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I need help removing liquid foundation from white pants!

beach-mom — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 17:46:25 GMT

While we were traveling I dropped my favorite liquid foundation in a glass bottle on the bathroom counter of the hotel. It broke in half and went all over, including on my white pants. I scrubbed the stain with hotel bar soap, then let it dry. Of course it didn't make much of a difference, but I just thought I'd deal with it when I got home. I used my favorites - Dawn detergent and Ivory soap, and neither has made it go away completely. Can anyone help? TIA!

BTW, I cleaned up the area the best I could with Kleenex (didn't want to use the hotel white towels). I went through a whole box. Then I told the front desk when we left. The Kleenex worked really well on the counter and the floor, so they didn't have much to do. The bottle was a clean break, so there were no glass shards anywhere. AND - it was my favorite liquid foundation (GA Silk). I hadn't brought anything else, but thank goodness I had my tinted moisturizer with me!

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I am still oxox — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 17:47:48 GMT

Cloronx bleach pen -

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Katcat1 — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 17:55:16 GMT

The Clorox is an excellent suggestion. Or you could get a regular spot remover then soak in the bathroom sink in Tide & water. I would definitely try the Clorox pen first, if it doesn't work, try my suggestion. Good luck.

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beach-mom — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 17:59:42 GMT

Thank you both! The washing instructions say only non-chlorine bleach. Is it safe to use the pen? I have a Tide one. I'll have to get the Clorox one!

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MaggieMack — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:00:10 GMT

I have always had success with a Greased Lightning.

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redhead65 — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:00:27 GMT

Try straight hydrogen peroxide and soak. it removes dried blood from anything, so perhaps makeup?

Or try Blue Dawn liquid (only blue) mixed with baking soda. Make a thick paste, rub itin and let more set on the stain.

Works for me with all makeups, waterproof or not, even mascara..

Good luck, let us know what works when you find it!

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dosey — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:07:51 GMT

This is what I do when I have stubborn stains.

Spray the stain with Spray and Wash. Apply Clorox 2 on top of the Spray and Wash. Gently scrub with a soft brush. Put the garment aside for at least 30 minutes, then wash as normal. After removing it from the washer, check to see if the stain is gone. If any remains, repeat the process until the stain is gone. I have had to wash things 3-4 times before the stain was finally removed. Remember, do not put your pants in the dryer if any stain remains. HTH

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LTT1 — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 20:13:28 GMT

@beach-mom Oh, I really hate the new washer detergents... here it what has worked so far... I added Chlorox 2 (powder) lots of it/Regular liquid scent-free Tide/and Oxyclean liquid all at once in the washer... I let our white sheets soak overnight/I washed DH's light blue -- the worst color for fading -- three times to remove an oil (like food oil) and it finally came out.

On pants that call for using non-chlorine bleach, I wouldn't use regular bleach until the last measure when I was ready to have to throw them away

For all of the situations above, I only dried the sheets after being sure they were as white as possible.

I never did put his light blue knit cotton tee in the dryer.

And the water temp was warm only because of the outside heat. HTH

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ChynnaBlue — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:51:00 GMT

Next time you go to the store, check the laundry aisle for these Shout Wipes. They are premoistened towelettes you use to remove and treat stains. You can treat an item with this, throw it in the hamper, and wash it days later and there will be no stain. I swear by them and always keep a few in my purse and box in my luggage for travel.

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PINKdogWOOD — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 21:03:22 GMT

I'd go with peroxide as well - this stuff works wonders on a ton of stains.

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JustJazzmom — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 22:20:59 GMT

I would not use those Tide to Go pens as they could change the color of the fabric (it says this on the directions). (Not the Clorox 2 which is for color clothing).

I would try some Lestoil and a soft toothbrush and then toss it into the wash and see how that works.

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sally in philly — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 22:26:52 GMT

Try Philososhy 's Purity. It has helped with make up stains , blood and more.

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Q4u — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 22:37:09 GMT

If your pants say "no chlorine bleach" believe them and use a Peroxide solution/paste because the chlorine bleach will often leave the fabric YELLOW when you're done getting the stain out.....

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Miranda1550 — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 23:32:30 GMT

Please let us know which solution worked. Took my pants to the Dry Cleaner, had to clean the pants twice...........................

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TX-starlight — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 00:28:04 GMT

I agree with peroxide. I got out a "set in" stain by rubbing the stain with a cotton swap soaked on peroxide.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 03:43:47 GMT

I had a bottle of a super duper, long lasting (think permanent) Revlon foundation once. I got some on a nightgown. I didn't take extraordinary steps to remove it since it wasn't outter wear. That gown was washed dozens of times and the stain never did come out.

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beach-mom — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 03:49:16 GMT

Thanks again everyone! Here's what worked:

I had already tried washing it twice, once after rubbing the Dawn in, and again while rubbing the stain with Ivory bar soap (my mom's favorite stain remover). The label on my pants said to wash in gentle cycle, cold water, with only non-chlorine bleach if needed. So I didn't want to use warm water. After reading your ideas, I soaked the area with OxyClean and let it sit about 30 minutes. I scrubbed it one more time with the Ivory soap, and really rubbed the fabric together, then I found some Tide with Bleach Alternative in the back of the closet. I used that, still using cold water. I let it sit in the detergent for about 30 minutes again, then turned the washer on. When the cycle was over the stain was completely gone - in every area!

Chynna - I will never leave home without those wipes again. I actually had some when we left home, but left them with DS at his college!

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beach-mom — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 03:53:59 GMT

@TX-starlight wrote:
I agree with peroxide. I got out a "set in" stain by rubbing the stain with a cotton swap soaked on peroxide.

I've done this many times as well - on white T-shirts or on the white area of a printed T-shirt. I didn't want to try it here because the area was too big and I was worried about the fabric. The makeup splattered on my pants (and top, but that came clean more easily). There was one huge area and a bunch of smaller areas.

I do keep q-tips in the laundry room for this purpose though. I pour a little Clorox bleach in the cap and dab away!

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Lipstickdiva — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 15:23:58 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I had a bottle of a super duper, long lasting (think permanent) Revlon foundation once. I got some on a nightgown. I didn't take extraordinary steps to remove it since it wasn't outter wear. That gown was washed dozens of times and the stain never did come out.

This happened with me with BE Serum foundation. I dripped some on pajama bottoms. I did spray with Spray N Wash and washed immediately and that stain didn't budge.

I also dripped foundation on a pair of light wash jeans and tried my darndest to get it out and it didn't work. The jeans are stained.

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Katcat1 — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 15:39:16 GMT

@PINKdogWOOD wrote:
I'd go with peroxide as well - this stuff works wonders on a ton of stains.

I never heard of this before and definitely will check it out. Right now, I use stain remover (shout it out) and soak in Tide & water. However, some stains are so stubborn so the peroxide sounds like a winner. Thank you.