How to remove ink from clothes?

Question

I washed and dried a load of laundry, and one of the kids had a pen in their pocket...so needless to say all the clothes have ink dried into them....is there anything I could use to remove the ink...I hate to throw all these clothes out!! Please help! Thanx for any help!

Answer 1

To second what Emm had said, I just had an ink stain in my shirt, I soaked the area with warm water, took a dry wash cloth and dabbed it with Pantene Pro-v Style hairspray. I rubbed the area for about 1-3 minutes and the stain came right out :-)

(I'm not sure if brands matter, but it worked for me lol)

Answer 2

1.Saturate the stain with an alcohol-based hair spray

2.Place some paper towels underneath the garment and dab (don’t rub) it dry with paper towels. The ink should start wicking into the towels.

or try other remedies from my sources.... good luck! :)

Answer 3

Spray hairspray on the affected area.  I will caution you that since you already washed (hopefully not dried), you may have set the stain.  Let the spray sit for a few minutes, then wash as usual.  I have also had excellent results with the oxy type products--even took salsa out of a white lampshade (don't ask).  Good luck!

Answer 4

I soak ink stains in milk for about an hour. That does the trick for me. But I don't know if it works on clothes that have been washed and dried. Worth the try though, and since you have kids, you'll probably have milk in the fridge too.

Good luck!