How to Get Butter Out of Clothes

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Laundry

  1. Scrape

    Scrape off excess butter with a dull knife or spoon. Do not rinse the stain with water!

  2. Pre-Treat

    Pre-treat with liquid dishwashing detergent. Apply a little directly to the stain and rub in; wait 5 minutes, then rinse.

  3. Wash

    Wash on the hottest recommended setting. Use ⅓ cup Clorox® Disinfecting Bleach for bleach-safe whites or Clorox 2® for Colors Stain Remover and Laundry Additive for colors or white items with spandex.

  4. Check

    If you miss any of the stain when pretreating, you can treat the stain again. Keeping the item out of a hot dryer until the stain is all the way out will increase your chances of success.

Avoid rinsing stains with water until you’re ready to wash.

Surfaces

  1. Remove

    Remove excess butter

  2. Wipe

    Wipe surface clean with Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes. Now that’s a good spread!

  3. Rinse

    Rinse with water.

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