How to tackle summer stains

TV's Queen of Clean Lynsey Crombie reveals how she removes stubborn marks made by anything from ice cream and sauce to fake tan

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If you're a regular fake tan user, you'll be all-too-familiar with the orange tint it can leave behind on your toilet seat.

To lift the stain, you'll need to use products that help dissolve the dyes and oils in fake tan that stick to surfaces like ceramicor plastic.

Stain SOS

■A cream cleaner, such as Cif lifts the pigment while giving the bowl a gentle scrub. The mild abrasives break down the staining without damaging the toilet seat surface.

■A damp Magic Eraser is ideal for quick fixes as the melamine foam acts like ultra-fine sandpaper - great for buffing away stains without harsh chemicals.

■For really stubborn marks, acetone nail polish remover cuts through the oily residues in fake tanjust be sure to test on a small patch first.

Summer barbecues are fun and relaxing, until barbecue sauce or ketchup drips on to your favourite white top.

Stain SOS

■Scrape off excess sauce using a blunt knife to avoid rubbing it deeper into the fabric.