Picture this: You’re sitting in class in your brand-new white capri pants, feeling pretty stinkin’ cute. While listening intently and taking dutiful notes, your mind starts to wander. Is that a bird sitting outside the window? You like birds. You proceed to doodle the bird with your ink pen.
All over your beautiful white pants.
After a mental face slap, panic sets in. Ink stains are darn-near impossible to remove. Are your pants ruined? Is there enough bleach at home to remove the ink? And how much bleach is too much?
Fear no more! I’m here to save your pants and your lungs with a quick life-hack (because yes, there IS such a thing as too much bleach).
How to Remove Ink Stains
The answer, my friend, is probably in your purse, car, or bathroom. That’s right, all you need is hand sanitizer (preferably something clear like Purell or Germ-X) and a toothbrush.
Start by adding a drop of hand sanitizer to the ink stain. Let it set a moment while you contemplate the consequences of your actions. Then, gently scrub with a toothbrush. Repeat this process until the stain vanishes before your eyes.
And voilà!
Your pants are restored. The day is saved. And now you have a bright, shiny life hack to share with your friends when they inevitably find themselves with an ink stain in the worst possible place.
Jordan Thompson 