Oil and grease family: degrease, then hot wash
How to get body spray and perfume out
Alcohol plus fragrance oils. Can yellow silk and pale fabric over time.
Do this first
Rinse cool
Fresh stain
- Rinse cool
- Dish soap
- Wash
Dried or old
- Oxygen soak on washable fabric
- Silk: see a cleaner
- Fabric care
- Spray before dressing.
- Time
- 10 min
- How to tell
- Look: faint yellow ring; Feel: none; Smell: perfume
Where this fix comes from
We check every fix against these published guides. We do not run a test lab of our own.
Before you start
- Test on a hidden seam first.
- Never mix cleaners.
- Keep it out of the dryer until the stain is gone.