Combination family: two passes, check between
How to get human vomit out
Protein, stomach acid, food colour and fat.
Do this first
Scrape
Fresh stain
- Scrape
- Rinse cold from the back
- Baking soda for smell
- Enzyme pretreat
- Wash warm
Dried or old
- Enzyme soak
- Oxygen soak
- Fabric care
- Wash bedding separately; gloves if illness.
- Time
- 30 min
- How to tell
- Look: varies; Feel: lumpy; Smell: sour
Where this fix comes from
- American Cleaning Institute, Stain Removal Chart
- Household folk practice, checked against the guides above
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.