How to Remove Lip Gloss Stains

Lip gloss adds shine, color and moisture to your lips

Lip gloss comes in many types from liquid lip gloss with a brush applicator to solid lip gloss in a small pot-like container. Lip gloss contains oils or moisturizers. Coupled with any pigment in the product, lip gloss will leave an oily, colored stain if it transfers to your clothing or any other textile. Remove the stain prior to washing for the best removal results.

Things You'll Need

• Plastic spoon
• Bowl
• Mild hand dishwashing liquid
• Ammonia
• Clean cloths
• Rubbing alcohol
• Cotton swabs

Instructions

1. Scrape off any remaining lip gloss product using a plastic spoon.

2. Create a lip gloss-removing prewash mixture in a bowl with equal parts mild dishwashing liquid, ammonia and water. Dampen a clean cloth and dip it in the mixture. Apply the mixture to the lip gloss stain and lightly rub it in.

3. Allow the dishwashing liquid solution to sit on the lip gloss stain for 15 minutes. Rinse the area by flushing it with cool water or blotting at it with a clean cloth dampened in water.

4. 

   Cotton swabs help you clean a precise area

   Dip a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol and dab at any remaining color left from the lip gloss stain. Continue to dab and repeat with a fresh cotton swab if needed. The rubbing alcohol will lift the pigment from the lip gloss stain.

5. Rinse with cool water. If the item is washable, launder as usual ensuring the lip gloss stain is fully removed before placing the item in the dryer. If the stain isn't fully removed, the dryer will set the stain.

Tips & Warnings

• Carpet cleaner removes lip gloss stains on upholstered furniture or carpeting. You can use carpet cleaner on clothing, too, but test an inconspicuous area of the fabric first.

• Avoid leaving lip gloss in the heat. The lip gloss will melt and is more likely to spill out of the container when you open it.

References

• KK Cosmetics: How to Remove Lip Gloss Stains from Clothes