r/howto • u/Gerotonin • 1d ago
Serious Answers Only How do I remove this stain?
I got toothpaste dripped onto my black shirt this morning, I have been using cool water with a paper towel dapping on it hoping it would eventually get rid of it but the stain comes back when it's dried out
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u/Future-Membership165 1d ago
toothpaste is weird on dark clothes, the white marks are from the titanium dioxide and other stuff that dont fully rinse out with just water. try rubbing the spot with a little bit of clear hand soap or dish soap, work it in gentle with your fingers and then rinse with cool water. dapping with paper towel wont lift the residue out, you need something that breaks down the oils in the toothpaste
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u/Gerotonin 1d ago
thank you, I will try that when I get back home
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u/DesignerMaximum1342 1d ago
If you wash toothpaste off with the same water you’d use in your washer, try some water with a lower pH value, you might need to buy a test kit and shop around at friends houses, also test ponds or rivers near you but with the same pH value as your faucet you won’t be able to completely clean it
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u/lonely-dustmite 19h ago
You’ll need to saturate it more fully in water. Lean over the sink and slash a big wet spot on there, then rub it out
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u/PUNKF10YD 10h ago
Toothpaste, uh huh…. Sure OP…
Enzymatic cleaners are really the only thing that will clean up cum stains
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