I’m a laundry expert – three household items will get coffee stains out of fabric every time
A LAUNDRY expert has revealed three household items that will get coffee stains out of white clothes every time.
The key is using dish soap, vinegar, and hot water to make your whites look as good as new.
Carolina Mccauley, who goes by TikTok handle @carolina.mccauley, posts home and cleaning hacks on the app.
“Spilled coffee on your white shirt? I got you!” she captioned a recent video.
She said to start the cleanup process by removing the excess coffee with a paper towel.
Then, place the stained shirt in a bowl or bucket, and pour hot water over it, using a tea kettle.
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Finally, add a cup of vinegar and a teaspoon of dish soap to the mixture and let it sit for about 30 minutes.
You are then okay to go ahead and wash the garment as normal.
If there’s still a stain, scrub it with a toothbrush before washing, she says.
In Mccauley’s video showing the process, the stain came right out.
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“Bless you!” someone commented.
“This totally worked with dabbing these ingredients also (since I’m unable to take my dress off right now)!!”
Commenters also shared other tricks for coffee stain removal.
“Lol, you need to be a true coffee addict and suck that coffee off!! You can’t be wasting any,” one joked.
“Just put it in the washing machine right away, no need for anything else,” another said.
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“OR, apply liquid Dawn directly to stain,” said a third person.
“Let it about 10 mins and launder.”