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How to Remove Tomato Sauce Stains from Clothes

Got marinara or pizza sauce stains? Find out how chlorine-free, color-safe OxiClean™ stain removers can help get tomato stains out of your clothes, upholstery, and carpet.

Removing Tomato Sauce Stains

How to Remove Old Tomato Sauce Stains from Clothes How to Get Tomato Sauce Out of Clothes How to Remove Tomato Stains from White Clothes How to Get Tomato Sauce Out of the Carpet How to Get Tomato Sauce Out of Upholstery

Old, set-in tomato sauce stains can be pesky. That small dark spot on your jeans might not look like much after the initial stain. But it could appear more dried-in and prominent the more you wash your denim and other items. That’s why it’s important to have a strong pretreating option to help remove old tomato sauce stains from clothes. OxiClean™ Max Force™ Laundry Stain Remover Spray is here to help!

1. Spray

Shake before use. Spray directly onto the old tomato sauce stain until saturated.

2. Wait

Let stand for 5 minutes or up to a week, depending on the severity of the tomato stain. For fabrics prone to color change, do not let the spray stand longer than 5 minutes.

3. Wash

Wash with laundry detergent in the warmest water the fabric will accept.

Test OxiClean™ Max Force™ Laundry Stain Remover Spray on an inconspicuous area before use. Do not use on silk, wool, leather, and fabrics labeled dry clean only.

Pretreat old tomato sauce stains on clothes with OxiClean™ Max Force™ Laundry Stain Remover Spray and wash immediately or up to a week later. For best results, treat stains while still fresh. Did you spill some tomato sauce on your shirt after scooping up some lasagna and neglected to pretreat those stains the first time? Break out your Max Force™ Laundry Stain Remover Spray to help remove spaghetti sauce and other stains from your clothes.

Max Force™ Laundry Stain Remover Spray also comes in a portable, travel-size 2 Fl oz. bottle and allows you to treat stains and wash them up to seven days later. That means you can bring it with you in case you need to treat tomato sauce stains on your clothes during your quest to find the best pizza in Italy!

Have you ever struggled to twist off the top of a jar of marinara sauce, only to pop it off and send the sauce flying onto your clothes? Accidents and stains happen. Still, you’d probably prefer to get that blotchy tomato stain out of your clothes as soon as possible. OxiClean™ laundry booster powders that can help give you a lift! Choose a powerful stain remover like OxiClean™ Odor Blasters™ Versatile Odor & Stain Remover !

1. Fill

Fill a full scoop of OxiClean™ Odor Blasters™ Versatile Odor & Stain Remover Powder per gallon of water or 1 capful of OxiClean™ Odor Blasters™ Versatile Odor & Stain Remover Liquid Laundry Booster per gallon of the warmest water recommended by the garment care label. Mix until fully dissolved*. Or, dissolve 1 OxiClean™ Odor Blasters™ Versatile Odor & Stain Remover Power Pak in one gallon of the warmest water recommended by the garment care label.

2. Soak

If using OxiClean™ Odor Blasters™ Versatile Odor & Stain Remover Powder, soak your stained items in the solution for 3-6 hours. If using OxiClean™ Odor Blasters™ Versatile Odor & Stain Remover Liquid, soak stained items for 1-6 hours. Depending on the severity of the tomato stain(s), some items may require more time to soak.

3. Wash

Wash in the warmest water recommended by the fabric care label.

*When creating a solution, mix until completely dissolved. Use the warmest water possible. Do not heat or boil. Do not mix or store solution in a sealed container. Do not use OxiClean™ Odor Blasters™ Versatile Odor & Stain Remover on wool, wool blends, silk, silk blends, leather or any items labeled dry clean only. Do not use with chlorine bleach.

OxiClean™ Odor Blasters™ Versatile Odor & Stain Remover can help power out the toughest stains, while also tackling musty odors and body odors! It’s the laundry booster you need to help eliminate sweat stains and body odors on your workout clothes or help your musty towels smell fresh and clean again.

OxiClean™ Odor Blasters™ Versatile Odor & Stain Remover can also be used as an in-wash laundry additive! Just add laundry detergent and Odor Blasters™ Versatile Odor & Stain Remover (fill to Line A), then wash as normal.

Stains already look prominent on white clothes. Red stains can look that much more prominent. Whether it’s a darker hue of red from a blood stain or a slightly lighter tint from some pizza sauce that dripped onto your sweatshirt during a cozy night in, turn to OxiClean™ White Revive™ Laundry Whitener & Stain Remover to help remove tomato stains from white clothes.

1. Mix

Mix 1 scoop of White Revive™ Laundry Whitener & Stain Remover Powder or 1 capful of White Revive™ Laundry Whitener & Stain Remover Liquid per gallon of the warmest water recommended by the garment care label. You can also dissolve 1 White Revive™ Laundry Whitener & Stain Remover Power Pak in one gallon of the warmest water recommended by the garment care label.

2. Soak

Soak your tomato-stained clothes in the solution of water and OxiClean™ White Revive™ Laundry Whitener & Stain Remover for 6 hours.

3. Wash

Wash in the warmest water recommended by the fabric care label.

Test OxiClean™ White Revive™ Laundry Whitener & Stain Remover on an inconspicuous area before use. Do not use on wool, wool blends, silk, silk blends, leather, or fabrics labeled dry clean only. Do not use with chlorine bleach. Do not mix powder with detergent in the dispenser. Always follow the manufacturer’s garment care instructions.

OxiClean™ White Revive™ Laundry Whitener & Stain Remover is the laundry booster you need to help remove tomato and other stains from white clothing. This non-chlorine bleach laundry additive also has 40 percent more whitening power than chlorine bleach per load! If you’re using OxiClean™ White Revive™ Laundry Whitener & Stain Remover as an in-wash laundry booster, add laundry detergent and White Revive™ (fill to Line 2) to the drum before washing as normal.

Looking for a way to wash your white linens? What about restoring some of the original look and feel of your white canvas sneakers ? Yep, White Revive™ Laundry Whitener & Stain Remover can tackle all your dingy whites and keep them looking fresh so you can extend the lifespan of your clothes and other laundry. White Revive™ Laundry Whitener & Stain Remover is also color-safe, so you can use it on your other bright laundry items as well!