About Banana Stains
Bananas are an easy food for your little one to mash into their clothes (or on your clothes or into the carpet) and leave a brownish-yellow mess ingrained into fabric. Will it be cute in the moment? Sure. But you know how an unpeeled banana turns black if you leave it out too long? That happens because of oxidation, and that same dark stain will spread on fabric if you don’t treat it quickly and properly. Here’s how to remove a banana stain.
How to Remove Banana Stains from Fabric
How to Remove Banana Stains from White Clothes
If the gooey mess you’re dealing with is on white clothes, you’re mostly going to follow the same steps listed above but with a couple of critical changes. Here’s quick advice for how to remove banana stains from white clothes.
How to Remove Old Banana Stains from Baby Clothes
If you can’t wash baby’s clothes immediately or if you have and the stain has set in, you still have a chance to get the garment looking as good as new. Soak the clothes in warm water and detergent like Dreft Stage 2: Active Baby Liquid Detergent. Rub the stain gently to help lift the old banana stain out of the clothes, but be careful not to apply too much force, or you’ll damage the fabric. Finally, run the garment through the washer and launder it with warm water and Dreft detergent.
Home Remedies for Banana Stains on Clothes
If a banana stain has left an unsightly yellow stain on white baby clothes, you might be able to remove it with something you probably have in your pantry: white vinegar. Already famous for tackling tough sweat stains, white vinegar can help you remove banana stains from baby clothes.
For a sweet, mobile treat, bananas can sure leave some ugly stains. But that doesn’t mean you should nix them from your baby’s diet—especially now that you know how to get banana stains out of baby clothes.
