Stain removal for leggings & activewear

Steps

1. Rinse inside out in cold water as soon as possible after training.
2. Soak 30 minutes in cold water with an enzyme (bio) detergent.
3. Wash at 30 °C inside out on a synthetics cycle, using the full detergent dose — not extra.
4. Air dry completely before storing.

Avoid

• Hot water, which sets protein stains.
• Fabric softener, which coats fibres and traps odour.

Steps

1. For fresh white streaks, rub the area against itself or with a dry nylon sock — they often lift without water.
2. For build-up, work a drop of liquid detergent into the area with your fingertips.
3. Soak 30 minutes in cold water with enzyme detergent.
4. Wash cool inside out and check the area before drying.

Avoid

• Chlorine bleach — it reacts with the residue and yellows elastane.
• Scrubbing with a brush on smooth fabric.

Steps

1. Blot off excess; do not rub it in.
2. Apply a drop of washing-up liquid (dish soap) and work it in gently to break down the oil.
3. Leave for 10 minutes, then rinse with cold water from the back of the fabric.
4. Wash cool and inspect before drying. Repeat if a shadow remains.

Avoid

• Chlorine bleach, which can make sunscreen stains darker.
• The dryer before the mark is fully gone.

Steps

1. Lift dry powder off with a clean brush or tape.
2. Dab micellar water or a drop of dish soap on the mark with a cotton pad.
3. Rinse from the back with cold water.
4. Wash cool with your normal detergent.

Avoid

• Makeup remover wipes rubbed hard across the surface.

Steps

1. Act before the tan develops: rinse with cold water immediately.
2. Work in dish soap or liquid detergent and rinse again.
3. For colourfast or white leggings, soak in an oxygen-based stain remover following its label.
4. Wash cool; repeat the soak if needed.

Avoid

• Hot water, which speeds up the colour reaction.
• Oxygen bleach on garments whose label shows a crossed triangle.

Steps

1. Blot excess with paper towel.
2. Cover with cornstarch or talc for 15 minutes to draw out oil, then brush away.
3. Work in a drop of dish soap and leave for 10 minutes.
4. Wash at the warmest temperature the label allows (often 30–40 °C).

Avoid

• Drying before the stain is gone — heat sets oil.

Steps

1. Rinse immediately with cold water from the back of the stain.
2. Rub gently with a little enzyme detergent or plain soap.
3. Soak 30 minutes in cold water with enzyme detergent if a mark remains.
4. Wash cold or at 30 °C.

Avoid

• Hot water and the dryer until the stain is gone.

Steps

1. Pre-treat with enzyme detergent and work it in gently.
2. Leave for 15–30 minutes.
3. For white or colourfast leggings, use an oxygen-based stain remover if a green shadow remains.
4. Wash cool inside out.

Avoid

• Rubbing with alcohol on dyed or printed fabric.

Steps

1. Let the mud dry completely.
2. Brush or shake off as much as possible.
3. Pre-treat what remains with liquid detergent.
4. Wash cool inside out with a full rinse.

Avoid

• Rubbing wet mud deeper into the fabric.

Steps

1. Rinse from the back with cold water.
2. Work in liquid detergent; for chocolate or milky drinks use enzyme detergent.
3. Leave for 10–15 minutes and rinse.
4. Wash cool.

Avoid

• Plain hot water and soap bars that can set tannin stains.

Steps

1. Blot, then flush with cold water from the back.
2. Work in liquid detergent.
3. For colourfast or white leggings, soak in an oxygen-based stain remover according to its label.
4. Wash cool and check before drying.

Avoid

• Salt rubbed into the fabric — it can abrade the surface.

Steps

1. Place paper towel under the stain.
2. Test isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol on a hidden area first.
3. Dab the ink with a cotton pad dampened with alcohol; replace the pad as it picks up colour.
4. Rinse, then wash cool.

Avoid

• Alcohol or nail-polish remover on shiny, coated or foil finishes.
• Spreading the ink by rubbing outward.