Fruit juice is more than colored water: sugar and natural pigments can remain after the wet patch appears to disappear. Prompt treatment is therefore useful even when the mark looks faint.
ACI guidance recommends enzyme-containing pretreatment or soaking for fruit and juice stains, followed by laundering. Whether a bleach step is appropriate depends on the garment and product directions, so WashCareLab does not make that a universal runtime step.
Blot or rinse away excess juice promptly; avoid rubbing the liquid farther into the fabric.
Avoid: Treat even a faint beverage mark before drying because residue can become more visible later.
Reviewed first-line process
- First
Blot excess juice and rinse or sponge the area with cool water.
- Pretreat
Pretreat or soak with a laundry product containing enzymes when the product and garment directions allow it.
- Launder
Launder according to the garment care label and product directions.
- Dry Check
Check that discoloration is gone before machine drying.
Fabric-specific coverage
No fabric-specific solver rule has passed review yet.
A listed fabric means WashCareLab has an approved runtime rule for this stain and fabric. It does not override a dry-clean-only or otherwise restrictive garment label.