How to remove a smoothie stain:
When a healthy breakfast leaves an unhealthy trail

A story from life

"I blended a blueberry smoothie with a banana and some spinach. All lovely - until I tripped and half the glass ended up on my light sweater. It looked innocent at first, but after washing it, there was a dingy grey-purple map. Luckily, I know the EcoHouse routine - lemon, soda, tissue - and the sweater is as good as new."

- Jana, EcoHaus customer

Why smoothie stains are so tricky

Smoothies are often a combination of fruits, vegetables, seeds, and dairy or fatty ingredients. In practice, this means: pigments + sugars + fat + enzymes, which soak in quickly and form grey, brown or pinkish-purple stains when dried or washed with hot water. The more ingredients, the worse the result - unless the correct procedure is used.

How to stain a smoothie step by step

What helps:

Cold water
Baking soda
Citric acid or lemon juice
White vinegar 10%
EcoHaus Washing Papers
Sodium percarbonate - ideal for white laundry

Procedure:

Gently wipe off any smoothie residue - do not rub into the fabric.
Rinse the stain with cold water from the reverse - the pigment will come out, not in.
Apply a paste of baking soda and lemon juice, or citric acid and water.
Why it works: Soda absorbs grease and pigment, acid breaks down enzymes and dyes.
Leave on for 10-20 minutes, gently wash off.
Wash with EcoHaus washing papers at 30-40°C.
Add sodium percarbonate to white or light colored laundry.
Why it works: Active oxygen also removes pigments from blueberries, beetroot or spirulina.

What to watch out for

Don't use hot water on first contact. It will burn the pigments and grease into the fiber.
Do not let the stain dry. Smoothie is full of nutrients - but also dyes that darken with time.
Don't try conventional bleach. They don't work on natural pigments and can leave yellow shadows.

➙ Tip from Grandma Petra

For combination stains - banana, spinach, blueberries - lemon water and a little soda has always helped. On white stuff, then soak with percarbonate of soda. Just be quick before it dries.

➙ Tip from Vlaďka - the cleaning lady

Smoothie stain that appeared after washing? Try applying vinegar, leave it for a few minutes, sprinkle with soda and finish off with some washing paper. Works on the pinkish-purple pigments from red fruit, too.

Are you dealing with a different type of stain?

Check out Spotterfor ketchup, blueberries, snacks, coffee and chocolate. And if you need advice right away, click on Vladyka - the assistant in the bottom right corner. She answers faster than a stain can dry.

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Summary

Smoothies look like a healthy treat, but they can wreak havoc on textiles. But with a little soda, lemon, and the right wash, each stain becomes a brief episode - not a lasting memory of breakfast.