How to Get White Nail Polish Stains Off Clothes

White nail polish and other colors can stain your clothes.

White nail polish can look great on your fingernails or toenails. It's the perfect shade for cool, breezy weather or hot summer days, and it matches almost any outfit. If you start moving around a little too much after using the nail polish, however, or if you're not careful painting your nails, you might end up with a nasty stain on your clothes. If this happens, there are things you can do to get the white nail polish stains off your clothes.

Things You'll Need

• Cloths
• Acetone
• Water
• Pre-wash stain remover

Instructions

1. Lay out a white cloth on a table and place the stained area of your clothes on top.

2. Dip a small amount of acetone, an organic solvent, onto a new cloth.

3. Use the acetone to gently blot the back of the clothes where the stain is located. The white nail polish stain will then be transferred from your clothes to the cloth on the table.

4. Continue to blot the clothes with acetone while moving the cloth beneath your clothes so clean areas are always touching the fabric.

5. Rinse clothing under the faucet to remove the acetone.

6. Apply a pre-wash stain remover to the clothes and wash them in the washing machine as you normally would. By then, the white nail polish stain should be completely gone.

References

• Good Housekeeping: Stain Buster--Nail Polish