Stain Removal Guide: Any Stain, Any Surface

Red Wine stains

Usually from a knocked glass at dinner or on the sofa arm.

Coffee stains

Usually from a spilled mug on the way to the desk or sofa.

Tea stains

Usually from a tipped cup or a dripping teabag carried to the bin.

Blood stains

Usually from a cut finger, a nosebleed or a pet scratch.

Pet Urine stains

Usually from a puppy accident, an unwell cat or a marking tom.

Vomit stains

Usually from an ill child, a car-sick passenger or a pet.

Chocolate stains

Usually from a melted bar down the sofa or trodden into carpet.

Curry stains

Usually from a takeaway splash from a plate balanced on a knee.

Cooking Oil stains

Usually from a splash from the pan or a dropped chip.

Ballpoint Ink stains

Usually from a leaking pen in a pocket or a child with a biro.

Permanent Marker stains

Usually from a Sharpie that found its way to small hands.

Chewing Gum stains

Usually from gum walked in on a shoe or dropped from a pocket.

Candle Wax stains

Usually from a guttering candle or a knocked tealight.

Makeup stains

Usually from foundation on a sofa arm or lipstick trodden into carpet.

Fruit Juice stains

Usually from a toppled beaker or an overfilled glass at breakfast.

Milk stains

Usually from a knocked cereal bowl or a leaking bottle in a car or cot.

Ketchup stains

Usually from a dropped chip or a squeezy bottle that sputtered.

Mustard stains

Usually from a hot-dog splash or a flicked spoon at a barbecue.

Tomato Sauce stains

Usually from a pasta bowl carried to the sofa or a splash from the hob.

Gravy stains

Usually from a Sunday-roast spill on the way to the table.

Egg stains

Usually from a dropped egg or a splash from mixing bowl to bin.

Honey stains

Usually from a drip from toast or a jar left open near small hands.

Cola stains

Usually from a knocked can or an overflowing glass with ice.

Beer stains

Usually from a knocked pint or a bottle tipped off the sofa arm.

Grass stains

Usually from football boots, muddy knees or grass walked in after mowing.

Mud stains

Usually from boots, paws and children in wet weather.

Sweat stains

Usually from nightly contact on a mattress or regular contact on seating.

Faeces stains

Usually from a pet accident, a nappy failure or an unwell child.

Nail Polish stains

Usually from a bottle knocked mid-manicure, usually on bedroom carpet.

Lipstick stains

Usually from a lipstick trodden into carpet or crushed against a sofa seat.

Foundation stains

Usually from a dropped bottle or a smear from getting ready in a hurry.

Mascara stains

Usually from a dropped wand or a smudge transferred from hands or pillows.

Fake Tan stains

Usually from transfer from freshly tanned skin onto bedding, sofas and seats.

Hair Dye stains

Usually from a splash or drip during home colouring, usually in the bathroom.

Emulsion Paint stains

Usually from a dripping roller or a stepped-in paint tray while decorating.

Gloss Paint stains

Usually from a brush drip or a knocked tin while glossing skirting boards.

Slime stains

Usually from a homemade slime session that ended up off the table.

Crayon stains

Usually from a colouring session that wandered off the paper.

Felt-Tip Pen stains

Usually from a felt-tip that ran off the page or dried uncapped on the pile.

Rust stains

Usually from metal furniture legs, radiator pipes or damp tools left on the floor.

Tar stains

Usually from fresh road surfacing or beach tar walked in on shoes and paws.

Motor Oil stains

Usually from overalls, tools or a part carried through from the garage.

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