19, 2024
Learn how to get stains out of clothes for good with our tried-and-true cleaning techniques.
This kind of discovery can turn even the most laid-back cooking session into a total bummer!
Use hot water to wash the garment, then air-dry.
Removing tomato sauce from the carpet requires a different technique.
First, combine dish detergent with water.
Finally, dab the remains with water and blot dry.
(Check out all the other clever ways you canclean with baking soda.)
Let the powder sit for three minutes, then discard.
Repeat until thegrease stainis no longer visible.
Pizza night is saved!
Berries
Nothing beats white vinegar when it comes to removing leftover berry juice or residue.
Discovered a berry stain on your clothing?
Turn the garment inside out and carefully pour boiling water over the stain.
see to it that the fabric is pulled taut, so that every part of the stain gets treated.
Once it has dried for a few hours, soak the stain in vinegar.
Vinegar helps because its a weak acid.
This makes it safe to counteract even the most difficult berry stains.
Rinse the fabric and allow it to air-dry.
See what else you canclean with vinegar.
Coffee
Weve all been there.
Its a busy morning and you spill cold brew coffee on your shirt, or worse, hot coffee.
Fortunately, two common beverages can help.
To treat stained cloth, use club soda to soak the area.
Then blot with a clean rag until the stain is gone.
Rinse with clean water and blot again to get rid of the beer residue.
So long, coffee stains!
When the stain is on your clothing, remove any excess and treat it with a prewash stain remover.
Then, wash the stained shirt or pants using the hottest water setting possible.
Use an eye dropper to apply a tiny bit of acetone and blot immediately.
This is a test to verify it wont hurt the rug.
Rinse with water and pat dry.
Ketchup
Its hard to get ketchup out of a glass bottle.
Soak the stain in cold water, and coat it in liquid laundry detergent.
Next, use a sponge to apply hydrogen peroxide to the area, and watch the stain disappear completely.
Apply astain removerlike this to treat stained cloth.
Rinse the treated area with hot water, and rub liquid detergent into the stain.
Let the fabric sit for roughly five minutes, then send the material through the washing machines hottest setting.
Chocolate
Everyone loves chocolateuntil it causes a stubborn stain.
Once the chocolate is removed, use cold water to rinse the stain.
Then rub liquid laundry detergent or dish soap into the area.
Find out how toget chocolate out of your clothes.
Luckily, lifting a stain left from butter is simple.
Use liquid dish soap to clean up the stain and rinse it well.
Then use a dab of stain remover and wash the fabric in hot water.
Just be sure that the stain is completely gone before you dry it.
If not, thebutter stainmay set permanently!
Red Wine
Unlike its white counterpart,red wine creates a tough stainto clean.
For shirts or linens, soak up any excess wine by dabbing it gently with a clean cloth.
Then cover a bowl with the stained fabric, making sure its pulled tight.
Cover the stain in salt and slowly pour boiling water over the entire stain area.
Wash the clothing or linen in the hottest setting your washing machine offers.
Maple Syrup
If you accidentally spill maple syrup, dont let it ruin your pancake breakfast.
Pretreat a syrup stain on clothes with liquid laundry detergent and let it set for a few minutes.
Then, rinse and treat the stain again with white vinegar.
If you discover maple syrup on your carpet, try ammonia.
Mix 1 tablespoon of ammonia with 1/2 cup of warm water.
Apply the solution to the syrup stain, then blot away with a clean cloth until its gone.
Then apply liquid laundry detergent to the stain and let it sit for 30 minutes.
(Yes, cheese stains are stubborn.)
After the stain has been treated, trigger the garment through the washing machine using hot water.
For carpet cheese stains, dish soap to the rescue again!
Mix a tablespoon of dish soap with two cups of cool water.
Use a soft brush to apply the mixture to the stain and scrub.
Blot with a clean cloth until the stain disappears.
If youre in the cooking zone, you might not notice until much later.
But dont lose hope!
you might remove oil stains with a variety of methods.
Similarly, applying baby powder and wiping it away with a spoon can have the same result.
The most tried-and-true method uses laundry detergent.
Take a dull knife or spoon and wipe away any excess oil.
Then, apply laundry detergent to the area and ensure it soaks completely through the fabric.
Allow the clothing item to sit in hot water for up to 10 minutes and give it a rinse.
Blot the clothes with a paper towel or soft cloth.
But unlike oil, you should then spin up the material under cold water.
Finally, wash as normal.
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