Top 40 Stains You Can Remove Easily at Home

Here are the best ways to remove common stains from clothes and other surfaces at home easily. With these simple methods, you can save time and avoid harsh chemicals.

Food Stains

1. Chocolate – Dish Soap

   • Scrape off excess chocolate. Dab with a mix of water and dish soap. Soak the fabric in warm soapy water and rinse with warm water.

2. Berries – Hydrogen Peroxide

   • Mix ½ teaspoon dish soap with ½ cup hydrogen peroxide. Apply to the stain and wash the fabric as usual.

3. Ice Cream – Detergent

   • Flush with cold water, then club soda. Rub and rinse until the stain is gone, then launder as usual.

Drink Stains

4. Coffee or Tea – Vinegar

   • Dab with a moist towel or paper towel with white vinegar or lemon juice. For large stains, soak the item in a 3:1 solution of white vinegar and cold water overnight.

5. Red Wine – Salt or White Wine

   • Absorb as much as possible with paper towels. Flush with white wine, then club soda. Repeat if needed.

Makeup Stains

6. Lipstick – Hair Spray

   • Spray with hair spray, let it sit for 10 minutes, then dab with a wet cloth.

7. Foundation – Shaving Cream

   • Apply shaving cream directly to the stain, rub gently with a toothbrush, and launder as usual.

8. Lipstick Stain – Nail Polish Remover

   • Apply nail polish remover and scrub with an old toothbrush. Rinse with cold water and blot dry.

Other Stains

9. Blood – Lemon Juice, Baking Soda, or Hydrogen Peroxide

   • Rinse with cold water, dab with hydrogen peroxide, and let sit. Repeat until the stain disappears.

10. Sweat Stain – Lemon Juice

• Mix equal parts of lemon juice and water and rub on the stain. For tough stains, use baking soda mixed with lemon juice and scrub.

11. Perfume Stain – Vinegar

• Dab with a solution of equal parts glycerine and water, then rinse. Apply a mixture of vinegar and water to the stain, let sit, and rinse off.

12. Deodorant Stain – Hydrogen Peroxide

• Mix ½ cup dish soap and 1 cup hydrogen peroxide, apply to the stain, and scrub gently with baking soda.

13. Oil Stain – Chalk

• Sprinkle chalk, flour, or cornstarch on the stain, let sit for 15-20 minutes, and rub with dish soap.

14. Paint – Nail Polish Remover

• Scrape excess paint and soak the fabric in nail polish remover or detergent.

15. Ink Stain – Milk

• Soak the stain in milk overnight and wash as usual. Alternatively, spray with hairspray or hand sanitizer, blot with a clean cloth.

16. Toothpaste – Vinegar

• Mix one part white vinegar with one part water, apply to the stain, and gently scrub with a soft brush.

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Note: These methods should be applied before washing and drying garments. Stains that have already been laundered and dried are much harder to remove.