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Blueberry Stain on Clothing

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Date: 06/14/2008 Topics: Cleaning > Clothing Stains | Readers Request > Cleaning  
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How can I remove fresh blueberry stain from cotton material?

Charlene from MS
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By teachinmom (1) Contact
My daughter used her new pink shirt as a napkin tonight when she had frozen blueberries. I sprayed vinegar on it and then dumped boiling water over it and it worked! I had to do it three times-each time it got lighter-but it eventually came completely out. Truly an amazing and natural way of getting blueberry stains out and saving money on clothing! Thanks!

Posted on 03/29/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Jane (Guest Post)
The white vinegar and boiling water worked like a charm. My stain had set for several hours as I didn't have any vinegar. I repeated the directions twice to get the stain entirely out! Thank you!

Posted on 02/15/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Jane (Guest Post)
The white vinegar and boiling water worked like a charm. My stain had set for several hours as I didn't have any vinegar. I repeated the directions twice to get the stain entirely out! Thank you!

Posted on 02/15/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse


By May (Guest Post)
The vinegar and hot water solution works on wool too! Poured the white vinegar on and blotted off with a paper towel and rinsed with hot water.

Posted on 02/13/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Cathy (Guest Post)
WOW! I just poured white vinegar on a fresh stain on my red cotton sweatshirt and the blueberry stain was gone before I even applied the water. Thanks for saving my favorite shirt.

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By SaritaJ (1) Contact
Thank you, thank you! I can't believe the vinegar/ boiling water worked! It lifted a blueberry stain from my pink sweatpants. Thanks again.

Posted on 12/17/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By JoJo (Guest Post)
This worked like magic. I couldn't believe it. My son smashed fresh blueberries into the sleeves of a beautiful cotton knit sweater. I put on the vinegar rubbed the stains gently with a toothbrush, let sit for a couple minutes while the kettle was coming to a boil. I poured the hot water over as suggested from about two feet up and literally watched the stains disappear before my eyes. Thanks for the great tip!

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By Alex (Guest Post)
Many thanks for the vinegar and hot water trick!!! My 10 year old son dropped some juicy blueberries on my wife's bedcover (I gave him the blueberries)... I thought he and I were goners.

Thanks for saving both our hides!

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By Edie (Guest Post)
Wow! I just finished using this trick on a newly purchased consignment shop find - a soft 100% cotton white sweater that I got blueberry sauce on with 2nd wearing. Gently blotted and then scrubbed the stains with white vinegar using a toothbrush, and then poured a pot of boiling water through the fabric from a few feet above (use a step stool) the sweater fabric, over the sink. Worked wonderfully!! Thanks to all who recommended this method.

Posted on 11/09/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By allykat (Guest Post)
Boiling or hot water locks in stains. That's what I learned the hard way. allykat

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By allykat (Guest Post)
Stains don't come out with hot water though, because hot water locks in stains on clothing.

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By (Guest Post)
Just tried the vinegar and boiling water trick. It worked in about 5 minutes. I was so amazed. Sarah

Posted on 10/20/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By rubies44 (Guest Post)
I wish I could say the blueberry stain on my son's yellow cotton shirt had come out completely with the vinegar and hot water method. I read all the feedback, and was quite hopeful (it was the first time he had worn the shirt). But after many trials over several hours, using two separate kettles of hot water, and then laundering, a dull greyish stain remains. Perhaps it is because I wasn't able to get to the stain right away, and it had set.

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By Chrystal (Guest Post)
My 2yr old son sat on some blueberries at mealtime tonight. His beige cargo pants had stains all over. I tried Shout, and soaking them in OxyClean with hot water. Then I tried washing them...and some of the stains were still there. Then I found this site and tried the VINEGAR & BOILING WATER. Wow!! It worked like MAGIC!
THANK YOU!!

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By Elizabeth (Guest Post)
Just ate the most delicious blueberry muffin and bam! there it was. A blueberry stain on a hot pink shirt I've worn twice. Thank heavens for the vinegar suggestion. Just kept at it and my shirt is saved. Thanks!

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By Jenna (Guest Post)
The typical pre-wash products usually do it for me, but when a bird who had obviously feasted on blueberries left its blue-stained droppings on my husband's red shirt, my pre-wash failed me. So I turned to the internet, and found your posting . . . took a few treatments with the vinegar, detergent and boiling water, but it appears that the stain has DISappeared, with no damage to the red shirt. Thank you!

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By Jenna (Guest Post)
The typical pre-wash products usually do it for me, but when a bird who had obviously feasted on blueberries left its blue-stained droppings on my husband's red shirt, my pre-wash failed me. So I turned to the internet, and found your posting . . . took a few treatments with the vinegar, detergent and boiling water, but it appears that the stain has disappeared, with no damage to the red shirt. Thank you!

Posted on 08/21/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Anne (Guest Post)
This worked AMAZINGLY well! My daughter dripped blueberry smoothie on her new aqua dress. The top is smocked and had a lot of material to absorb the stain. I repeatedly poured vinegar on the stains then ran hot water from the tap on my laundry tub onto the stain. Each time it got lighter.

The vinegar apparently has a reaction with the blueberry. The stain gets more reddish purple when you apply vinegar and becomes an increasingly washed-out blue when rinsed with hot water.

I was terrified of setting the stain with hot water, especially when cold water did almost nothing to reduce it. I am absolutely amazed by how well the vinegar and hot water trick worked!

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By Ellen Brown (Guest Post)
I had bought a box of blueberry's at the store, holding it in my arm. After walking around for a few min's I felt something damp on my leg.. The blueberry juice was all over my pant leg. Light colored cotten pants. I tried the vinegar and boiling water and whoohoo the stain came out right away.

This will be my number 1 stain remover forever.

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By Anne (Guest Post)
This worked AMAZINGLY well! My daughter dripped blueberry smoothie on her new aqua dress. The top is smocked and had a lot of material to absorb the stain. I repeatedly poured vinegar on the stains then ran hot water from the tap on my laundry tub onto the stain. Each time it got lighter.

The vinegar apparently has a reaction with the blueberry. The stain gets more reddish purple when you apply vinegar and becomes an increasingly washed-out blue when rinsed with hot water.

I was terrified of setting the stain with hot water, especially when cold water did almost nothing to reduce it. I am absolutely amazed by how well the vinegar and hot water trick worked!

Posted on 08/20/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Kathy (Guest Post)
First pour vinegar over the blueberry stain, then pour boiling water from two feet above! Your suggestion worked FANTASTIC for removing the blueberry stain right before my eyes! Thank You!

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By (Guest Post)
Thank you Kristine, I almost got into a fight with my wife when she dropped a whole glass of blueberry juice on my favorite shorts. She told me to look for a solution on the web and there was this tip vinegar and hot water. I'm amazed about all the thing you can find over the internet.. Thanks again! the stain is gone! Ruben

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By kat (Guest Post)
I was skeptical, but spraying on vinegar and then pouring over boiling water and what do you know? The blueberry stain is gone from my little boy's favorite outfit! Awesome! Thanks for the tip!

Posted on 08/07/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Kelly (Guest Post)
A big thank you to Kristine!My daughter's good Gymboree sun dress ended up getting blueberry stains all down the one side, through 2 layers of fabric. It looked like a bottle of blue ink fell on her. The dress was completely ruined. I tried everything in knew to do and in a last effort found Kristine's post of vinegar and boiling water. Wow! It's as good as new again. I can't believe it. Thank you so much.

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By Kelly (Guest Post)
A big thank you to Kristine!
My daughter's good Gymboree sundress ended up getting blueberry stains all down the one side, through 2 layers of fabric. It looked like a bottle of blue ink fell on her. The dress was completely ruined. I tried everything I knew to do and in a last effort found Kristine's post of vinegar and boiling water. WOW....WOW! It's as good as new again. I can't believe it.
Thank you so much.

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By Kristine (Guest Post)
Today we took a hike up a mountain to pick wild blueberries. Not thinking much about sitting on the ground while picking gallons of berries I realized after it was too late that I had stained my capri khaki's.
After searching the web for a solution I came upon the fix, vinegar, boiling water and soap really did the trick. Tip, you do need to pour the boiling water on your garment from a few feet above. Not sure why, however it works. Thanks for saving the day with your tips. 8/2/08

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By Sarah B. (Guest Post)
My 8 month old daughter spit up blueberry baby food on my new white cotton shorts. I tried the vinegar and boiling water, and was a little concerned when the stain had not come out by scrubbing it with the vinegar, but was amazed to watch it disappear as I poured the water on it! Very cool!

Posted on 07/08/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Matt (Guest Post)
Works on a tablecloth too! Thanks for the tip.. a couple applications of Vinegar and boiling water off the stove worked brilliantly!

Posted on 06/27/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Cammie (Guest Post)
Thank you so very much for the vinegar suggestion.
I got some blueberry juice on my new lime tank top and it came right out. :-)

Posted on 06/25/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By jenny (Guest Post)
Blue berry stain on acrylic cardy. How do I remove it?

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By MurphTheJo. (Guest Post)
I recently tried a stain remover recommended by a co-worker. Brand new ruined blouse. Got melted butter & cheese on it @ a pizza buffet. I had tried the spray removers 6-7 times with no luck. This stuff took it out the first try. It also removed a very dark stain from one of the light colored chairs in the office. It is called M-30. It comes in a small container like some of the hand cleaners. I found it at Dollar General.

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By Kathy Lee, Delta, Colorado (Guest Post)
Hi, I tried this on a tee shirt and with a lot of
scrubbing it did come out. Thanks for the tip,
Kathy Lee, Delta, Colorado

Posted on 06/16/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


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Request: Blueberry Stain

Archived on 07/14/2004

Can anyone tell me how I could get fresh blueberry stain out of a child's new swimsuit (cotton/spandex)?

Rene

Answers:

Peroxide and Baking Soda

Try peroxide and a little bit of baking soda. (07/15/2004)

By Tawnda

Boiling Water

Pour boiling water on a blueberry stain until it is gone (07/20/2004)

By julie

Vinegar

VINEGAR! WOW it came out so fast i could bnot believe it, then I ran the hot water over the stain so it would not set. I was amazed!! (07/21/2005)

By karyn71

Oxyclean

Try oxyclean and let the item soak. It works for me. (07/21/2005)

By peggygv

Here's the Remedy I Tried

Lemon juice after soaking in oxyclean for an hour. works like a charm. the stain really does dissappear. Hooray! (08/02/2005)

By poor khaki pants

White Whine

Try applying white wine. I tried it on a linen blouse and it worked. I remembered the tip for red wine stains so I tried it for blueberry and lo and behold= bingo! Be sure to wash the garment in soapy water afterward or people will be wondering what kind of bottle you are giving your little tyke!LOL (08/06/2005)

By Eileen

Baking Soda and Peroxide

My toddler got huge blueberry stains all over his new white shirt. I used the advice from previous posts. First, a little baking soda and peroxide which made the stain fade substancially, and the I poured boiling water over it and it was as good as new! Thanks! (03/24/2006)

By Susan

Vinegar

Vinegar Rules! Today at work I got a blueberry stain on my brand new Khaki's! Thank goodness we had vinegar in the store room! I took a toothbrush dipped it in the vinegar a little elbow grease... and Voila! Thank You! (05/17/2006)

By Chris

New Request:

How to remove fresh blueberry stain from white t-shirt?

Joe

Answers:

RE: Blueberry Stain on Clothing

Well, being a cheap European, I went for the boiling water. I had a dried blueberry stain on expensive, brand new, light beige capris. There wasn't enough water in one kettle to get out the stain the first time, so I repeated it by pouring the water over the stain while holding the capris over a pot and then let them soak. Worked beautifully in about 5 minutes but I wouldn't try it on fabric that needs cold washing. (07/27/2006)

By Adele

RE: Blueberry Stain on Clothing

Great Advice! The bluebeery stains came right out when using vinegar. I did pour boiling water over after just to be on the safe side. (08/06/2006)

By TomKat

RE: Blueberry Stain on Clothing

Great advice. A blueberry from a warm muffin got on my dress and sweater. I took the advice suggesting vinegar and was a little worried to pour the boiling water over it. Voila! Once I poured the boiing water over the vinegar, it was gone (08/15/2006)

By Betsy

RE: Blueberry Stain on Clothing

All of my life I've been picking blueberries in the oldest, rattiest clothing. I was putting some in the freezer today when the juice leaked and got all over my brand new (light pink!) sweatshirt. I tried vinegar, and it was amazing. It literally just disappeared as soon as I put it on! Thank you so much for your help! (09/11/2006)

By Andrea

RE: Blueberry Stain on Clothing

I removed a blueberry stain by first using white vinager with gentle scrubbing with a tooth brush. Then poured on a cup of boiling water. Then I used some hydrogen peroxide and followed by a rinse of boiling water and the stain went bye-bye. (09/11/2006)

By Jim

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