 This cute little unicorn hoodie has caused a lot of weeping and wailing in our house this week. Against my better judgment, I bought this hoodie even though it was more than I would usually pay for a hoodie and even though it was white. (I know, WHAT was I thinking?! I can be such a sucker when it comes to my baby girl, and I just knew she would love it!) It will come as no surprise when I tell you that after wearing it 2 or 3 times, my sweet daughter comes home from school with a dry erase marker stain (black, mind you) right smack dab in the middle of the front of the sweatshirt! AAAARRRGGG! In the past, I had had zero success in getting dry erase marker out of other items of clothing, so I was pretty convinced that there was no getting this black mark out and that the unicorn hoodie was ruined. But, since the hoodie was brand-spanking new, I had to try again. Rubbing Alcohol, Hairspray, and Bleach Don’t WorkI Googled “How to get dry erase marker out of clothes,” and found several posts and YouTube videos that recommended using rubbing alcohol and hairspray to easily remove a dry erase marker stain. And my daughter assured me that her friend had told her that her mom had used hairspray on a dry erase marker stain, and it had come right out! So, I watched a woman in a YouTube video use rubbing alcohol and hairspray to easily remove black dry erase marker and then followed the process she had so effortlessly demonstrated. To my utter frustration, the black mark did not budge! Like, not even a little bit! Then, I thought “It’s white, so I’ll just try bleach. Bleach takes everything out, right?” So, I tried bleach. Nothing. Sunscreen is a No-GoAt this point, I’m even more convinced that the hoodie is ruined. But I’m a pretty determined person, so I wanted to make sure I had exhausted all possible solutions. I did a little more internet searching and found a forum suggesting a mix of Murphy’s Oil Soap and sunscreen would remove dry erase marker stains from clothes. My experience with sunscreen and white clothes is that the sunscreen turns any white clothing permanently yellow. So, I decided against using the sunscreen since I didn’t want to add a yellow stain to the black one I already had. Murphy’s Oil Soap Does the Trick!Murphy’s Oil Soap But another blog post suggested using just plain Murphy’s Oil Soap. I already had some in my cleaning supplies, and I thought, “What do I have to lose at this point?” So, putting aside my skepticism, I poured a little Murphy’s Oil Soap onto the black mark, scratched at it with my fingernail until it started to suds up, and then rinsed it under running water. To my surprise, the stain looked a little lighter! I’m encouraged (and somewhat excited!), so I did the process again: add a little Murphy’s Oil Soap, scratch and rinse. After doing this process four times, this was the result: I wish I had taken a “before” picture because the “after” results are truly amazing in comparison. I was so thrilled to save this hoodie and be a hero for my daughter (who cried herself to sleep thinking that her hoodie was ruined) that I had to share this tidbit of information in the hope that it might save other parents some tears and grief! Got dry erase marker on some clothing or a piece of furniture? No worries! It’s not ruined! I’ll show you how to get dry erase marker out of clothes or other fabric easily! I was chatting with one of my friends after church the other Sunday when my daughter came running over to tell me something. As I turned to answer her, I was horrified to discover bright red spots of marker several places on the front of the cream colored sweater dress that she was wearing. Apparently, she and some of her friends were playing in a side room and were using the Expo dry erase markers to draw on the whiteboard. And bless her heart, she didn’t think about where all that marker went as she was moving around and her beautiful dress showed the results. I know that often the longer a stain sets, the harder it is to treat. So as soon as we got home, I got to work trying to figure out if there was any chance of saving the dress. With little hope, I tried Fels Naptha, my favorite inexpensive stain treater that typically will remove almost any stain, but of course, it did nothing. Then just in case, I also experimented with Shout and some Fuller Brush stain remover that I had on hand. Neither did a thing. Thankfully, one of my mom friends heard about the dilemma and came to my rescue! Her daughter had recently gotten dry erase marker on their white couch, and after trying different things, she discovered that Murphy’s Oil Soap did the trick! Who would have known, right?! I figured if it did the trick on their white couch, then I had a pretty good chance of it working on my daughter’s sweater dress too. And hurray, hurray! It did the trick! I could hardly believe it, but it removed every trace of dry erase marker on that dress. It almost felt like I was performing a magic trick as I watched it lift it away from the fabric. I didn’t think to take pictures of the process when I treated the original dress but decided to write on another dress with dry erase markers and show you how Murphy’s Oil took it out. Because I’d love if I can help another person that feel desperate because they fear a piece of clothing (or a couch!) is ruined by dry erase marker! 1. You’ve probably already tried this, but before doing anything else, try seeing if scrubbing the marker stain with just water will remove any of the marker. In this particular piece of clothing, a lot of the marker actually came out (probably because it was a washable dry erase marker). What you see in the picture above is the only stain that was left. But in the case of my daughter’s white sweater dress that I mentioned earlier, running it under water did nothing. The stain didn’t even lighten slightly. 2. Dab a tiny bit of Murphy’s Oil Soap onto the marker stain and use your fingernail to gently rub it into the stain. If you want, you can let it set a little bit to allow the soap to really penetrate the stain. 3. Rinse well and if the stain is still visible at all. Repeat step 2 again. With this dress, I only had to do two applications of Murphy’s Oil. With the stain my daughter’s first dress, I had to do more like three or four on a couple of the dry erase marker stains before they were gone. 4. Wash as you normally would and enjoy feeling like a magician! 🙂 YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY: Does dry erase marker stain clothes?If you have young children or work in a school, dry erase marker may occasionally stain your clothing. It's fairly easy to remove dry erase marker with the right supplies. You can use Murphy's Oil to remove dry erase marker. You can also use a combination of white vinegar and rubbing alcohol.
Does whiteboard marker wash out of clothes?Use a clean sponge to blot the stain with rubbing alcohol. You don't need to use much rubbing alcohol so start by using a very small amount and you can always add more if you need. Be careful not to 'rub' the stain, as this could cause it to smudge and spread, rather than disappear! Instead blot in a circular motion.
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How to get erasable marker out of clothes
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