How to Clean Candy Stains
Pick the candy off the clothes or sheets., Pre-treat the stain., Blot the stain., Soak the items in oxygen bleach., Wash the stained items.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Pick the candy off the clothes or sheets.
If it is hard to get off, you can try scraping it off with a spoon.
If it remains stuck, try pouring a bit of cold water onto it and letting it sit for an hour.
Afterwards, try scraping it off again with the spoon.If it is gum, tootsie rolls, lollipops, saltwater toffee, or a similarly sticky candy, you can use ice to get the chunks of candy off the fabric.
Grab some ice cubes from the freezer.
Place them on the candy stain and let the ice sit on the fabric for an hour.
Afterwards, try scraping off the candy again.
If it is still stuck, you can try letting it sit on ice for a while longer. -
Step 2: Pre-treat the stain.
Use a mix of one teaspoon vinegar, one teaspoon liquid dish soap and one cup of warm water.
Use a rag or sponge to apply the mixture to the stain.
Let it sit for ten minutes.You can also try stain removal products, such as OxiClean, Grandma’s Secret Spot Remover or similar products. , Use a clean rag to blot the stain.
Working from the outside to the inside of the stain, remove the stain with a clean rag.
Use fresh parts of the rag as you go, so that you avoid applying the stain to unaffected parts of the fabric. , Oxygen bleach or sodium percarbonate is a useful agent for removing stains.
In a small tub, add one or two tablespoons of sodium percarbonate into a gallon of water.
Put in the stained clothing or sheets.
Let the items soak for one hour, remove, and then launder.
If the stain is especially bad, you can try soaking the items in oxygen bleach overnight and then laundering them in the morning. , After you have finished the stain removal process, you will want to wash the stained items.
You may want to launder them on their own or with other recently stained clothing.
Choose warm or hot water to launder recently stained clothing or sheets.Use the recommended amount of laundry detergent.
Look on the detergent label to see the recommended amount.Wash the stained items in a small load of similarly colored clothing. -
Step 3: Blot the stain.
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Step 4: Soak the items in oxygen bleach.
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Step 5: Wash the stained items.
Detailed Guide
If it is hard to get off, you can try scraping it off with a spoon.
If it remains stuck, try pouring a bit of cold water onto it and letting it sit for an hour.
Afterwards, try scraping it off again with the spoon.If it is gum, tootsie rolls, lollipops, saltwater toffee, or a similarly sticky candy, you can use ice to get the chunks of candy off the fabric.
Grab some ice cubes from the freezer.
Place them on the candy stain and let the ice sit on the fabric for an hour.
Afterwards, try scraping off the candy again.
If it is still stuck, you can try letting it sit on ice for a while longer.
Use a mix of one teaspoon vinegar, one teaspoon liquid dish soap and one cup of warm water.
Use a rag or sponge to apply the mixture to the stain.
Let it sit for ten minutes.You can also try stain removal products, such as OxiClean, Grandma’s Secret Spot Remover or similar products. , Use a clean rag to blot the stain.
Working from the outside to the inside of the stain, remove the stain with a clean rag.
Use fresh parts of the rag as you go, so that you avoid applying the stain to unaffected parts of the fabric. , Oxygen bleach or sodium percarbonate is a useful agent for removing stains.
In a small tub, add one or two tablespoons of sodium percarbonate into a gallon of water.
Put in the stained clothing or sheets.
Let the items soak for one hour, remove, and then launder.
If the stain is especially bad, you can try soaking the items in oxygen bleach overnight and then laundering them in the morning. , After you have finished the stain removal process, you will want to wash the stained items.
You may want to launder them on their own or with other recently stained clothing.
Choose warm or hot water to launder recently stained clothing or sheets.Use the recommended amount of laundry detergent.
Look on the detergent label to see the recommended amount.Wash the stained items in a small load of similarly colored clothing.
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