How to Remove Highlighter Stains from Fabrics

         Were you busily engrossed in reading and preparing for your exams and before you knew it, you had highlighter stains all over your shirt front? Now treating these pink, yellow, green stains isn’t that much of a tedious task, yet you do have to deploy a certain amount of tact and elbow grease. Moreover time is of utmost importance. The sooner you start treating these stains, the easier will their removal be.

                                   

             Follow the directions given below and hopefully by the time you are done with these methods, these highlighter stains will have become history.

         

Method One (Using Rubbing Alcohol)

             

               Rubbing Alcohol in its diluted form can satisfactorily get out all sorts of pink, yellow, green highlighter stains from fabrics.

    

Things that you will require:

·      Absorbent paper towels

·      Safety pins

·      Rubbing alcohol

Steps that you need to take:

1.  The first step is all about taking some safety pins and using them to mark the high lighter affected areas. This is done as a precaution so that when you are finally done with the stain treatment and washing, you can ensure that the stains have been removed satisfactorily.

2.  Next, take some absorbent paper towels and place them on the underside of the stained area. This is done so that the stain doesn’t seep through the fabric consequently ruining the rest of the shirt.

3.  Then, take another paper towel and pour some rubbing alcohol on it.

4.  Use this paper towel to dab the highlighter stains

5.  Continue dabbing until you are sure that the stain starts to disappear. For larger or stubborn stains, you can also consider applying rubbing alcohol directly onto the stained area.

6.  Once you are sure that the stain has got out, wash the fabric like you normally do, so that all traces of rubbing alcohol and highlighter stains might be removed.

7.  After taking out the previously stained fabric out of the washer, check the marked areas to ensure that all stain remnants have been removed.

8.  If you find that there is more room for cleaning then the above steps can be repeated, whereas if you feel that you have got rid of the highlighter stain effectively, then you may put the fabric into the dryer.

9.  Hopefully, you will end up with entirely clean and stain-free clothes.

Method Two (Using Oxygen Bleach)

                Oxygen bleach has also been known to treat highlighter stains and removing them from fabrics. Adopt the following steps for highlighter stains removal.

Things that you will require:

·      Bucket

·      1 or 2 gallons of warm water

·      4 or 6 oz. of oxygen bleach

              

Steps that you need to take:

1.  First of all take a bucket full of warm water.

2.  Pour oxygen bleach into it and keep stirring until it is thoroughly mixed.

3.  Soak the highlighter stained fabric into this solution.

4.  Allow it to stay immersed for a few hours.

5.  Hopefully, after a lapse of several hours, the stain will have gone.

6.  Finally, wash the fabric like you normally do.

Tips and Warnings:

1.  Nail polish remover (non-acetone) can also be used instead of rubbing alcohol.

2.  Milk has also been known to yield satisfactory results when it comes to getting rid of highlighter stains.

3.  Do not place the fabric into dryer until you are certain that the stain has gone completely.