Combination family: two passes, check between
How to get lipstick out
Wax, oil and strong pigment. Water spreads it. Remove oil and wax first.
Do this first
Scrape gently
Fresh stain
- Scrape gently
- Dab with solvent remover or rubbing alcohol from the back
- Work in dish soap
- Wash
- Oxygen-bleach any colour left
Dried or old
- Solvent, dish soap, oxygen soak, repeat
- Fabric care
- Don't start with water.
- Time
- 20 min
- How to tell
- Look: red or pink smear; Feel: waxy; Smell: cosmetic
Where this fix comes from
- Persil Stain Advisor, Personal care
- American Cleaning Institute, Stain Removal Chart
- Cornell Cooperative Extension, Stain removal guide
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.