Lily pollen has stained my new jeans - please help!

[PrivateBenjamin]

So basically what the title says!

I had some lilies last week and managed to brush against them and get pollen on the waistband/ pocket area of my favourite jeans. I naively thought it would just wash out but when i got them out of the washer yesterday the pollen has smeared and stained.

Oh wise Mumsnetters - is there anything I can do? The jeans are a very pale denim if that helps.

[LeoandBoosmum]

www.google.co.uk/#output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=can+i+get+lily+pollen+out+of+denim&oq=can+i+get+lily+pollen+out+of+denim&gs_l=hp.3...31599.46032.1.46489.44.33.5.0.0.0.1135.4998.13j11j1j1j6-1j1.28.0...0.0.0..1c.1.17.hp.InIFsg0Pyjc&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.48293060,d.d2k&fp=f81fa5c27f0b1a7e&biw=1366&bih=667

[PeazlyPops]

Hang them outside on the line, it might take a few days but the sun gets rid of it.

I was skeptical but it worked for me.

[PrivateBenjamin]

Thanks LeoandBoos but most of that advice was for people who didn't stupidly put the jeans through the washing machine and set the stain into the fabric.

PeazlyPops - Thank you! I will try that.

[PipkinsPal]

I find Fairy Liquid put onto stains and then put the clothes straight into the washing machine gets nearly all stains out. Haven't had lily pollen on clothes as I don't buy flowers and lilies are poisonous to cats.

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

I was ill last year and received flowers including lilies which I put on the mantelpiece, MIL in her wisdom thought they would look better on the windowsill and my new cream curtains got lily pollen stains on. A few days on the washing line did fade it away again though.