How to Get Taffy Out of Clothes With These 3 Easy Ways

Last Updated on 7 months by Susan Mayrich

Taffy is one of those candies that can get stuck on your teeth, in your hair, and all over your clothes. It’s sticky, it’s gooey and it’s tough to remove. 

The best way to remove taffy stains is to use either the freezer or boiling water method. Both of these methods harden the taffy, so it’s easier to pull off of clothing. If you are trying to get melted taffy out of clothes, use the boiling water method.

Whether you’re dealing with taffy from the store or one of your children has been playing with taffy in the backyard, knowing how to get taffy out of clothes is essential.

Will Taffy Wash Out of Clothes?

The good news is that taffy will wash out of clothes if you act quickly. The best way to remove taffy from clothes is to use the freezing method to harden the stain then scrub it off using a dull knife. 

How to Get Taffy Out of Clothes

Use the freezer

1. The first step in removing taffy is to put the garment in the freezer. This helps to freeze any moisture that’s been absorbed into the fabric, making it easier to remove when you wash it.
2. Once frozen, scrape off as much of the taffy as possible using a butter knife or other tool.
3. Pre-treating the fabric with stain remover before washing will help set the stain and make it easier for you to remove.
4. Next, pour some detergent into a bowl and add hot water. Mix thoroughly until all of the water is evenly mixed and the detergent is dissolved in the water.
5. Now you’re ready to wash your garment. Use hot water on your garment, if you have a wringer washer, this will be ideal, but if not, fill a basin with lukewarm water and scrub your garment with a scrub brush (be careful not to soak it). 
6. Then rinse thoroughly with cold water. Then launder as usual.

Scrapping

1. To remove taffy from clothes, scrape off as much as possible with a plastic knife or spoon. 
2. Then, soak the clothing in hot water and dish soap for 15 minutes. 
3. Next, scrub the fabric with a toothbrush until the stain is gone. Afterward, wash the clothing on the hottest setting recommended by its care label. If there’s still some taffy left after washing, you can use hairspray to remove it.

Hot Water and Dish Soap

Chewy taffy is a sticky mess, especially when it gets into the fibers of your clothes. The best solution for getting the stains out is to use hot water and liquid dish soap.

1. Simply mix hot water with a squirt of dish soap in a bowl.
2. Then soak the affected area in the mixture overnight.
3. Then pour liquid laundry detergent into the stained area and use a toothbrush to scrub any remaining taffy residue.
4. After the taffy has softened and removed, you can simply wash it away with liquid laundry detergent.

How to Get Taffy Out of Carpet

1. The first step in removing taffy is to put the garment in the freezer. This helps to freeze any moisture that’s been absorbed into the fabric, making it easier to remove when you wash it.
2. Once frozen, scrape off as much of the taffy as possible using a butter knife or other tool.
3. Pre-treating the fabric with stain remover before washing will help set the stain and make it easier for you to remove.
4. Next, pour some detergent into a bowl and add hot water. 
5. Mix thoroughly until all of the water is evenly mixed and the detergent is dissolved in the water.
6. Now you’re ready to wash your garment. 
7. Use hot water on your garment, if you have a wringer washer, this will be ideal, but if not, fill a basin with lukewarm water and scrub your garment with a scrub brush (be careful not to soak 
8. Then rinse thoroughly with cold water. 
9. Then launder as usual.

How Do You Get Taffy Off Furniture?

If you’ve ever had a piece of taffy stuck to the furniture, you know how difficult it can be to remove it without damaging the furniture. Taffy is a type of candy usually made with butter and sugar.

Rather than trying to pull the taffy off the furniture, which will likely cause damage, try one of these methods instead:

1. Rub an ice cube over the taffy area. Wait a few minutes for the taffy to harden.
2. Use a dull knife to scrape away the hardened taffy. Repeat until a majority is removed.
3. For any remaining residue, Use a hairdryer to warm up the remaining pieces and then repeat step 2 until all of the taffy is gone.
4. This should remove any remaining taffy and residue from your furniture.

How Do You Get Caramel Out of Clothes

When a spoonful of caramel sauce falls from your ice cream and onto your brand-new white T-shirt, you might think the caramel has won and the shirt is lost. But it’s not — you can remove the stain.

Whether it’s on clothes or carpets, here’s how to remove caramel stains:

1. Mix 3 tablespoons of borax with a tablespoon of water.
2. Soak the stained area. Use a sponge to rub the paste into the stain. Let the garment sit for 15 to 20 minutes.
3. Rinse. Rinse the area in warm water, pulling the fabric taut as you rinse so that no residue remains in the material’s fibers.
4. Apply liquid detergent. If the stain persists, mix a bit of liquid detergent with some water and apply it to the stain using a toothbrush. 
5. Rub gently but firmly to remove any remaining caramel from your clothing.
6. Rinse and wash. Finally, rinse the garment one more time under cold running water and launder it as usual.

Final words

Thank you for reading this guide on how to remove taffy from your clothes. If you follow the above steps, it should be quite easy to get your clothes back to how they were before the taffy incident.