A staple of kitchen cleaning is the secret to removing tricky lipstick stains from clothing.

Lipstick stains are particularly hard to remove from clothing and other fabrics because of their complex chemical makeup.

How to Remove Lipstick Stains from Clothing

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lipstick stain on clothing

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Repeat as necessary, rotating or replacing the tissue until no more lipstick appears on the paper.

Take care not to wipe or brush the stain to avoid smearing the lipstick.

Launder

4.

If there is no trace of the stain, dry the garment as usual.

Best Lipstick Stain Removers

In testing, a clear winner emerged.

Best of all, it is a product many people already have in their homes.

Kiss Off Stain Removeris a solid stick stain remover.

Apply the rubbing alcohol directly to the stain and work it in by rubbing the fabric against itself.

Rinse the fabric under cold running water and repeat the process as needed until the stain is gone.

Flush the fabric well with cold running water to remove the alcohol so it doesnt leave a ring.

Liquid laundry detergentis one of the best all-around stain pretreatment products available.