Particulate family: dry, brush, then wash
How to get campfire smoke and soot out
Oily carbon particles. Rubbing smears them.
Do this first
Shake outdoors
Fresh stain
- Shake outdoors
- Lift with tape
- Dish soap on greasy soot
- Wash
- Half a cup of vinegar in the rinse for smell
Dried or old
- Repeat dish soap
- Oxygen soak
- Fabric care
- Don't rub.
- Time
- 15 min
- How to tell
- Look: grey-black smudges; Feel: powdery or greasy; Smell: smoke
Where this fix comes from
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.