How to Remove Tea and Coffee Stains From Your Cup and Your Teeth

I enjoy a nice hot cup of tea every morning. This morning I noticed that my tea cup was stained inside. When I use fresh green tea it doesn't stain like black tea. Then I thought this can't be good for my teeth so here you have the quickest way to remove tea and coffee stains from your cup and your teeth.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Cap full of bleach
• Baking soda

1. 

   Add a cap full of bleach to a full cup of water in your tea cup. Let sit for a minute or two and wash. My tape water is so hot that I just let the water run for a few minutes to wash my cup. It is like boiling it in hot water. I would use this bleach method one a week unless you really don't like looking at the stain in your cup.

2. 

   To remove stains from your teeth or better yet to prevent stains from forming on your teeth brush after each cup of tea or coffee. I do this and suspect that is the reason I don't have stains for tea on my teeth. Baking soda is a natural whiter and you don't even need to purchase tooth paste when you have this wonder around the house.

3. 

   Prevention is always a good thing. If you are a coffee drinker than it is inevitable that your cup will be stained. But if you are a tea drinker like me you can prevent tea stains by purchasing lighter tea. As I mentioned earlier green tea doesn't stain and it is better for you.

Tips & Warnings

• Add a little bleach to your dish water to sterilize your cups and silverware.
• Always keep the bleach away from where children and pets can get to it.
• Wash the cup really good to avoid having any bleach left over.

Resources

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• How to get stains out of carpet with Windex Glass Cleaner

[athome]

on 5/8/2009 thanks for the awesome info on tea and coffee stains. 5*

[twincapes]

on 5/5/2009 I've gone to green tea for health reasons, have to look into the baking soda now. thanks-

[ilivetoteach]

on 5/1/2009 Thanks for the tips. My teeth are definitely stained.

[labellefleur100]

on 4/26/2009 fANTASTIC IDEAS! 5*

[leaper]

on 4/26/2009 Great ideas on removing stains from coffee and tea!