tea stains on clothing

Simba_25

I was changing my baby and when i took her white top off (my fave outfit that shes only worn once) and i put it on the table while i finished. Now i drink black tea and my lad knocked it over....right over the top!!

I have washed it normally but there is still staining, whats the best thing for getting rid of the stains?? Or am i going to have to resort to bleaching it??

Many thanks!

trigger2

try pretreating it with a liquid detergent before you wash it - i find this works better than practically anything else

skintas_2

try sokaing it in soda crystals, or white vinegar

littlepinky84

Try soaking in Napisan, it has transformed my whites. (i.e they are white now instead of manky grey lol)

Quasar

littlepinky84 wrote:

Try soaking in Napisan, it has transformed my whites. (i.e they are white now instead of manky grey lol)

I have heard of Napisan working wonders on white cloth. I think it's time I tried it too.

*zippy*

An idea from a stain remover book I have

Soak for a couple of hours in 1 tablespoon of borax dissolved in a little hot water and added to 2 cups of water.

It also mentions using lemon juice to fade the stain, I had great results on a rust stain with lemon juice, so if all else fails it might be worth a try.

allpossible

How about carpet stain remover? I've done that before.

purple_ronnie

how do I get tea stain out of white cotton cardigan ???

Pink.

Hi purple ronnie,

I'd soak the cardigan in your usual detergent, then remove and add borax directly onto the stain while the item is still wet. Leave for about half an hour then wash as you usually would. I find this nearly always removes the stain.

If that fails, as the cardigan is white, you could use soak it in water with a little bleach to see if that lifts it.

There's an older thread that might help:

tea stains

Pink

purple_ronnie

Thanks for that I'll go and try it now!:T