.
- If the clothes are not suitable for the color, soak them in warm water, detergent, and borax for 30 minutes as directed on the package.
- Wash laundry with detergent and borax.
Learn more about how to remove soy sauce stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Spinach stains
- Scrape off the spinach.
- Apply an enzymatic detergent to the spinach stains.
- Let stand for 15 minutes (or according to the instructions in the package).
- Rub the detergent over the stains with a small brush or toothbrush.
- Let stand for 15 minutes.
- Machine wash.
Learn more about how to remove spinach stains from clothing, upholstery, and carpets .
Suede shoe stains
- Get a piece of stale bread (yes, really).
- Gently rub the stale bread over the stains in a circular motion.
- Keep scrubbing until the dirt oozes out of the stains on the suede shoes.
Learn more about cleaning suede shoes .
Sweat stains
- Before use, protect light or white clothing from sweat stains by sprinkling regular baby powder on the inside of the armpits and then ironing it.
- Wash clothes as soon as possible after wearing them before the sweat stains harden.
Learn more about how to remove sweat stains .
Tarnish marks
- Saupoudrez de sel sur les taches de ternissement.
- Use a suitable chiffon and blanc to tampon the Jus de Citron sur les Taches de Ternissement Jusqu'à Ce Qu'elles Disparaissent.
- Rincez les vêtements.
- Lavez comme d'habitude.
- Sécher à l'air libre.
In savoir plus sur the façon d'eliminer, the spots of the southern end of the vêtements, the fabrics of the ameublements and the tapis .
Taches de thé
- Check the etiquette d'entretien sur les vetements.
- Rincez binds them de thé.
- If you dress them in the Taches of the Peuvent Résister à l'eau Chaude, you will stick them in a sturdy fabric over a bowl or cup with an Elastique et en versant Soigneusement de l'eau Bouillante a Travers la Zone Tachée. Ensuite, lavez les vêtements en machine avec un détergent à chaud.
- If the vêtements ne constant pas à la chaleur, faites tremper les taches de dans un solution de détachant oxidant et d'eau froide, the instructions are du produit. Ensuite, once comme d'habitude.
In savoir plus sur the façon d'éliminer les taches de thé sur les Vetements, les Tissue d'ameublement et les Tapis .
Tomato Sauce Taches
- Grattez tout excès tomato sauce.
- Éponger les Taches Tomato sauce with a Chiffon Blanc Propre et unfilled.
- Faites tremper the zone tachée dans de l'eau happy trailer 5 minutes.
- Appliquez un détergent à lessive liquid ou un détergent à vaisselle sur les taches de sauce tomato.
- Frottez le détergent sur les taches avec une petite brosse ou une brosse à dents, en vous déplaçant des bords extérieurs des taches vers le centre.
- Lavez avec un détergent et un javellisant oxygéné dans l'eau la plus chaude autorisée par l'étiquette d'entretien des vêtements.
- Sécher à l'air libre.
En savoir plus sur la façon d'éliminer les taches de sauce tomate sur les vêtements, les tissus d'ameublement et les tapis .
Taches de dentifrice
- Utilisez une cuillère pour gratter tout excès de dentifrice.
- Éponger les taches de dentifrice avec un chiffon humide.
- Mélangez quelques gouttes de détergent à lessive ou de détachant dans une tasse d'eau.
- Trempez la zone tachée du vêtement dans le mélange et essuyez-le.
- Puis tamponnez les taches avec de l'eau pour rincer.
- Sécher à l'air libre.
En savoir plus sur la façon d'éliminer les taches de dentifrice sur les vêtements, les tissus d'ameublement et les tapis .
Taches de sève d'arbre
- Procurez-vous du liquide de nettoyage à sec.
- Effectuer l'élimination des taches dans un endroit bien ventilé à l'écart de toute flamme (le liquide de nettoyage à sec est extrêmement inflammable).
- Épongez le liquide de nettoyage à sec sur les taches de sève des arbres et laissez sécher.
- Faites tremper les taches dans un mélange de détergent à lessive et de quelques gouttes d'ammoniaque.
- Laisser reposer 30 minutes.
- Lavez les vêtements avec un détergent liquide.
En savoir plus sur la façon d'éliminer les taches de sève d'arbre sur les vêtements, les tissus d'ameublement et les tapis .
Taches de vomissements
- Grattez tout le vomi que vous pouvez.
- Humidifiez les taches de vomi avec de l'eau tiède et appliquez une couche de 1/4 de pouce d'épaisseur de bicarbonate de soude.
- Versez du jus de citron ou du vinaigre sur la tache.
- Frottez la tache avec vos doigts ou une brosse à dents jusqu'à ce qu'elle disparaisse.
- Rincer à l'eau tiède.
- Lavez les vêtements en machine comme d'habitude.
- Sécher à l'air libre.
En savoir plus sur la façon d'éliminer les taches de vomi sur les vêtements, les tissus d'ameublement et les tapis .
Taches d'eau
- Posez une serviette blanche propre sur une planche à repasser.
- Placez les vêtements avec les taches d'eau face vers le bas sur la serviette.
- Utilisez un chiffon en microfibre propre et humide pour humidifier les taches.
- Réglez le fer sur le réglage approprié pour le tissu.
- Séchez la zone humide avec le fer à repasser.
- Une fois complètement sec, déplacez la partie tachée du vêtement vers une partie sèche de la serviette et répétez le processus jusqu'à ce que les taches d'eau disparaissent.
En savoir plus sur la façon d'éliminer les taches d'eau sur les vêtements, les tissus d'ameublement et les tapis .
Taches de vêtements blancs
- Emportez un produit détachant sur le pouce comme une lingette ou un stylo.
- En cas de déversement, absorber autant de liquide que possible.
- Traitez immédiatement les taches blanches sur les vêtements avec le détachant (sinon, tamponnez en continu avec un glaçon, frottez avec une pâte de bicarbonate de soude ou un agent de blanchiment à l'oxygène).
- Lavez comme d'habitude.
- Sécher à l'air libre.
En savoir plus sur la façon de lutter contre les taches blanches sur les vêtements .
Taches de chaussures blanches
- Mélangez 2 cuillères à soupe de bicarbonate de soude, 2 cuillères à soupe d'eau chaude et 2 cuillères à soupe de peroxyde d'hydrogène liquide.
- Utilisez une brosse à dents pour appliquer deux couches du mélange uniformément sur la zone tachée des chaussures blanches.
- Laisser sécher à l'air au soleil pendant 3 heures.
- Retirez les résidus de bicarbonate de soude en frappant les chaussures ensemble.
- Rincez et répétez si nécessaire.
En savoir plus sur la façon de nettoyer les chaussures blanches .
Ziti avec des taches de sauce rouge
- Grattez tout excès de ziti et de sauce rouge.
- Éponger les taches de sauce tomate avec un chiffon blanc propre et non pelucheux.
- Faites tremper la zone tachée dans de l'eau froide pendant 5 minutes.
- Appliquez un détergent à lessive liquide ou un détergent à vaisselle sur les taches de sauce tomate.
- Frottez le détergent sur les taches avec une petite brosse ou une brosse à dents, en vous déplaçant des bords extérieurs des taches vers le centre.
- Lavez avec un détergent et un javellisant oxygéné dans l'eau la plus chaude autorisée par l'étiquette d'entretien des vêtements.
- Sécher à l'air libre.
En savoir plus sur la façon d'éliminer les taches de sauce tomate sur les vêtements, les tissus d'ameublement et les tapis .
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