Posts tagged “coffee”

Which stains teeth more: coffee or Kool-Aid?

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On one hand, coffee is well-known to discolor teeth. On the other hand, Kool-Aid can "stick" to teeth for quite awhile after drinking it. (Teeth are purple for awhile after drinking grape, or red after drinking cherry, etc.) Let’s assume it’s sugar-free Kool-Aid to avoid confusing the issue with concerns about tooth decay. So, which [...]

How to remove stains from wood counter top?

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I have wooden counters in my apartment. My landlord is cheap and never put any type of sealer or whatever to protect the counter surface. So the counters are just bare wood basically. Not sure on the type of wood. So as you’d imagine over the years some substances have come to stain the wood. [...]

How to remove a coffee stain from a silk Blouse?

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Well, I somehow accidentally spilled coffee on one of my silk blouses that was laying out from folding. It is a pretty big stain (Maybe a 5-6" stain). I didn’t actually notice it until a few hours ago when the coffee had completely dried. I tried hand washing it with regular color safe bleach laundry [...]

can chocolate stain clear braces?

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i recently got clear braces and was told not to eat any tomato sauces and soda and tea and coffee to stop them from staining. but i was wondering if anyone knew whether chocolate or chocolate drinks would stain them too? any experience or suggestions or any other foods you know of that would turn [...]

Getting coffee stain off dry clean only coat?

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I sent my black trench coat to the dry cleaners….the coat is dry clean only….a few days previously I had spilled a coffee (with cream) on the coat….I got the coat back from the dry cleaners – and lo and behold, the coffee and cream are still all over my coat….you can actually feel it. [...]

how best to get coffee stain (old) out of white carpeting?

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Some coffee spilled on our carpet quite a while ago- we soaked it up as much as possible, and cleaned the carpet with our steam cleaner. But lately it seems to be coming back. Seems like everytime we try to clean it, it just brings more up from the padding or something and looks as [...]

does red wine stain your teeth?

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my friend brought home a bottle of red wine and i noticed as we were drinking it, our mouths were darkish purple.. of course thankfully it was close to bedtime so brushing and mouthwash helped but is it like coffee, will it forever stain your teeth?