How to Remove Gum Stains

Removing Underarm Deodorant Stains from Cotton Clothing

How do you remove underarm deodorant from cotton clothing? I get lots of different questions about deodorant and underarm stains, which I realize mean different things to different people. These stains are hugely problematic because they are highly ...

What Is The Best Way To Remove Cooking Oil Stains?

What is the best way to remove cooking oil stains? I splatter oil (olive, canola or veggie) on my clothes while cooking all the time. Sometimes it comes out with spray stain remover and sometimes it doesn’t. Thanks for sending in your question—...

Ink stain removal

I want to learn more about ink stain removal. In general, I recommend a two-step process for dealing with ink stains that I hope will help you. Before you start, you need to determine the colorfastness of the item if it’s not white.  (Note tha...

How Do You Remove Black Ink From A White Shirt?

I was wondering, how would you get a spot of black ink off of a white shirt? Ink varies in how difficult it is to remove because not all ink is created equal, and the type of ink matters more than the color. Inks from gel pens and Sharpie markers are...

Removing Dry Ink Stains

How do I remove a dry ink stain? I have already tried hairspray and Clorox2. Finding a pen in your laundry after it has been through the dryer is so frustrating, the heat from the dryer makes a stain that is already difficult to get out that much har...

How Do You Remove Oil Stains From Whites?

I have four white shirts which have developed weird yellow spots all over them in random places. Mainly present around the cuffs, collar, pocket, sleeve. I can’t understand what the reason behind these stains is. These shirts are a part of my u...

How to Get Grease Stains Out

Removing Ink Stains

Do you know what I can do to remove a black ink pen stain from the breast pocket of a black and pink-checked patterned summer (loose fiber) 100% cotton short-sleeved shirt? I would normally recommend Clorox® Regular Bleach2, but the black and pink do...