A personal favorite way of remembering important points is to highlight them, and just read the highlighted area for revision later. To differentiate between the importance of points, use different colors. When doing so, one usually ends up getting highlighter stains on their hands, arms, faces and clothes. Although you would expect such stains to be removed easily by simple water and soap or laundry detergent, there may be times when this may not happen. Are you looking for a solution? It lies with us! This article provides you with methods using simple household ingredients to get rid of the stubborn highlighter stains on your hands and clothes.
The second you spot the highlighter stains,
grab a paper napkin or tissue and blot any excess highlighter that may be
present on your hand or shirt. Read the label of the shirt and test all
cleaning solutions on an inconspicuous area of the clothing before you actually
proceed with the cleaning process. In case of any discoloring or damage to the
shirt, do not use that item on the entire garment. You can adopt any one of the
following methods to remove highlighter stains from your clothes or skin.
Method One (Removing Highlighter Stains
from Clothes)
Things that you will require:
·
Clean
towels
·
Nail
polish remover
·
Laundry
detergent
Steps that you will need to take:
1.
To
start off, place a towel on a hard, flat surface, and put the stained part of
your shirt on top of it with the stain facing the towel not you.
2.
Grab
a clean, white towel or a few cotton balls and pour some nail polish remover on
to the towel or the cotton ball.
3.
Start
blotting the stained area with it. As the color transfers to the towel, move
from one part of the towel to another. If using cotton balls, change the cotton
balls once it becomes completely dry or colored.
4.
Keep
pouring and blotting till the entire highlighter stain is removed.
5.
Once
you have gotten rid of the entire stain, wash the clothing as normal with your
regular laundry detergent.
Method Two (Removing Highlighter Stains
from Clothing)
Things that you will require:
·
Bucket
·
Measuring
cup
·
Water
·
Bleach
·
Laundry
detergent
Steps that you will need to take:
1.
If
the stain has been left on the clothing for too long or has set in too deep,
nail polish remover may not be able to remove it. In such a case, bleach can be
used. To do so, grab a bucket and fill it with water.
2.
Add
the bleach to the water in the amount stated on the packaging of the product.
If you are using bleach on colored clothing, remember to check for color
fastness earlier. Use color-safe bleach.
3.
Now,
place the garment in the bucket for 15 minutes only and let the bleach treat
the stained area.
4.
The
highlighter stain should have disappeared by now. Wash your shirt as normal.
Method One (Removing Highlighter Stains
from Skin)
Things that you will require:
·
Cotton
balls
·
Baby
oil/ Baby lotion
·
Q-tip
·
Handwash/
Soap
Steps that you will need to take:
1.
Although
highlighter stains come off with the passage of time, they look unclean for the
time that they are there. Hence, you want such stains to be removed before you
go out or before your friends come over. Grab the things listed above and get
to work.
2.
Take
a cotton ball, and pour a small amount of baby oil or baby lotion on it.
3.
Rub
the stained skin with the damp cotton ball. Keep rubbing gently till the entire
stain has been removed.
4.
You
can also use a q-tip to remove a highlighter stain that has found its way under
your fingernails.
5.
Wash
your hands as normal.
Method Two (Removing Highlighter Stains
from Skin)
Things that you will require:
·
Rubbing
alcohol
·
Cotton
ball
·
Q-tip
·
Handwash/
Soap
·
Lotion
Steps that you will need to take:
1.
Rubbing
alcohol can be your solution to quite a few stains problems. To remove the
highlighter stain from your skin, grab a cotton ball and pour a small amount of
rubbing alcohol on it.
2.
Rub
the highlighter stained skin gently with the cotton ball.
3.
Change
the cotton ball as it becomes dry. Using the same cotton ball over and over
again will only make the stain set deeper inside.
4.
Use
a q-tip for the area underneath your fingernails.
5.
Wash
your hands as normal.
6.
If
your skin feels dry, moisturize it with your regular lotion.
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