16 Stain Removal Hacks You Need To Know

last updated 13 August 2019

We don’t mean to seem high-maintenance, but we take preserving our wardrobe very seriously. We work hard to buy our clothes, so while submitting them to spills is inevitable (if we don’t recall knocking over the glass of red wine, we can’t really be held responsible), the stain doesn’t have to be permanent. Scroll through to check out our easy hacks to fight every type of smudge and splotch with items you likely have around the house. Just be sure to test a small patch to make sure the stain-removing tactic is compatible with your fabric!

Note: Hydrogen peroxide is only 3% peroxide, and will not bleach your clothes.

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Kat Collings has over 15 years of experience in the editorial fashion space, largely in digital publishing. She currently leads the vision for editorial content at WhoWhatWear.com as the site's editor in chief, having risen through the editorial ranks after joining the company in 2012. Collings is a Digiday Future Leader Awards nominee, was named Buzzfeed's best fashion Instagram accounts of the year, and is a member of the CFDA Awards Fashion Guild. Prior to Who What Wear, Collings worked on styling projects for brands such as Vogue, Teen Vogue, Lucky, and Oliver Peoples. She graduated from UCLA with a BA in communications and calls Los Angeles home.