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We have all known this problem one day.

The leaky ballpoint pen in your pocket or in your favorite bag ...

Or an unfortunate stroke of the pen in the office ...

In any case, an ink stain quickly arrived ...

Fortunately, there are effective tips for removing pen stains from almost anything.

Find out - before it's too late - the 24 tips that work to remove a pen stain from any medium !

1. Lemon juice

Have you stained your beautiful Hermès scarf with ink? Before you give up hope, try this tip a dyer told me.

On fragile silk fabrics, lemon juice is miraculous.

To remove the stain without causing damage, mix equal parts cold water and lemon juice. Soak the stain with this mixture. Then rinse.

If the stain is encrusted, repeat until it disappears.

Or let your scarf soak in the cold water / lemon mixture for 30 minutes before washing it as usual.

2. Milk

Not many people know it, but milk is a great stain remover.

To remove an ink stain, simply soak the stained fabric in milk.

Leave it like this for 2 full hours. Remove it and rinse it well.

Then wash it in the washing machine as usual. Find out the trick.

3. White toothpaste

Did you know that a simple tube of classic white toothpaste (not gel toothpaste) can get rid of an ink stain?

To do this, spread the toothpaste on the stain so as to cover it.

Leave on while it dries.

Then, run the fabric with the toothpaste under cold water while rubbing.

If the stain persists, repeat this treatment and wash your garment in the washing machine as usual. Find out the trick.

4. Hand sanitizer gel

In the hand sanitizer gel there is alcohol. And it is precisely the alcohol that will disintegrate the stain.

It will even eliminate the bacteria that are around the stain.

To remove the stain, just put a few drops on the stain.

Rub well and leave on for a few minutes. Then all you have to do is rinse the laundry with cold water.

If the stain is still visible, repeat several times until the stain is completely gone.

5. Shaving foam

If you have shaving foam, you have a solution for removing an ink stain.

To do this, put a little shaving foam on the stain and leave it on for 30 minutes.

Once this time has passed, rinse the fabric in cold water, rubbing gently with your fingertips.

Now put your laundry in the washing machine as usual. There you go, no more ink stains!

6. Salt + Milk

You certainly have some milk and salt in one of your cupboards. Well, that's more than enough to remove an ink stain.

To do this, cover the stain with salt. The salt should completely cover the ink stain.

As soon as the salt has taken on the color of the ink, remove it and cover the salt stain again. Repeat several times if necessary.

Then soak the laundry in milk. If possible in sour milk, it is even more effective!

If your milk has not turned sour, just add a little vinegar or lemon juice.

Then let your fabric soak overnight. The next morning, all you have to do is throw away the sour milk or reuse it with one of these tips.

Wash your laundry in the washing machine as usual. If the stain has not completely disappeared, don't panic!

Mix salt and lemon to make a paste. Apply it to the remains of the stain and rub. Then rinse with clean water.

7. Talc + Household alcohol

Did you spill a lot of ink on a fabric? The best thing to do is to cover it with talcum powder as soon as possible.

Why ? Because the talc will absorb the ink. Once it's done, remove it.

Then spread the stained fabric out on a clean white kitchen towel. If you don't have one, use paper towels or tissues.

Take another clean cloth and dampen it with household alcohol. Rub the stain with it.

The secret to this trick is to move the clean cloth around regularly. The goal is that the stained fabric is always on a clean surface.

Reapply as long as the stain is visible. Then pass the fabric in the machine.

Note that you can replace the talc with salt, baking soda, starch or even Sommières earth.

8. Vinegar + Dishwashing liquid

There are a thousand and one ways to use white vinegar at home. One of them is used to clean ink stains from a fabric.

To do this, pour a teaspoon of white vinegar on the stain. Add 2 drops of dishwashing liquid. And rub with your fingertips carefully.

Leave on for 10 minutes and rinse with cold water. Then go to the machine as usual!

You can also replace dish soap with detergent. The result will be the same.

ON A WHITE FABRIC

Here are some other great grandma's tips for dissolving ink stains on white fabric.

9. Bicarbonate + hydrogen peroxide

Is the stain dry? Do not worry. You can overcome it with baking soda.

To do this, mix 1 tablespoon of baking soda with hydrogen peroxide. The goal is to make a paste.

Take some on your fingertips and rub the stain vigorously. Machine wash.

10. Lemon juice + boiling water

If the dry stain is very encrusted, there is a radical solution: boiling water and lemon juice.

To do this, squeeze a lemon juice and boil some water. Now place the stained part over a bowl.

Pour the lemon juice over the stain. Then pour boiling water over it, without burning yourself.

Repeat several times if necessary and machine wash.

ON A NON-FRAGILE COLORED FABRIC

The treatment for washing an ink stain off colored colourfast fabric is not the same as on white fabric.

11. 90 ° alcohol

Even before the stain dries, place a paper towel or clean cloth under the stain.

Pour generously in 90 ° alcohol to soak the stain.

Leave on for at least 30 minutes. Rinse with cold water and machine wash.

You can also replace the 90 ° alcohol with household alcohol or vodka.

12. Alcohol at 90 ° + Dishwashing liquid

Another super effective solution on a colored fabric is the combination of 90 ° alcohol and dishwashing liquid.

To do this, pour 1 tablespoon of 90 ° alcohol and 2 tablespoons of dish soap in a small container.

Mix well and soak the stain in the mixture to cover it completely.

Leave on for 15 min then rinse and machine.

13. Percarbonate of soda

If you don't have 90% alcohol, you can also use percarbonate of soda to remove an ink stain.

To do this, spread a thick layer of percarbonate of soda on the stain.

Then rub in and machine wash as usual.

For even more efficiency, you can even add 2 tablespoons of percarbonate in the drum of your machine and wash your laundry at 60 °.

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ON A CARPET OR CARPET

Ink stains on a sofa, carpet, rug or any fabric cover can be a disaster!

Unless you resort to one of those grandma's tips to get it out of the way quickly.

14. Alcohol at 90 °

The first trick that works well for removing an ink stain from a rug, carpet or upholstery is to use 90% alcohol.

To do this, soak a cloth in alcohol and rub the stain with it. All you have to do is rinse with clean water with a sponge.

15. Baking soda + Vinegar

Cover the ink stain with baking soda and rub it lightly. When the baking soda has absorbed the ink, remove it.

And immediately put a new layer of baking soda on top.

Then pour in a little white vinegar for an effervescent cleansing. Sponge up the mixture with a cloth or paper towel.

Repeat the operation as many times as necessary to remove the ink stain.

Finish by vacuuming to remove any remaining baking soda.

16. Toothpaste

There are still some traces of ink on the carpet or carpet?

To put an end to this stain definitively, you can take a little toothpaste on your fingertips and rub.

Then rinse with clean water and soak up the excess water with a sponge.

17. Lemon

Did you spill ink on the carpet? Quickly, pour lemon juice on a clean cloth and dab the stain with it.

Then use sparkling water to rinse the stain and make it disappear permanently.

18. Lemon + Salt

For even more effectiveness, also try mixing the juice of one lemon and 1 teaspoon of salt.

Drop this mixture directly onto the ink stain, then rinse with a sponge.

Repeat until the ink stain is completely gone.

19. Salt

Salt can easily overcome a stubborn stain of ink that is still fresh.

As soon as the ink stain has formed, quickly put a good amount of salt on the stain.

Wait for the salt to absorb the stain for an hour. The salt must be colored.

As soon as it gets colored, you can then remove it.

Repeat for a perfect result. When the stain is gone, rinse off with sparkling water.

20. White vinegar

White vinegar is very effective against all stains, including ink stains.

On a wool rug, pour pure white vinegar over the stain.

It is best to do a test before on a small end of the carpet to be sure that the color of your carpet holds the shock.

Rinse off with sparkling water, then sponge off the excess liquid. Repeat the operation if necessary.

For a synthetic carpet, you must dilute the vinegar in water: 1 volume of vinegar for 1 volume of water. Then proceed in the same way as with a woolen rug.

ON LEATHER

Ink stains on leather are always difficult to recover. Fortunately, with these natural tips, you put the odds on your side to clean them.

21. Milk

Is your beautiful leather bag stained? A pen leaking inside or a clumsy pencil stroke, it happens to everyone.

But do not panic !

Heat some milk WITHOUT boiling it. Take a cotton cloth and dip it in the milk.

Gently pat the stain with your damp cloth. The ink will magically dilute!

Continue until the stain is completely gone. Wipe dry and don't forget to wax the leather to finish.

22. Baby milk + White vinegar

Ink stain on leather? Now is the time to borrow baby's milk!

Prick him a tablespoon of baby milk and mix it with a few drops of white vinegar in a container.

Mix well and take a clean cloth that you soak in your mixture.

Gently rub the stain and wipe the area with a damp cloth.

Repeat if necessary, until the stain is gone. Then, nourish the leather with a stroke of polish.

Finally, rub with a soft cloth to make it shine.

Note that you can replace the vinegar with lemon juice.

ON PATENT LEATHER

Please note that the treatment of a stain on patent leather is slightly different. You will need 90% alcohol.

23. Baby milk + Alcohol at 90 °

If the stained leather is varnished, simply replace the vinegar or lemon juice with 90 ° alcohol and proceed in the same way as for regular leather.

ON SUEDE AND NUBUCK

This is the most delicate case. If the material is wet, do not touch it anymore. Anything you can do will give you disastrous results. The stain will spread. Wait for the suede or nubuck to dry before proceeding.

24. Gum + White vinegar

To remove the ink stain on suede or nubuck, you need an eraser.

A simple, white eraser does the trick. But of course you can also take a special eraser for suede.

With the eraser, gently rub the stain.

If that's not enough, take a Cotton Swab and soak it in white vinegar and lightly dab the stain. Wipe with a damp cloth.

If you don't have an eraser, this also works with fine sandpaper or a cardboard nail file.

There you go, you know 24 effective ways to remove an ink stain easily, without the need to purchase an expensive stain remover.

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