Are you in need of a stain removal tip or 100? If so, this is a great place for some ideas for removing spots or spills from your clothing, upholstery, and carpet, among other surfaces.
I have lots of tips listed below, organized alphabetically by type of stain, to make it easier for you to find what you're interested in.
You can skip down to see the A-Z list below.
The other way to organize the tips is by surface that needs to be cleaned, so I've also tried to help you out by organizing the ideas and tricks shared below into these major categories as well.
You can click on the image of the surface you need ideas about.
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Now, if you're interested in a particular type of spot or spill, such as mustard, blood or lipstick, for example, this is the place for you. You can jump to the section of the page you want by clicking on one of the letters below.
Here on this site I share tips and techniques for removing stains, such as in my A-Z Guide. However, the beauty of this topic is that there is generally more than one way to do it.
This section of the site is devoted to readers tips, plus some great resources I've found from around the web, like videos, that I have embedded onto the site.
Everyone has a trick, idea or success story to share, and the rest of us can benefit from your experience. Therefore, I'd love it if you'd click here to share your tip with me.
Even if you don't have anything to share yourself, feel free to take a look around and hopefully you'll find ideas that can help you out!
If you used a specific product to remove your spot please share your stain remover review with me here.
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Apple Cider |
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Ballpoint Ink {Collected Tips} | BBQ Sauce {Collected Tips} | Barbeque From Clothing | Beer From Clothing |
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Berries From Clothing {Home Remedies} | Bird Droppings From Clothes | Soak Blackberry With Oxiclean | Blood {Collected Tips} |
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Blood From Carpet | Blood From Fabric | Berries {Collected Tips} | Blueberry From Clothes & Carpet |
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Bodily Fluid From Clothes | Salt As Home Remedy For Bodily Fluids | Butter {Collected Tips} |
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Candle Wax {Collected Tips} | Remove Candle Wax From Carpet | Remove Candle Wax From Clothing & Tablecloths | Remove Chapstick On Clothing |
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Charcoal Dust From Jacket | Art Charcoal And Chalk From Carpet | Chocolate {Collected Tips} | Chocolate From Clothes |
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Chocolate From Carpet | Coffee {Collected Tips} | Coffee From Clothing | Coffee From Carpet {Collected Tips} |
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Coffee Off Carpet | Crayon {Collected Tips} | Use WD-40 For Multiple Surfaces For Crayon |
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Deodorant {Collected Tips} | Deodorant Remover Reviews & How To Make Own | Remove Deodorant From Clothes | Cloth Diapers |
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Diarrhea Out Of Light Colored Carpet | Dirt And Mud From Carpet | Dirt From Clothes | Dryer Stains: Causes & Cures |
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Fruit Juice & Beets {Home Remedy} | Food Coloring & Dye | Baby Formula & Spit Up |
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Gas From Clothing | Grape Juice From Clothes | Grass {Collected Tips} | Grass From Clothes |
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Grass From Carpet | Gravy From Linen | Grease {Combined Tips} | Home Remedies For Grease From Clothes |
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Grease From Carpet With Shaving Cream | Grease From Clothes (Food Oils & Grease) | Chewing Gum {Combined Tips} | Gum From Clothing |
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Gum From Carpet | Remove Chewing Gum By Fighting Sticky With Sticky |
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Hair Dye {Combined Tips} | Hair Dye From Clothes & Carpet | Hard Water Stains, Spots And Buildup | Holiday Stains |
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Ice Cream Home Remedies | Ink From Carpet {Combined Tips} | Ink From Carpet With WD-40 | Ink From Clothing {Combined Tips} |
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Ink From Clothes | Ink On Leather {Combined Tips} |
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Jam From Carpet | Fruit Juice From Carpet |
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Ketchup {Collected Tips} | Ketchup From Clothes & Carpet | Kool Aid {Collected Tips} | Fruit Punch & Kool Aid Out Of Carpet |
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Martha's Advice For Cleaning Suede & Leather | Lipstick {Collected Tips} | Lipstick From Carpet |
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Lipstick From Clothing | Makeup Home Remedies For Clothes | Markers {Collected Tips} | Marker On Carpet |
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Martha Stewart's Guide {And Videos} | Mattress Stain Coming From Inside | Mildew {Combined Tips} | Mildew From Leather |
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Mold {Combined Tips} | Mustard {Combined Tips} | Mustard From Clothes & Carpet |
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Nail Polish {Combined Tips} | Nail Polish On Carpet | Nail Polish From Fabric & Clothing |
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Food Oil & Grease {Combined Tips} |
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Paint {Combined Tips} | Paint From Carpet | Peach Juice With Dishwasher Detergent | Pen Removal From Multiple Surfaces |
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Remove Perfume With Baking Soda And Ammonia | Permanent Marker {Combined Tips} | Permanent Marker From Clothes | Perspiration {Combined Tips} |
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Pet Stain & Odor {Combined Tips} | Carpet Pet Stains {Combined Tips} | Pet Stains On Carpet | Pet Stains From Clothes & Upholstery {Combined Tips} |
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Pollen {Combined Tips} | Pollen From Various Surfaces | Pomegranate {Combined Tips} | Popsicle From Clothing |
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Potpourri From Carpet |
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Red Wine {Combined Tips} | Red Wine From Clothing And Fabric | Red Wine From Upholstery | Red Wine Spill On Carpet |
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Rust Stains {Combined Tips} |
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Salsa From Clothing With A Lemon | Salt And Grit From Car Upholstery | Salt Stains From Leather Shoes | Self Tanner From Clothes |
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Clean Soda On Car Seats | Spaghetti Sauce From Fabric & Carpet | Spray Laundry Starch From Upholstery And Carpet | Remove Sticker Residue From Clothing |
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Clean Suede Jacket | Sweat From Clothes | Syrup From Carpet |
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Tea {Combined Tips} | Tea From Clothes | Tomato Sauce {Combined Tips} | Tree Sap {Combined Tips} |
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Upholstery Spots {Home Remedies} | Urine {Combined Tips} | Dog Urine From Carpet | Urine From Mattress |
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Vomit From Carpet |
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Washing Machine Stains On Clothes: Causes & Cures | Water {Combined Tips} | White Wine {Combined Tips} | White Wine From Clothing |
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Home Remedies For Wine Stains |
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Yellowing From Clothing |
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Have you discovered a great way to remove a certain type of stain?
Explain what stain you are able to remove (such as a type of food, ink, etc.), off what type of item (such as clothes, carpet, wall, etc.), and give us the details of how you did it.
You can also tell us what homemade or commercial stain removers you used.
Finally, you can share what didn't work in removing the stain, if applicable.
Click below to see stain removal tips contributed by other readers...
Holiday Stain Removal Tips Video Not rated yet
Below is a video giving some tips for holiday stain removal.
The items that they talk about include:
Red wine stains
Candle wax stains
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Hi, I'm Taylor, a busy mom with 3 kids, so I have lots of hands on experience with house cleaning, laundry and my fair share of spots, spills and other messy catastrophes. Thanks for visiting my site.
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CAUTION: This website is provided for informational purposes only. It is provided as is, without warranties or guarantees. Some stains and messes just won't come out, and are permanent. Further, some cleaning methods can harm your item, so if what you want to clean or launder is sentimental or expensive call a professional. See disclaimer of liability for more information.
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