Oil and grease family: degrease, then hot wash
How to get butter out
Milk fat plus a little protein.
Do this first
Scrape
Fresh stain
- Scrape
- Cornstarch
- Dish soap
- Wash warm
Dried or old
- Dish soap overnight
- Enzyme detergent for the milk part
- Fabric care
- Air dry.
- Time
- 15 min
- How to tell
- Look: greasy yellow patch; Feel: oily; Smell: buttery
Where this fix comes from
- Household folk practice, checked against the guides above
- University of Illinois Extension, Stain Solutions
We check every fix against these published guides. We do not run a test lab of our own.
Before you start
- Test on a hidden seam first.
- Never mix cleaners.
- Keep it out of the dryer until the stain is gone.