Best way to get red pepper stains out of clothing?

My son's light blue shirt has red pepper stains. I sprayed it well with Oxygen (color safe bleach) and put it thru the wash, but it did not take out the stains. What should I do now? It has not yet gone into the dryer.
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Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48145

I have battled red pepper before. argh.

pretreat and soak if you can. wash on the hottest and repeat, maybe 3 or more times.

Executive Member Joined: Dec 19 2011 Posts: 277

Oxyclean Powder with blue crystals gets out most organic stains... I cook with turmeric which is a nightmare but oxyclean does the trick....

I put warm water over the stain,
Sprinkle oxyclean
Let sit for a half hour or so and repeat if necessary
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Do NOT put it into the dryer! The heat will set the stains. Wash on COLD, and hang in the sun to dry. The sun will bleach it out. You may need to repeat, but the second it goes in the dryer you've killed the shirt.
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