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How to Remove Lipstick

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Category: Home Improvement, Stains Be Gone

Lipstick marks don't have to ruin your clothing or upholstery. In this video, Eric Stromer offers up three great ways to removing those stubborn stains: toothpaste, alcohol and hairspray. That's right, the common household products do wonders in helping to dissolve lipstick, so before you throw away that shirt, try one of these stain-fighting methods.

Step 1: The Toothpaste Method
Toothpaste can be your best friend when it comes to lipstick stains. Choose a white paste (not a gel!) and work a little bit into the stain. Blot off the excess and rinse it in the sink.

Step 2: The Alcohol Method
Another way to remove lipstick stains is to dab them with alcohol. If you don't have alcohol, you can also try hairspray. Rinse with cold water.

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  • Non-Gel Toothpaste
  • Alcohol
  • Hairspray

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curtj105

Remember to get the shirt collar dry before you go home. Your wife will properly know what you have been doing at the bar, and, if she has watched this, knows that you've been smooching someone.

September 08 2012 at 11:57 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
lorie

Great tip! Hairspray will also get out ink.

August 06 2012 at 12:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
weeziebathome

I did a quick load of laundry of maninly favorite outfits and didn't realize there was a tube of red lipstick in one of the pockets. I ran everything threw the dryer - and thought it was all ruined. My mom had read that hand cleaner - the mechanic's goopy kind - would do the trick. Although it took a lot of rubbing, and several treatments, all my items were salvaged. I always check the pockets - even 25 years after this experience.

August 05 2012 at 5:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
vrcp

Mr. Stromer, I have taking care of Wardrobe professionally for over 25 years. EVERYBODY knows that you rub stains from the BACK of the fabric to PUSH the stain out. Come on!

December 04 2011 at 6:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
nonob0n9n-p

i love that lipstick thing it REALLY WORKS!!!

November 25 2011 at 1:15 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
royal2227

Great - now tell me how to get tomato stairns out of clothing
Your tips are gret.

September 02 2011 at 4:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Maureen

Tomato stains...Place the item in the sun.

November 27 2011 at 7:07 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
weeziebathome

A greese releasing cleaner, rub with a toothbrush and was in hot water. The trick is numberous treatments if the first one doesn't work. My thought it "what do I have to loose?"

August 05 2012 at 5:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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