Preparing delicious meals and eating often leads to greasy stains on clothes. It would seem that modern washing powders should quite confidently cope with such simple pollution. But stubborn practice shows that this is far from the case. How to remove grease stains from jeans and other items of clothing? Is it possible to wash a leather jacket and how to do itif there are oil stains on it?
Many housewives know perfectly well what to use to remove greasy stains. Washing powder in this process plays a far from the main role, and the stains themselves are removed with the help of improvised substances and detergents. Let's try to figure out what these tools are and how to use them.
How to remove fresh grease stains
We all know that fresh stains are the easiest to remove. If during a meal you accidentally “planted” a greasy stain on your clothes, you don’t need to throw it into the tank - you need to immediately start removing the stain so that it does not have time to spread to neighboring areas. Remember - the older the oil stain, the more difficult it is to remove.
Detergents
So, what do you need to quickly remove grease stains from clothes? First you need to remember about the means that cope well with fat. These include the most common dishwashing detergents, both liquid or gel-like.If there is a stain on your clothes, you need to remove your clothes immediately. We go to the kitchen and take the detergent, apply it on the stain and rub it into the fabric with smooth movements, adding a little hot water.After half an hour, we take out the clothes from the basin with water and send them to the wash.
On the one hand, dishwashing detergents are completely not designed for these purposes. But since they are positioned as a means of removing any greasy stains, then why not try? Dishwashing detergent works well on all types of grease stains from vegetable and animal fats - an ingenious product with the highest efficiency.
If the detergent is not very good, you can increase its effectiveness with harmless soda. We mix it with the means available in the kitchen to a thick paste, after which we apply it to the stains. We wait about 10-20 minutes, wash it off and send it to the wash - with a high probability we will be able to remove grease from clothes.
Ammonia
The next method is quite aggressive - we will use ammonia. And in order to make sure that this method is safe, you need to test the effect of alcohol on an invisible area of \u200b\u200bthe fabric, for example, on the lining. This applies not only to jeans, but also to any other types of fabrics. If the test went well, apply ammonia to the stain and hold for 10-15 minutes. After that, send the grease-stained item to the washing machine - pour a little more alcohol into the tank. Ammonia works great for paraffin and wax stainseven if they are on delicate fabrics.
Shampoo
Do you have oily hair and use the appropriate shampoo? Then use it to remove unfortunate stains. Apply shampoo to the stain and rub into the fabric, leave for half an hour. After that, rinse the shampoo with warm water and send the clothes to the laundry - this is a fairly effective way to deal with small stains of grease.
Vinegar
Even the most ordinary vinegar can cope with grease stains - dilute it in a 1: 1 ratio with water, apply it on the stain, wait 10-15 minutes, then rinse and send the clothes to the wash.Use extreme caution when working with vinegar. The chemical reaction of table vinegar with soda will help remove iodine stain from fabric.
Powder absorbents
If the clothes are literally soaked with oil or fat, you should remove the excess with the help of some kind of absorbent. Powdered chalk, talc, starch or simple powder can act in their role. We fall asleep with the selected powder stain and wait until the oil is absorbed. You can pre-dab the stain with paper kitchen towels.
Laundry soap
One of the most advanced products that can cope with any type of stain is laundry soap. It costs a penny, but it can remove almost any stain. It contains many alkaline components that give the soap such interesting properties. In some cases, in terms of its effectiveness, it bypasses even modern washing powders, for example, in matters of removing greasy stains.
In order to remove grease stains from colored clothes, from jeans, from white shirts and other products, you need to take a piece of laundry soap and rub the places of contamination. After that, we put things in a basin and fill them with hot water (we follow the maximum allowable temperature). We leave things in a soapy solution until the morning, and in the morning we send them to the wash - in 99% of cases there is not the slightest trace of stains. By the way, this procedure allows you to get rid of vegetable and fruit stains.
How to remove old grease stains from clothes
The most difficult stains are old stains. Fat is able to eat into tissues so well that it can be very difficult to remove it from there. In addition, after that, yellow spots often remain on the clothes, which are quite problematic to get rid of.If you find in your arsenal clothes with old greasy stains, do not despair - we will help you get rid of any stains.
Ammonia and turpentine
To begin with, we will use heavy artillery - ammonia and turpentine. I must say that these two tools have proven themselves well and when removing mildew stains. Here you need to be careful not to harm the colored fabrics. Therefore, we first check their resistance by applying a mixture of the above funds to some invisible and hidden area. If after half an hour nothing has changed, feel free to apply the mixture on the stain, rub it in and wait 20-30 minutes. After that, we send the thing to the laundry with washing powder.
Glycerol
Old stains can be treated with glycerin - it is sold in every pharmacy and has an affordable price. In order to get rid of grease stains, apply glycerin to the contaminated area, wait 30-40 minutes, then remove the remaining glycerin with a piece of dry cloth. Next, wash the clothes with laundry detergent.
Refined gasoline
Grease stains are not removed? Then let's try to remove them with refined gasoline, which is used to fuel gasoline lighters. We first perform a test so as not to damage the fabric itself. Gasoline is applied for about 10-15 minutes, after which the contaminated item will need to be sent to the wash. Purified gasoline can also be used if you need remove lipstick from clothes.
All the methods presented to remove grease stains from different types of fabrics can be combined, using them sequentially until the stains disappear. But remember that the most aggressive components can ruin not only the colors of your clothes, but also the fabrics themselves.If none of the above methods helped you, contact a dry cleaner - there your things will return to their original appearance.
