Children are still messy. At first they constantly spit up, then they spill food on themselves, and those who are older mess around in puddles and come from the street dirty beyond recognition. High-quality children's clothing is not a cheap pleasure, and you don’t want to part with a blouse worn several times or your favorite trousers because of a couple of stains. In addition, thanks to various Internet resources, you can sell a good thing and buy something that is suitable for age. How to wash children's things from old stains at home so as not to damage the fabric and restore the clothes to their original appearance?
How to get stains out of baby clothes
Young mothers, who are extremely busy with household chores, do not always have time to immediately wash soiled clothes. Most are in a hurry to change their sliders and undershirts, and send the previous set to the dirty laundry basket. However, to get rid of old spots after children's spitting up and bowel movements, you need to know the following:
- Yellow stains on children's things from milk are quite difficult to remove in the standard way using soap and powder. It is much easier to get rid of them if you pre-soak the item in cold water. Of course, if you do this right away, then it will be easier to wash the product, but dried dirt can also be removed in this way.After the vest has lain in the water, it can be washed in a typewriter or by hand. If you soak the contaminated item in hot water, then it will not be possible to completely remove stains from children's clothes at home.
- As for the stains from children's feces, then you need to behave in a completely different way. Contaminated clothing should be soaked in hot water, and then washed with powder or laundry soap. If the stain is old, then you can pre-soap it with laundry soap and leave it like that for a couple of hours. Then the thing is soaked, and then erased. When traces still remain after soaking and washing, you can resort to boiling. After half an hour of boiling, the product will be like new.
In addition, fatty stains from mother's milk are well removed with dishwashing detergent and whitening toothpaste. The well-known liquid gel Fairy copes with this problem perfectly. It is enough to apply a little product on the contaminated area and hold. The same can be done with toothpaste.
The most important thing after using a detergent is to wash the item well in order to avoid an allergic reaction in the child.
Stain removal rules
In infancy, children grow by leaps and bounds, so it’s not so sad to part with spoiled clothes - anyway, in a week or two, the baby will grow out of it. After a year, the child stretches and gains weight not so rapidly, and the wardrobe can be updated much less often than before. Therefore, most mothers strive to preserve the original appearance of children's things for a longer time, trying by any means to wash the most severe pollution. What means deserve attention in such a difficult matter? It is important to know the following:
- it is better to refuse powders with phosphates and surfactants. As for the introduction of old food stains, they are effective. However, these are strong allergens, and children are overly sensitive to such drugs;
- universal gels with enzymes help well from stains, but the first time they will not cope with the task with a bang - it will take 2-3 washes. But they are environmentally friendly and safe;
- before trying to remove pollution, you should pay attention to its nature and how much it has eaten into the fabric. If the stain is greasy, then it may not have clear boundaries and soaks through the fabric. If these are stains from vegetables or fruits, then they eventually turn yellow or become brown;
- before processing, place a napkin or a piece of cotton cloth under the stain. After that, the selected agent is applied. It should be rubbed from the edges to the center, then the stain will not spread.
Removal of old grease stains
As a rule, children's clothes are covered with greasy stains in the area of the collar and sleeves. To remove them, it is not at all necessary to resort to chemicals - there are many opportunities to remove stains with folk remedies.
- Ammonium chloride and peroxide. These two substances should be mixed in equal proportions and applied to the stain. After the liquid must be evenly distributed. You can do this with a soft sponge or an old toothbrush. After the stains have disappeared, the thing must be sent to the wash, and then dried in the fresh air so that the smell of ammonia is well weathered.
- Soda and laundry soap. Baking soda corrodes particles of fat well, and laundry soap washes no worse than powder. The stain is rubbed with soap and left for a couple of hours.Then the product is rinsed properly and, if a trace remains at the site of contamination, it is covered with soda. In a circular motion, the substance is distributed over the surface of the contamination, after which the thing is rinsed out.
- ammonia and glycerin. One tablespoon of ammonia and a couple of tablespoons of glycerin are dissolved in a glass of warm water. Then the solution is poured onto the stain and after five minutes, children's clothes can already be washed in a machine or in a basin. This recipe is designed to remove old stains from wool.
- Glycerin itself is very effective.A little product should be applied to the pollution and wait 15-20 minutes. Then you can wash the thing in a soapy or powder solution. If the fabric is too thin and capricious, you can dilute the glycerin in warm water, and only then apply it.
- Ammonium chloride and borax. The main thing here is not to rub the stain, but simply soak it in the solution in the place of contamination. First, we prepare two products - a teaspoon of alcohol in a glass of water and the same amount of borax in another glass. Then we send the problem area to the alcohol solution, and then to the borax solution. After soaking, the item is washed in the usual way.
The above are pharmacy products that are present in almost every home and are quite inexpensive.
Some food products are also able to wash children's clothes from the most difficult stains.
- Vinegar. This tool has proven to be an excellent fabric color fixer. As for children's clothing, it is better not to use it in its pure form. It is better to add half a glass of water to a spoonful of vinegar and pour the composition onto the stain. Or you can soak the item in a vinegar solution by adding 2-3 tablespoons of vinegar to a bowl of cool water.
- Lemon juice with vodka.But this remedy just perfectly helps to remove old stains from fruits, fresh juices and juices. A couple of drops of heated vodka are added to freshly squeezed lemon juice and applied to the stain. After 10 minutes, the thing can be washed, but it is worth noting that this method is not suitable for bright fabrics.
- Salt. About half a glass of salt is poured into a basin of hot water and children's clothes are soaked in this composition. Then things are washed in the usual way.
- Potato starch. The powder is dissolved in water to the consistency of liquid sour cream, then the mixture is applied to the contaminated area and distributed with a sponge. After that, the problem area is washed in a soapy solution.
Removing stubborn dirt
Old and stubborn grease cannot be removed by conventional means. Here you can not do without strong solvents. In addition, these improvised means will also help to remove children's things from stains after vegetables and fruits at home.
- Petrol. The stain is blotted with a cleansed product using a napkin, then quickly wiped. After it has dissolved, you can wash the item as usual.
- Turpentine and ammonia alcohol. To prepare the solution, you will need two tablespoons of ammonia, one spoon of turpentine and two tablespoons of soap chips. All this is mixed and rubbed into the stain, then the thing is erased.
- Magnesia and ether. Powder and liquid are mixed to a paste consistency. The resulting mixture is applied to the stain and gently rubbed. After the product is completely dry, it is simply brushed off with a napkin.
There are many ways to remove stains from children's clothes without using bleaches and stain removers, just not everyone knows about the unique properties of some improvised products. The above recipes are both safe, and economical, and effective, and which one to give preference to, the hostess decides for herself.
