This Sunday is pretty much one of our favorite days of the summer–National Ice Cream Day! We are always looking for a reason to add an extra scoop to our bowl (we even shared some all-natural recipes here) and if you are hesitating to dive into this cool summer treat because it may leave a stain on your clothes or furniture, have no fear–our stain buster tips will keep you clean.
Go ahead, make it a double—scoop, that is!
Removing Ice Cream from Upholstery (from The Spruce)
- Blot excess ice cream from the fabric.
- Mix one tablespoon of dishwashing liquid with two cups cool water.
- Sponge the spot with this solution, then blot until the liquid is absorbed. Only wet the upholstery as little as necessary to remove the stain.
- Repeat this process until the stain is lifted.
Removing Ice Cream from Clothing (from Stain Removal 101)
- Run the fabric, inside out, under cold water to flush out as much of the ice cream as possible.
- Pretreat the stain with liquid laundry detergent containing enzymes, soaking for 30 minutes in cold water. Click here for eco-friendly options from TreeHugger.
- If the stain is older, you may need to soak even longer, perhaps even overnight.
- Launder the item as usual. Hint: Make sure the stain is completely gone before you toss into the dryer.