Calling stain removal experts - I need help

[CormoranStrike]

I’ve got a brand new tshirt which I really like, with royal blue and white stripes.

I dropped sauce down the front and it hasn’t washed out.

What are your sure fire methods for getting tomato based sauce out of a top, please?

Yes - just put it in sunlight. Even folded up on a window ledge inside with the stain showing should do it.

Vanish soap bar or the Stain Devils one for tomato sauce.

I swear by just a normal bar of soap under cold water for almost all tough stains

www.dr-beckmann-me.com/en/tips/remove-tomato-stains

Explains why @MotherOfGodWeeFella is also right

Sunshine. Preferably outside but a sunny windowsill as PP says should do it. May need to leave it a while

Yep. Sunshine.

I wear a lot of white and I'm a mucky pup. I just wash things as normal then hang them on the line. Sun is the best stain removal ever! Even on quite dull days & I don't bring them in if it rains.

Another one for sunshine. Normal wash then on the line with the stain sun facing. It’s like magic

Also helps if the stained area is wet, when it's in the sun so keep dampening it. I second the bar of hand soap suggestion too - works well on blood.

There is either something wrong with my clothes or the sunshine in my area as this never works for me!

Washing up liquid in cold water

Elbow grease is amazing for getting stains out

Washing up liquid rubbed into the stain before washing in bio powder

A full scale attack using most of the suggestions on here:
Washing up liquid rubbed in
Wash with bio powder
Hang out in sunshine

Another vote for sunlight. Effort free!

@Biancadelrioisback

There is either something wrong with my clothes or the sunshine in my area as this never works for me!

Never use hot water on a stain as it fixes them. Sunlight is brilliant for red stains, particularly tomato based ones!

Sunlight, but it only works if its wet - get it absolutely sopping then hang it in full sun.

Vanish carpet spray stain remover (the pink one). Got tomato sauce out of a white t-shirt last week, no sign of it.

Elbow grease spray then wash as normal. Got curry out if clothes the other day.

My Granny always said ' hot water sets the stain', you should soak in cold first.

@Faranth

Sunlight, but it only works if its wet - get it absolutely sopping then hang it in full sun.

Not so - it's worked for me on completely dry things.

In future put washing up liquid directly into the stain, no water, as soon as possible.
And yes, then ☀️

Thank you all - I’ll let you know if it works

So far I haven't met a stain that a Vanish soap bar hadn't been able to remove. I've tried all the other Vanish products and they're okay but not nearly as effective.

I also wash everything (except for bedding and towels) at 30 degrees.My whites are way whiter.
I didn't realise til a few years ago that lower temperature washes work better these days. I assume it's because soap powders have changed to work better at low temps?

Sunlight has worked wonders! Thank you all.

Vanish spray is miraculous! Red wine/ink/ketchup....