How To Remove Coffee Stains From Mugs

Inside: Remove those gross tea and coffee stains from your mugs with this simple tip. It only takes a few minutes to remove coffee stains from mugs and make them look new again!

A couple of years ago I bought my husband a coffee cup for Christmas to keep at work. It’s a cute coffee cup, but for some reason, it really seems to attract coffee stains. I am not sure whether it’s because it only gets rinsed out most times or because it can’t go in the dishwasher. Either way, it bugs me that there are stains, so whenever he brings it home for me to clean it I try to spend a few extra minutes getting the stains out.

I don’t like to use harsh chemicals like bleach or denture cleaners (Gross!). I know they are meant for your teeth but using denture cleaners in a coffee cup just grosses me out. If you have a coffee mug with tea or coffee stains this simple tip to remove coffee stains from mugs will get the stains gone without a lot of scrubbing and only uses two simple products.

Start by pouring about 1 tablespoon of baking soda in the stained coffee cup. Then slowly add enough hydrogen peroxide to the cup to make a paste. I use the handle of a spoon to really mix the baking soda/hydrogen peroxide mixture. You may need to add a little more baking soda. The paste should be thick enough that it can cling to the walls of the mug.

Once you have a thick paste coat all the places on the mug that has coffee or tea stains. Then, set the cup aside and let the paste sit for about 10 minutes.

Use a paper towel or a sponge to scrub the paste around the cup. You should be able to tell by now if the stains are gone. If the coffee stains aren’t gone, let the paste sit for another 5 minutes and then scrub again. When the stains are all gone rinse the cup removing any baking soda and hydrogen peroxide and wash as you normally would.

It only takes a few minutes but those dingy stained coffee mugs can once again look new and white. Easily remove coffee stains from mugs with this simple tip! Want some other easy tips? Check out how to get dried paint out of clothes. 

Coffee Stain Paste

1 tablespoon baking soda
hydrogen peroxide, enough to form a thick paste

Pour 1 tablespoon of baking soda in stained coffee cup. Then add enough hydrogen peroxide to the cup to make a thick paste. Once you have a thick paste coat all the places on the mug that has coffee or tea stains. Then, set the cup aside and let the paste sit for about 10 minutes. Use a paper towel or a sponge to scrub the paste around the cup. Repeat if necessary. When the stains are all gone rinse the cup removing any baking soda and hydrogen peroxide and wash as you normally would.

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