Does Cooking Milk Remove Lactose

Coffee stains with milk can be difficult to remove because the proteins in milk are affected by heat and are liable to coagulate and set into fabrics such as wool, even at low temperatures.

Treat coffee stains quickly and you should be able to remove them easily. Here are our top tips...

General directions

Gently blot up as much of the stain as possible with white paper towels or a clean, white, lint-free cloth. Dab, rather than rub, at the stain. Follow the directions below for specific fabrics.

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Carpet

Apply Dr. Beckmann Carpet Stain Remover to the stain as quickly as possible. Use according to manufacturer's instructions.

Washable fabrics

After blotting, rinse the stain under plenty of cold running water.

For cotton, follow immediately with a 40°C machine-wash, using biological detergent. For silk, follow with a 30°C machine-wash on the delicates cycle. If the item is wool, you'll need to act fast to prevent it being ruined.

After rinsing with cold water, soak in a cool solution of washing soda crystals or a suitable pre-wash detergent. Then hand-wash in lukewarm water and leave to dry naturally. If this doesn't work, re-wet the item and rub a little glycerine into the stain, then leave it to stand for approximately thirty minutes before hand-washing again as above.

All purpose stain removers

Stain Devils Pre-Wash Stain Remover x3

Dr Beckmann amazon.co.uk

£7.68

Vanish Gold Oxi Action Powder Stain Remover

Vanish waitrose.com

£5.75

Fairy Non Bio Stain Remover Powder

Vanish Oxi Action Fabric Stain Remover Spray

Vanish waitrose.com

£5.50

Ecover Stain Remover

Ecover amazon.co.uk

£3.00

Fairy Non Bio Stain Spray

Fairy sainsburys.co.uk

£2.50

Astonish Stain Remover Soap

Astonish amazon.co.uk

£2.99

Astonish Oxy Active Plus

Astonish amazon.co.uk

£4.37

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