Stain removal how-to guides
How to remove common clothing stains by type, both when fresh and after they have dried.
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- Coffee Stains: Black Coffee and Lattes Need Different TreatmentCold water flushed from the back of the fabric removes most fresh coffee. If the drink contained milk, dish soap is needed as well — and hot water at any point will set the protein permanently.
- How to Remove Grease Stains from Clothes, Fresh or Set-InGrease will not come out with water because the two do not mix. Dish soap is designed to break down cooking oil, which makes it the right tool here — apply it directly and give it time.
- Sweat Stains: Yellow Marks on White, White Marks on BlackYellow stains on white are oxidized body oils. White crusty marks on dark clothing are mineral and antiperspirant residue. One needs alkaline treatment, the other acidic — using the wrong one does nothing.