TL;DR
Washing and Cleaning Solutions
For removing yellow stains from pillows, a common method involves washing them with a mixture of Dawn dish soap, baking soda, borax, and detergent. This combination can help lift the stains effectively [2:1]. Some users recommend washing pillows in hot water with bleach every six months to maintain their whiteness
[2:2]. It's important to thoroughly dry pillows on a high heat setting to prevent mold growth.
Hydrogen Peroxide for Stubborn Stains
Hydrogen peroxide is a powerful stain remover that can be used on various types of stains, including those on reusable pads and potentially pillows. Applying hydrogen peroxide directly to the stained area and letting it sit for 5-10 minutes before washing can help remove stubborn stains [5:1]
[5:3]. This method is particularly effective for fresh stains.
Alternative Cleaning Products
For couch pillows or other fabric items that cannot be washed easily, products like Hertel from the dollar store have been recommended. Hertel is known for its ability to remove tough stains without leaving residue [3:2]. It can be applied directly to the stain, worked into a lather with a damp cloth, and then scrubbed out with a fresh damp cloth.
Preventive Measures
To prevent future staining, consider using pillow encasements or covers that can be washed regularly [2:4]. Regular maintenance and cleaning of pillows can help reduce the buildup of oils and other substances that cause stains. Additionally, using protective measures such as more pillows to keep hair oils from rubbing on surfaces can help prevent stains on headboards
[1:2].
Hi! We have a beautiful table top that I’ve converted to a headboard and we’ve noticed oil marks in the centre, I’m guessing from our pillows. How can I safely remove these marks, and what can I do to avoid it happening again? Thanks!
More likely hair oils ... washing with a solvent like mineral spirits or a kitchen cabinet degreaser might work. Be aware that the oils might have started degrading the finish.
Prevention? That's harder. More pillows, so one is always keeping your hair from rubbing on the headboard would work.
Let your Soul Glo!
I do nazi any oil marks
Next remove the swastika
Where is it?
It’s a magic eye puzzle
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3 steps:
Remove by sanding.
Protect by sealing.
Prevent by washing those filthy pillows more often.
Ok now an actual response: Try scrubbing it with soap and see how much of that discoloration is just surface buildup of body oils.
If the body oils have worked into the finish excessively, polyurethane or a two-part conversion varnish is a good choice for preventing/slowing this happening again in the future, as the polymerized surface will better resist body oils getting worked into the surface compared to hardening oils or shellac.
Title says it all but, I also would like to ask if its okay to wash pillows/get them wet? I searched the internet how to remove yellow stains but my mom doesn't want it to get wet because it would ruin the "softness" of the pillow?
I wash my pillows in hot water and bleach every six months. Dry on high heat setting to thoroughly dry and prevent mold.
You probably don’t- either but a new pillow or toss it in your laundry washer.
Pillows get washed once per year here. I also use a zip up pillow encasement for more protection.
thanks! will try it! does this goes the same for my bed cushion?
You can wash your pillows.. I use dawn dish soap, baking soda and borax to soak first before washing with the same ingredients + detergent for yellow stains. Then wash with borax/oxyclean afterwards to maintain the white
Really hoping someone can help me out. Last night I sat down with some gyoza and a dipping sauce made with soy sauce, sesame oil, chili crisp and gochujang chili paste. Lots of red, oily stuff.
Naturally, I slipped when sitting down and the sauce went EVERYWHERE, all over the couch cushions and my lap.
I took the couch cushion covers off and washed them, along with my pajamas, using some OxiClean and detergent and they came out great. But I have these stained pillows that I can't throw in the washer (that I know of).
I've scrubbed them with a wet cloth and Simple Green. Also tried some Resolve foaming carpet cleaner on the lighter cushion. The stains won't budge.
What else could I try to get these stains out? Any suggestions or advice are welcome. I'm all scrubbed out at the moment but ready to give it another go shortly. Thank you.
I use a product from the dollar store called hertel, it takes out everything, in my experience . Bonus it smells amazing and is suposedly all natural . What i have done is just spay it directly to the spot, Used a heavly damp cloth to work it in to a lather and let soak for a wee bit like just a moment then dab n srub's it out with fresh damp cloth then. Left it in the sun to dry . Came right out didn't leave any residue at all . I wish I had taken before and after pics it was pretty amazing .
Alas we only have a Dollar Tree nearby and they did not have Hertel. I did pick up some Fabuloso, a spray bottle to dilute it and a brush and I've scrubbed the pillows and put them out in the sun. The brush may have messed up the nap on them, but at this point they're ruined if I don't try to clean them anyway.
Also, I never knew how many cleaning products I could get so cheaply at a dollar store, so thank you for recommending it. It was my first time shopping at that type of place. 👍
2 pink stains on almost new carpet, caused by hydralyte icy poles (ingredients in photo). Have tried the two stain remover products attached, but both haven’t lifted even in the slightest.
I did also use my carpet cleaner almost immediately and they didn’t lift at all then either. However did come up straight away from our couch without a stain remover.
Is there any hope for the carpet?
Thank you in advance!
Hydrogen peroxide
You could try seltzer or soda water. It has to be unflavored and unsweetened. It has to be fresh out of the bottle. I keep the little bar bottles on hand for just such uses. Pour a little on a small spot and blot up with 100 percent cotton white towels. If you see any color coming onto the towel then continue wetting and blotting until you don’t see any color coming up onto the towel. If no color is left on the rug great, let it dry and move on to the next spot. This works with red wine and red or purple colored liquids and even blood. Pretty fresh blood that I remember.
You might try calling the maker of the crystals and asking them how to remove the stains. They might know.
You might also contact the carpet manufacturer and ask them about removing the stain.
If neither of those aren’t any help, I’d try applying ice next to see if the color is some kind of plastic and see if the ice will harden the color and allow you to scrape it off.
After you have tried cold, then I would try heat. With the carpet still moist, use the same type of towel and an iron on a low setting, very low and gradually increase the heat to below the level where you melt the carpet. Melt is what you have to worry about with synthetic materials and carpets are usually made of synthetic materials.
Hope that helps!
I run cold water over them as soon as I took them off and then soaked them for a bit but the stain still showed up post washing machine. I’m not too bothered as I know they are clean but I think they will start to look rank pretty quickly. I read on one thread here that dish soap works. Any other suggestions?
I do an oxiclean soak over night with a little bit of detergent. I use persil. I have to use a bucket for my soak but basically you would dissolve the oxiclean in hot water and then add cold water and mix.. once the water is cold add all your pads. In the morning asses if you need to do another soak. The oxiclean is only active for so many hours.. by the second soak you may still see some staining but whatever’s left the washer takes out at that point. I do a quick wash with my pads alone.. and then bulk the load with my normal clothes and wash again. Doing this I have no stains. I recommend using persil or tide as that really helps as well as they have a lot of enzymes
Thank you
Hydrogen peroxide!!!! It works wonders. Let it soak in hydrogen peroxide and then wash it. I’m not sure if it will work for it already being stained but if it’s fresh hydrogen peroxide and then a little bit of soap will take it away :)
hydrogen peroxide works like a charm!! put a bit of hydrogen peroxide on the area that is soiled, let it sit for 5-10 minutes, and then wash as usual.
I feel like the half of these that say "soak with water and laundry detergent" can be removed.
If your advice is to use the most common laundry products on your stains, then it really isn't "advice," it is just confirmation that no one else knows how to treat the stain better than just washing your clothes normally.
OMG!! Finally! Now I know how to get rid of turmeric!!
Another way is washing the clothing with detergent like normal, the stain will turn dark red/maroonish colour, then air dry the cloth in direct sunlight. The maroon colour just goes away like magic.
This is the only thing that isn't washed away by my liquid detergent, I hope this hack works!
Or you can just use oxiclean, it really works!
Legit, their maximum strength laundry spray in the blue and red bottle gets everything out. Including week old coffee stains.
Billy Mayes here with another FANTASTIC product!!!
I dunno about the advise on blood: always had good results using cold water and salt.
If it's already dry, spit on the cum stain until it's soaked, let it sit for 10 minutes and then lick/suck the cum out of the material.
Similar to blood washing, use cold wash. Shouldn't need to soak or anything though. In case anybody actually didn't know :-)
Pet stain remover! Works wonders
Ok, is THIS why all my nice, expensive Smartwool socks have been destroyed lately? They're threadbare now! I'm so pissed. I thought maybe it was bc I use vinegar as a "fabric softener".
I’ve been using half vinegar-half dish soap in a spray bottle for a few years now and it works on everything. It even helps loosen old stains with repeated use and helps deodorize where your shirt gets armpit sweat.
Okay but there’s one stain missing
Cold water overnight
Why does it say launder for a bunch of them but not feces?
If I shit myself, I’m not going to get out a bucket and soak my shitty underwear in a concoction of other foul smelling stuff overnight. You can bet that the washing machine will be going on then and there.
Honestly I’m sure you can put most of these into the wash no problem. Stuff like oil or paint is good to know about. But something like feces, just wash it by itself and then run the washer empty with bleach to clean it.
pours vinegar on entire life
I just moved a few days ago. I was cleaning the old place floor to ceiling, and used vinegar almost exclusively. I went through about a gallon of it and that gallon cost me >$2. Vinegar is the fucking best budget cleaner.
My fave “trick” is a bar of gelatin-based soap. Scrub the stain with that and cold water, soak, rinse, repeat as needed until it’s faint, then launder with stain stick.
oxyclean is my answer to everything. I would give a good soak with oxyclean paste on the stain. Dawn dishwashing liquid can also help with stuff like this.
Dont wash in hot ! I've had success with antubactieral Dawn & a scrub brush then wash in cold with tide . Good luck 🐊
i put in cold water in the sink and my mom stain treated it before putting it in the washer with some shout
Second this. Scrubbing with dish soap works wonders! And yes, cold water or the stain will set. Once the stain is gone you can wash in hot if you’re worried about bacteria.
For future stains, get a bottle of eco88. You can find in your local pet store or on Amazon. It works wonders on pet stains and odors.
I would try getting Shout or Resolve and spray/soak it in that. Let it sit for a few minutes and then use a warm, wet rag and scrub in circular motions. Then throw it in the washer.
Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww it’s basically 10:15pm for me. Should I do it now or is it okay to wait till the morning?
You can always try and just throw it in the washer tonight on hot. But once you put it in the dryer there’s a good chance any leftover stain will be set. Or if you have white distilled vinegar you can try using that instead of Shout or Resolve. Sorry bud…beardie poop sucks. 😕
Keep a spray bottle of diluted vinegar in your room and when it happens again you can still clean it a little till you can wash without peeps waking up.
Ummm as a mom, I’d just toss that sheet.
Take it off your bed. If you can’t soak it in hot water, rinse it off good in the bathroom sink and leave it till the morning. Sleep on top of a blanket or something. Or just sleep on your bare mattress.It’s really not that big of a deal.
I got it in the kitchen sink(biggest one in the house) soaking in water(not hot) and white wine vinegar(the only kind of white vinegar we have)
Not sure they will have that particular brand in petsmart, but you’re sure to find a different enzymatic cleaner that’s effective. Eco88 just happens to be my go-to for my cat and beardie messes.
For anyone wondering about red wine on a carpet as you can’t wash it, this method worked for me:
Pour bit by bit over the stain and blot to get the stain out. The guide recommended a white cloth to prevent transfer of pigment but I used a yellow microfibre cloth as that’s all I had, and didn’t notice any pigment transfer. The stain isn’t even visible anymore on my carpet!
I’ve heard club soda for wine on carpet and also a product called Wine Away, but I haven’t tried either (I don’t drink wine)!
The one stain that I have ever really struggled with is breast milk. I’ve tried everything but it leaves an oily spot...maybe because of the high fat content. I was able to get permanent marker out of a shirt once but not breast milk.
Ah, oil marks! I was wondering what kind of stain milk left....
Dawn dish soap.
if your washing machine can't get out white wine, mud or milk stains(?), it's time for a new one.
not everyone has a washing machine tho!
(i also dont know what a ‘milk stain’ is)
I’m assuming breast milk
I'm not sure the 'going down to the river to beat my clothes on a rock' demographic are on reddit
Saved. Thank you for posting!
Oh God imagine having to scrape off vomit
Anyone know how to remove sweat stains from SL clothes? I have a jacket and a crewneck that has either black or yellow sweat stains.. any help appreciated
Dr Beckmann Deo & Sweat Stain Remover. Cheap as chips from Amazon. Works a treat.
Couldn’t agree more. This stuff works miracles
Pit stains are a myth mate, iv seen baking soda suggested but i never buy white clothes unless its a cheap white tee 😂
Would anyone use OxiClean Stain remover powder, no chlorine
how to remove stains from pillows
Here are some effective methods to remove stains from pillows:
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Pre-Treat the Stain:
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Drying:
Additional Tips:
Recommendation: For regular maintenance, wash your pillows every 3-6 months and use pillow protectors to minimize staining. This will help prolong their lifespan and keep them fresh.
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