Particulate family: dry, brush, then wash
How to get pollen out
Lily, goldenrod and sunflower pollen: oily, intensely coloured dust.
Do this first
Do NOT rub
Fresh stain
- Do NOT rub
- Lift with sticky tape
- Shake outdoors
- Dab rubbing alcohol on what's left
- Detergent
- Lay in the sun
Dried or old
- Oxygen soak
- Sun
- Fabric care
- Rubbing grinds it in permanently.
- Time
- 10 min plus sun
- How to tell
- Look: orange-yellow powder; Feel: dusty; Smell: floral
Where this fix comes from
- Household folk practice, checked against the guides above
- American Cleaning Institute, Stain Removal Chart
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.