Most likely you already have the supplies to get a soy sauce stain out right in the house.

Take the following steps to remove soy sauce from clothing, carpet, or upholstery.

Blot Any Excess Soy Sauce

Use a clean cloth or napkin to blot the wet area.

How to Remove Soy Sauce Stains from Clothes

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Warning

Never rub or the stain could set in and become harder to remove.

Allow the garment to sit for three minutes before rinsing it thoroughly.

Do not do this with clothing that is colored or patterned and not colorfast.

materials for getting rid of soy sauce stains

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Plus, these natural products have a gentler impact on the environment.

Soak the Garment

If the stain remains,soak the item.

Check the Fabric

Inspect the garment after washing it but before putting it in the dryer.

Excess soy sauce blotted with clean napkin from white shirt

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If the stain isn’t all gone, the heat of the dryer could set it permanently.

If any stain remains, repeat the cleaning process.

Rinse and Dry

Sponge the soapy solution from the spot with cold water.

Soy sauce stained shirt rinsed under running cold water

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Dry by blotting with another clean cloth or paper towel.

Can Vinegar Remove Soy Sauce Stains?

Just do a colorfast test first on an inconspicuous spot with vinegar to ensure it wont bleach the item.

Liquid laundry detergent rubbed into soy sauce on white shirt

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If it passes, run with this to remove soy sauce stains with vinegar.

Use baking soda on the stain right away to soak up any liquid before treating.

Sponge rubbing bleaching agent on soy sauce stained white shirt

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White shirt soaked in purple bucket with hot water and liquid laundry detergent

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White shirt held up to light for checking cleaning process

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Soy sauce stain on tan rug blotted with paper towel and dishwashing liquid solution

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Clean paper towel blotting soy sauce stain on tan rug

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