Tannin family: detergent, then oxygen
How to get syrup and honey out
Sugar dissolves in warm water. Maple syrup also has a little tannin.
Do this first
Scrape
Fresh stain
- Scrape
- Rinse with warm water until not sticky
- Gently work in detergent
- Wash
Dried or old
- Warm soak with detergent
- Oxygen bleach for a brown mark
- Fabric care
- Warm water is fine for sugar.
- Time
- 10 min
- How to tell
- Look: amber, shiny; Feel: very sticky; Smell: sweet
Where this fix comes from
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Before you start
- Test on a hidden seam first.
- Never mix cleaners.
- Keep it out of the dryer until the stain is gone.