Combination family: two passes, check between
How to get frosting and food colouring out
Butter or shortening (oil) plus concentrated food colouring.
Do this first
Scrape
Fresh stain
- Scrape
- Dish soap for the fat
- Rinse cold
- Oxygen-bleach soak for the colour
- Wash
Dried or old
- Overnight oxygen soak
- Fabric care
- Treat oil first.
- Time
- 1 h
- How to tell
- Look: bright smear; Feel: greasy; Smell: sweet
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.