How to remove crayon stains

When pint-sized Picassos get to work on their latest masterpieces, it’s not surprising to find crayon stains everywhere, even on one’s favourite shirt. Crayon stains are not so simple to remove since they’re a combination of greasy stains thanks to the wax and also oxidisable due to the colour. You’ll want to use bleaching agents to remove this kind of stain, which you’ll find in our Ariel Original Washing Liquid. However, be sure the stain has completely gone before you pop it in the drier, as any leftover stain will get set into the fabric. With Ariel stain solutions and our tips on crayon stain removal there is no need to worry about how to get rid of crayon stains on clothes. Here’s a little help from Ariel.

Crayon Stain On Clothes

Remove Crayon Stains

  • 1

    Remove excess

    Gently scrape the crayon stain with a spoon and shake any residue from the garment.

    Remove excess stain
  • 2

    Pre-treat

    For effective stain removal, pour Ariel Original Washing Liquid directly onto the crayon stain.

    Ariel Detergent
  • 3

    Load

    Without washing off the liquid detergent, place the garment into the washing machine with other items. Leaving the washing detergent on the crayon stain will boost your wash performance.

    Loading white laundry
  • 4

    Dose

    The cap also acts as a dosing device. Just fill it with the correct dose of liquid detergent and place it directly into your washing machine drum, on top of your dirty laundry.

    Dosing cup
  • 5

    Wash

    Wash on the usual cycle, on the hottest wash temperature recommended by the garment’s care label.

    Setting up washing machine
  • 6

    Unload

    When the cycle is complete, unload the garments immediately.

    unloading laundry

Effective stain removal on a variety of stains

Crayons stains aren’t the only things your little artist can create with, coloured marker stainstempera paint stains and even glue stains also have a habit of turning up in your little one’s artistic repertoire. The good news is that Ariel can handle your toughest laundry challenges, just follow our stain removal tips and see outstanding stain removal results from the first wash.