Try this trick to get rid of coffee stains

Whoops! You’re just sitting on the sofa, drinking a well-earned cup of coffee, and then you accidentally spill some on your pants. Or maybe you’re walking somewhere with your coffee to go and you bump into someone, causing the coffee to splash onto your white blouse. What do you do now? There’s no need to panic because it’s very easy to remove coffee stains from your clothes. We even know what to do with older stains. Keep reading for a couple of great tips!

The faster you act, the easier it is to remove the stain.

Step 1: Fresh stain

Is the stain still fresh and wet? The best thing to try first is to rinse the stain under cold water. Turn on the tap and keep the item of clothing underneath the cold running water. Try not to rub it as you’ll only rub the stain into the fibres of the fabric that way. Try to keep the stain directly underneath the tap so the coffee won’t spread any further. After a little while, the brown stain should be rinsed away. Is your stain a little less fresh or is it not completely gone after trying this?

Step 2: Liquid laundry detergent

Is running the fresh stain under cold water not enough to remove it? Then try lightly (!) rubbing the stain with liquid laundry detergent combined with cold water. Don’t have any liquid laundry detergent at home? Then a little bit of dish soap will do as well. Leave this to soak for about five minutes, but make sure the soap doesn’t dry. Rinse with cold water. Is the coffee stain a little older already? Rub the liquid laundry detergent onto the stain as described above, but then drench the entire item of clothing in a bucket of water. Take it out every five minutes to carefully rub the stain so it loosens. Rinse properly.

Step 3: Vinegar

Has the laundry detergent not done enough to remove the stain? Take out a bottle of white vinegar. Mix a small scoop of washing powder with a little bit of white vinegar until it reaches a paste consistency. Apply this to the stain and rub it in with an old toothbrush. Rinse properly.

Step 4: Stain remover

Is all of this not working? Then the last thing to try is a stain remover in the form of a gel. Rub this onto both sides of the stain so it can penetrate the fibres of the fabric properly. Let it soak for five minutes and then wash normally.

Step 5: Check

The most important part of removing coffee stains (or any kind of stain) is to thoroughly check whether the stain is really gone before putting the item of clothing in the dryer or washing it on a high temperature. Hold the item of clothing up to the light to check whether the stain is completely gone. If this is the case, you can put the clothes in the laundry like you normally would. If the stain isn’t gone yet, you should repeat the entire process.