How to Get Mascara Out of Clothes

Step 1: Blot

When you first encounter the stain, grab some dish soap like Dawn Soap ($5 for 2) and a white cloth, and get to blotting the stain. Don't rub the cloth into the fabric, or you'll risk spreading it around. Keep blotting with different parts of your cloth until the stain has lifted.

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Step 2: Pretreat

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If blotting doesn't lift everything out, immediately pretreat your clothes with a stain-removing product like OxiClean Max Force Gel Stick ($3). Spread on the gel all over the stain.

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Step 3: Wash

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Grab the clothes with the stain on it, and toss it in the washing machine on the highest temperature the fabric can take. Make sure to double check the care instructions on the tab. The heat should lift the remainder of the stain. Don't toss it in the dryer though, where any remaining stain can be locked in.

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Finally, Leave It to the Professionals

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If all else fails, take that baby to the dry cleaners. For an especially bad stain, it's better left to an expert.

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