How to remove greasy stains?

Today, there are a large number of stain removers designed to remove greasy stains. But the funds are not always at hand at the right time. Greasy spots appear on clothing and household items at the most inopportune moment. Yes, and effective means for removing stains are quite expensive. Therefore, we suggest you familiarize yourself with methods that will help get rid of persistent fatty contaminants, using the improvised means available in every home.

Before starting to remove oily stains at home, To prepare things, do the following:

• The presence of dust, small debris, complicates the process of removing the grease stain. Therefore, initially the thing must be cleaned with a brush or roller for clothes.
• Decide on the subject with which you will remove dirt. They can serve, for example, a cotton pad.
• After choosing your favorite and most suitable way to deal with stains, you should test it on an inconspicuous part of the product to see if it will harm the color and texture, and also to make sure it is effective.

Some folk methods involving the use of improvised tools have established themselves as effective ways to deal with fat stains. Their undoubted advantage is that most of them are always at hand. These include:

• Vinegar;
• Salt
• Soda;
• Laundry soap.
• Substances containing gasoline;
• Turpentine (a liquid produced by distillation of resin of coniferous trees with water and used in medicine);
• Ammonia;
• Ammonia;
• Shaving foam and even fresh bread.

As you might guess, it is easier to deal with fat stains immediately after they appear. After a certain period of time, removing the pollution will be much more difficult.

It is no secret that not only clothes, kitchen towels and tablecloths are at risk, but also curtains. It is especially difficult to avoid stains if this decor item is near a stove - a place for direct cooking, or a kitchen table. Therefore, many housewives are interested in how to remove stains without damaging the fragile texture of the fabric. Dirty curtains do not add comfort to the kitchen interior at all, and you don’t always want to part with your favorite decor item.

There are several popular ways to eliminate this problem, but if you do not trust them, then you can always give preference to special means for removing stains. But it is worth remembering that, as a rule, curtains and tulle have a fragile structure that is easy to damage.

So, how to get rid of a greasy stain on a particular tissue? We suggest you familiarize yourself with several popular ways:

• Dishwashing liquid. It is necessary to soak a thing with a detergent in hot water (at high temperature, grease stains will disappear faster). For a better effect, first apply the product directly to a greasy stain and leave for 20-30 minutes.
• Water, salt and soda. To get rid of the stain, you need to mix about 1 teaspoon of salt with the same amount of soda. Pour a stain from oil or other fatty substance with hot water, and then sprinkle with a mixture of salt and soda. Next, you should leave the product in this form for about half an hour or an hour, and then wash it in soapy water.
• Water and acetic acid. Speaking of stain removal, one cannot but pay attention to vinegar. Using it as a stain remover, 9% acetic acid should be used. It is not recommended to use a more concentrated solution, as this can greatly damage the color and texture of the fabric. It should also be remembered that this method is not suitable for cleaning colored and dark products. After this procedure, the item may lose color, and white will appear on the spot. Mix this component with water and apply the resulting mixture on a grease stain. After a few minutes, the pollution will begin to disappear. After the stain removal procedure, the fabric must be washed as usual.

• Stain remover. This substance, on the contrary, is suitable for cleaning colored items from stains. For white fabrics, bleach can be used. It is necessary to put fabric folded several times under the spot area. It absorbs what remains of the pollution. Next, dampen the stain with warm water. Using a cotton pad pre-moistened with a stain remover, gently wipe the stain while moving from its edges to the center. Discs should be changed as they become dirty. After processing the thing, it needs to be fully washed.
• Chalk powder. This tool will help remove greasy stains from items made from materials such as cotton, chiffon and silk. It is necessary to sprinkle a greasy stain on the powder, and then leave for a couple of hours. After this, use a damp cloth to remove chalk, wash clothes in warm water.
• Laundry soap. This cleaning method is suitable for almost any type of fabric. The downside is that this method of excretion cannot be called fast. It is necessary to take 72% household soap (or more), grate the contaminated area and leave it for about 12 hours. For a more effective effect, you can wrap the thing with cellophane. After processing, you need to wash it.
• Sugar and laundry soap. This method is much faster than the previous one.It will help to cope with a greasy spot in just 15-20 minutes. But he will save the best product from cotton fabric. It is necessary to soap the pollution, sprinkle sugar on top. Next, rub it with a brush. Wait for the required amount of time and wash the item in warm, soapy water.

To remove fatty contaminants from white clothes, you can use a tool such as ammonia. The technology of its application is similar to the use of acetic acid. These two substances will help with little effort to save your favorite white shirt or comfortable white T-shirt from grease stains.

Of course, vinegar can also be used to remove stains from clothes of any color - be it blue, yellow, red. But in this case, it is necessary to use it in combination with such means as table salt or mustard powder. It is necessary to mix the above components in approximately equal proportions, and then add warm water to the mixture. Apply the resulting mixture to the contaminated area and leave for 5-10 minutes. After time, wash the product in the usual way.

If fat has got on a knitted sweater, sweater or dress, then a stain remover designed for woolen products will help best. It should be extremely careful, since you can not rub the stain. Using a sponge, moisten the place of contamination with light, soaking movements.

Leather products are in great demand in our time, because leather is a durable material that is not afraid of moisture. Caring for such products is not particularly difficult. But if it comes to grease stains on such products, then there are a number of difficulties. Leather items must not be washed or attempted to handle stains with sharp objects. We suggest you familiarize yourself with several ways, with the help of which it is possible to wash or clean fatty dirt on a leather product:

• Napkins, blotter. There are times when you have to deal with greasy stains on a leather bag outside the house. This method is well suited for such emergency situations. You need to put a few napkins on the grease marks, and then wait a while until the napkin absorbs fat. If there is a lot of it on the product, then the napkin needs to be changed periodically. After this procedure, it is necessary to partially jam the product in warm water.
• Heating with an iron. For this method, a napkin will come in handy again. You need to put it on a contaminated area, turn on the iron and set the mode to a minimum temperature. Gently iron the area with the stain until the fat is absorbed into the napkin.
• Old toothbrush. When applying this method, you should be extremely careful. It should be remembered that the brush will help to cope with only minor pollution on suede.

• Shaving foam. Spray foam and wait 30 minutes. If this product can be wet, then wash it in soapy water or in a washing machine, setting the delicate mode.
• Bread. Even fresh bread can be an assistant in the fight against fat stains. And it is recommended to use white bread. You need to roll the balls from the crumb and gently wipe the stain with them.
• Nail polish remover. This product can be used on natural unpainted leather products. Using a cloth or cotton pad, apply liquid to the contaminated area, wipe gently.
• Starch. This method is also suitable for removing contamination from natural products. It is necessary to sprinkle the grease starch with starch, wait 15-20 minutes until the powder absorbs fat.

• Alcohol. This component is also able to help in the fight against fatty contaminants on leather products. You can replace it with vodka.
• Petrol.Apply a small amount of gasoline to the contaminated area with a cloth or cotton pad. This simple way will help to easily get rid of fat, but after the procedure you need to wipe the product, and if possible, wash it, otherwise the pungent odor will not evaporate soon. It should also be remembered that this method is better for cleaning unpainted products, but you can try its effect on an inconspicuous area. If no negative effect is observed, then you can safely clean the pollution. This component can be replaced with turpentine.
• Baking soda and water. It is necessary to dissolve the soda in water so that the consistency of the paste is reached. Apply the resulting mixture on the contaminated area and leave to dry completely. Remove soda from the product, clean its surface from the remnants of the mixture.

Things are more complicated if you have to remove stubborn grease stains. It is very difficult to wash them sometimes even with the use of factory stain removers. There are a number of methods for such cases:

• Glycerin and gasoline. First you need to heat the glycerin in a water bath. It is desirable that the substance warms up to a rather high temperature, about 30-40 degrees. Soak the contaminated area with heated glycerin, gently wipe. Dampen a cotton pad or napkin with gasoline and use it to remove any remaining glycerin. Wash the item after the procedure.
• Water, glycerin, ammonia. It is necessary to mix these ingredients in equal proportions. Blot the stain with the resulting liquid and set aside the product for 2-3 hours. After that, wash it in the usual way. The described method is suitable for cleaning products from silk, velor and velvet, that is, products from delicate materials.
• Sawdust and gasoline. It is necessary to soak the sawdust in gasoline and wait until the wood is completely saturated. Then sprinkle the area of ​​contamination with sawdust and leave. Wait for the sawdust to dry. Remove sawdust and wash the product in the usual way.
• Refined gasoline. This substance is contained, for example, in lighters. Dip a cotton pad in gasoline, wipe the area around the dirt. This will prevent the appearance of divorces. Next, wipe the stain from its edges to the center. After the procedure, wash the product in warm, soapy water. This method is well suited for removing dirt from jeans trousers.

You can use factory products to remove old greasy contaminants. Some of them:

1. "Ace Oxi Magic". This tool is well suited for removing stains from products made of colored fabric. Housewives evaluate its effectiveness positively, in addition, its cost is relatively low - 60-120 rubles per package. The product itself is a powder, which must be sprinkled on the contaminated area, moistened with warm water and left for 10-15 minutes. In the case of old dirt, the waiting time can be up to 30 minutes. After using this product, wash the item in the usual way.
2. Sarma Active. This tool is relatively new. But it can be safely called a worthy domestic analogue of imported funds. Among the advantages of "Sarma Active" should be called efficiency and relatively low price. 500 g of powder will cost an average of 50-60 rubles. Also an undoubted advantage of this tool is its availability. It can be found literally in every supermarket. Application - similar to the previous tool. Sarma Active is suitable for both color and white items. In addition, this tool can be used when washing children's things. Studies have shown that it does not cause allergic reactions in babies.
3. "Antipyatin". The release form of this product is different: spray, powder and soap. It is used as a catalyst.Add it to your usual powder that you use during washing.
4. Udalix Ultra. This tool is great for dealing with old pollution. It is used during the soaking of the product.
5. "Minute". This tool is also good for cleansing old stains. It is used to remove contaminants from jackets, down jackets, items from raincoat fabric and bologna fabric. Apply the product for 20-25 minutes. After the procedure, wash the product. If this cannot be done, use a sponge to wipe the contaminated area. The product has a specific smell, so after use, ventilate the thing.

Before proceeding with the removal of fatty contamination, it is necessary to determine what type of material will be processed. Delicate, delicate materials will not tolerate purification using force and active friction, since deformation of the texture or color of the fabric is possible.

If fat has got on black or dyed skin, alkaline solutions and oxidizing agents are not recommended. There is a risk that the color of the product will be damaged. Do not leave greasy contamination for a long time. Of course, you can always try to derive them using the methods discussed in this article. But there is a risk that stains will remain on the product forever. If the above methods have not been effective in your situation, then you can use dry cleaning services.

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