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Tomato sauce stain on white top

8 replies

littleone7 · 12/07/2025 12:38

Does anyone have any recommendations for getting a tomato sauce stain out of a white T-shirt please? It is from a pizza.

I have tried vanish oxy action for whites, bicarbonate of soda paste and vanish gel but it does not seem to budge. It is only small but is right in the middle of the top.

Any help would be gratefully appreciated as it is one of my favourite tops!

OP posts:
ThatsNotMyTeen · 12/07/2025 12:38

Get it out into the sun!

NoWordForFluffy · 12/07/2025 12:39

Stick it on the line in sunshine. It'll vanish then.

RoseDog · 12/07/2025 12:39

Get it out in today’s sun that should get rid of it.

CatsorDogsrule · 12/07/2025 12:39

Put it in sunlight. The weather where I am currently would bleach it pretty quickly.

AsIsaidearlier · 12/07/2025 12:40

Yes I agree hang it out in the sun after washing it. Watch it fade away.😀

SaintGermain · 12/07/2025 15:25

Ace Bleach.

MrsMoastyToasty · 12/07/2025 15:35

Fairy liquid, then normal wash and then out in the sunshine to dry in the sun (which will also bleach it naturally ).

PowerUpAndPowerOn · 12/07/2025 16:09

get a small pot or jar with an opening the same size as thematerial that has the stain on it.
Stretch the material over the jar, dip it in slightly and hold it in place with a rubber band.
Rub bicarb of soda on it, then pour some vinegar through the stain, and then pour hydrogen peroxide the sort you get at the chemists through it - so the material is full saturated and you have a mixture of vinegar and chemist's hydrogen peroxide in the bottom of the jar.

This type of thing:

https://www.mypharmacy.co.uk/product/care-hydrogen-peroxide/

Then push the material down into the bottom of the jar, if necessary hold it in place with the band or clips and then if the stain isn't fully covered top it up with some hydrogen peroxide vinegar and more bicarb. Leave it to soak overnight - at least 12 hours. The advantage of this method is because the jar is small you can get a very concentrated solution in a small space and target the stain properly.

Rinse it thoroughly (very thoroughly otherwise it will go yellow)

depending on the material you could at this stage also do a biological detergent and 60 degree wash to clean it thoroughly but only for cotton really.

then put it to dry in direct hot sunlight - current weather is ideal.

Hydrogen Peroxide 6% - 200ml

Buy Hydrogen Peroxide 6% Online | Buy Online From My Pharmacy | UK Based | NHS Trusted | Fast & Delivery On Orders Over £40.

https://www.mypharmacy.co.uk/product/care-hydrogen-peroxide/

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