Tannin family: detergent, then oxygen
How to get juice out
Apple and orange juice are sugar and fruit tannin. They look gone, then brown when heated.
Do this first
Flush with cold water
Fresh stain
- Flush with cold water
- Gently work in detergent
- Wash warm and air dry
Dried or old
- Oxygen-bleach soak
- Wash
- Fabric care
- Check before drying: juice browns with heat.
- Time
- 10 min
- How to tell
- Look: faint yellow-brown ring; Feel: sticky; Smell: fruity
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.