Dye family: alcohol or a long oxygen soak
How to get washable marker out
Made to come out of clothes with water and detergent, as long as it isn't dried in the dryer.
Do this first
Flush with cold water from the back until the water runs clear
Fresh stain
- Flush with cold water from the back until the water runs clear
- Gently work in detergent
- Wash in warm water
Dried or old
- Soak in oxygen bleach an hour
- Wash
- Fabric care
- Easy on almost anything washable.
- Time
- 10 min
- How to tell
- Look: bright lines; Feel: none; Smell: none
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.