How to Remove Lipstick Stains From Fabric
Lipstick on your shirt or collar? Here are a few simple steps to help remove lipstick from clothing.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- White Soft Dry Cloth
- Denatured Alcohol
- Stain Brushes
- Stain Removers
- Dishwashing Liquid
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Dab stain very lightly with denatured alcohol using a soft, white cloth.
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Rub dishwashing detergent gently into the stain with your finger.
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Try using a stain stick and leaving it on for several minutes before washing, if the mark is stubborn.
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Wash fabric as usual. It would be best to air dry the garment so that the stain does not set in. This way you can take it to the dry cleaner if it does not come out.
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Ask your dry cleaner for help if all else fails.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are out and don't have access to alcohol, leave the stain alone until you get home. If you're desperate, try dabbing it with cold water.
Remember to dab, not rub, as rubbing can ground in the stain.
Remember if a fabric is dry clean only it is best to take it to your dry cleaner. Do not pretreat. Pretreating can make the cleaning process hard for your cleaners and hinder them from removing the stain for you.
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Comments
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sublimeamiga
May 06, 2010
Lestoil is sold at your local Hardware store. Ace Hardware, True Value, Lowes, Home Depot
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twinsmom07
Dec 14, 2008
I went to get clothes out of the dryer today and realized I had left a lipstick in my jeans pocket !! They went through the washer AND the dryer. I read the above comments about using Lestoil and went to the store to buy it only to find my grocery store didn't carry it. Anyway, I picked up another remover that said it worked on lipstick etc. And it worked beautifully ! It's called S-32 Spot and Stain Remover. I applied it directly to the lipstick stains which were all over most of the load and brushed it gently with an old toothbrush. Then washed as normal. All the stains came out ! I was so happy !
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redhen18
Jul 04, 2007
This is a big THANK YOU to Shelly Dore for her hint about using Lestoil to remove lipstick stains....I discovered I'd left a tube of red lipstick in a pocket of capris which went through the washer AND dryer. I thought it was hopeless, but saw Shelly's hint, got some Lestoil and tried it. HOLY COW! I used hot hot water and some scrubbing and after laundering, I honestly can't tell which pocket had the big stain. THANK YOU! I'm a believer in Lestoil (and I didn't think they made it anymore, but both of my local supermarkets had it)
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Jun 30, 2006
I left a tube of lipstick in my pants pocket and didn't realize. When I took the clothes out of the dryer every piece of clothing was stained. I tried several things that I'd seen posted on the net. I was told by a friend to use bubble bath and scrub it with a brush, and it worked. My clothes are as good as new.
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Nov 22, 2005
After applying your makeup - If you're going to be wearing a pull over shirt, or something that needs to be slipped over the head, before pulling the shirt on, drape a silk scarf over your head (or something satin, as long as it's slippery and comes down over your face just past the chin). Clothes slide on easily, leaving your hair in place and keeping makeup from rubbing off onto your clothes.
