How To Get Cum Out Of Clothes

Your room is at that stage where your hamper is full and 'that chair' has stepped up to accommodate the constantly expanding load of laundry. You need to step out for a bit and dig inside the hamper. Ah, there it is. Your favourite pair of black shorts. Just as you're about to put them on - Bam. The ugly white patch is staring at you, like a blast from the recent past. If you claim it hasn't happened to you, barring minor details, you, my friend, are blissfully ignorant or are pretending to be.

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Porn. Climax. Heavy breathing. Cum. Does it ring a bell? (No pun intended). Yes, that was you exploding into those shorts.

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Let's talk about it. Cum Stain. Semen Smear. Jizz Blotch. Call it whatever you want, the fact remains that these pesky little spots regularly find their way into your wardrobe. And the fact that the process of getting rid of them is nowhere nearly as much fun as the activity that caused them is annoying. Plus, the embarrassment it carries is otherworldly. All of our families are tired of pretending they don't understand where these stains came from TBH.

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Know How to Remove Semen Stains from Clothes

Keeping mankind's collective misery in mind, we have come up with 5 sure-shot ways of getting rid of cum stains.

1. White vinegar: Vinegar is acidic in nature. The acid dissolves organic compounds and hence it can totally be used to clean those pairs of shorts, that pillowcase, and that bed sheet.

2. Boric acid: Also known as Borax, this can easily be bought at your local grocery shop. Make a thick paste with a little bit of water, put it on the stain, leave it on for about half an hour and rub it off.

3. Good old detergent: Soak the garment in water with detergent, and put some directly on top of the stain and rub for a bit. It should work. But DO NOT use hot water. The heat will make the semen coagulate and make it stick to the fibres of the fabric.

4. Spot treatments: You can get a number of spot treatment compounds in the market. Put it on the stain for the prescribed time and wash it off.

5. Bleach: In case of very tricky stains on white garments, you can consider using bleach. Bleach is corrosive and not colour safe, so please be careful about bleaching colourful clothes.

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We also asked a couple of 'experienced' bros about how they go about removing those stale sticky smudges. Here is what they had to say:

"The best way is to just 'do it' in the bathroom, you know, you have access to water so you just wash it off when it's still fresh. But sometimes you can't help it. For those scenarios, I try scraping off the solidified bit with a knife or something hard. While not damaging the fabric, of course. Then just blot the area with cold water and some paper towels. Probably add a little bit of detergent if it's too tough. Works for me!" - Robin, 26

"A sponge can be a lifesaver. You can use the one you wash your utensils with. Just make sure you wash it properly first. Put some detergent on the stain and rub the spot with a damp sponge. Damp, not wet. Most of the times I don't have to do anything else." - Rahul, 30