Is it possible to remove toothpaste from a T-Shirt, after it has been washed?

Question

No-one bothered to tell me that toothpaste would leave a stain on my T-Shirt, so I didn't wash for 2 days. When it came out, I found that there was a stain (lighter spots). Is is possible to get rid of it, I only bought it last week!

Answer 1

It sounds like your toothpaste may have bleached the shirt, rather than staining it.  I have gotten toothpaste on my shirt tons of times, but it has never NOT washed out in a normal wash load.  So I'm thinking that you have one of those uber whitening toothpastes with a lot of peroxide?  Peroxide acts like bleach.  It's actually the main ingredient in Clorox 2.  Try using a stain remover and washing again..if it doesn't return to normal, it's pretty certain that the shirt is bleached, which can't be fixed without re-dying the whole shirt.   Sorry!

Answer 2

That's probably caused by the hydrogen-peroxide (stain-fighters) that most toothpaste manufacturers add. Since the fabric is now lighter (versus a stain that would make it darker) it would be pretty hard to reverse it. You should call the 800 number on the toothpaste tube, see if they have any suggestions.

Try this website:

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/sta...