Combination family: two passes, check between
How to get ketchup out
Tomato (tannin and carotene), sugar and vinegar. Don't rub it in: lift.
Do this first
Scrape off with a spoon
Fresh stain
- Scrape off with a spoon
- Flush cold from the back
- Gently work in detergent
- Dab with white vinegar if colour remains
- Wash
Dried or old
- Oxygen-bleach soak
- Sun-dry if white
- Fabric care
- Don't use hot water first.
- Time
- 15 min
- How to tell
- Look: red-orange, thick; Feel: sticky; Smell: vinegar
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.