Particulate family: dry, brush, then wash
How to get play-dough out
Flour, salt and dye. Let it dry, brush it off, then deal with the colour.
Do this first
Let it dry
Fresh stain
- Let it dry
- Scrape and brush off the bits
- Gently work in detergent and soak in warm water 15 minutes
- Wash
Dried or old
- Oxygen-bleach soak for a coloured shadow
- Fabric care
- Easy on most fabrics.
- Time
- 15 min
- How to tell
- Look: coloured crumbs or patch; Feel: crumbly when dry; Smell: salty
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.