How to clean long-lasting stains?

Down jackets are essential clothing for everyone in winter. No matter whether it is the elderly or children, they cannot do without down jackets. Everyone knows that it is very difficult to clean down jackets in winter. Most people will take them to dry cleaners for cleaning. However, everyone knows that the sanitary conditions of smaller dry cleaners are difficult to meet the requirements, and the prices of better dry cleaners are too expensive. So how can you clean the stains on your down jackets at home?

Method 1: If there is a small oil stain on the down jacket, use a degreasing pen to remove the oil stain immediately before the stain dries, or wipe it with a wet wipe or damp cloth first, and then wipe it with a degreasing pen. Grease stain removers are also called first aid pens, so they should be used before the stain dries.

Method 2: If there is a small area of ​​oil stain on the down jacket, you can squeeze toothpaste on the oil stain, then brush it gently with a small toothbrush, then rinse the oil stain with a small amount of water, and finally use a hair dryer to dry the oil stain.

Method three: If your down jacket is accidentally stained with oil, first soak the oil stain in hot water at about 50 degrees. After diluting it, rub and scrub it with a small amount of alkali and detergent, and finally rinse it with clean water.

Method 1: If your down jacket gets oil stains, don’t rush to wash it. You can first apply detergent to the oil stains, then wait for about 20 minutes, soak it in warm water, gently rub it with your hands or brush it with a small brush, and finally rinse it with clean water.

Method 2: If cooking oil gets on your down jacket, soak it in warm water, then scrub the oily area with soap, and finally wash it, rinse it, and dry it in the sun.

Method 3: If the down jacket is stained with oil, you can use a special cleaning solution for down jackets to minimize the damage to the down jacket, and then try to wash it by hand as gently as possible to extend the life of the down jacket.

1. Remove oil stains on chiffon clothes with gasoline

Gasoline can wash away oil stains and it does a pretty good job. In chemistry this is called the "like dissolves like" principle.

Because the main component of gasoline is alkane, which is a non-polar molecule. The main component of oil stains is higher fatty acid glyceride, which is also a non-polar molecule.

Therefore, when oil stains come into contact with gasoline, they can be dissolved in gasoline very well. This is why gasoline can be used to wash away oil stains.

2. Remove oil stains on chiffon clothes with detergent

Apply a small amount of detergent on the oily areas of the chiffon garment, and leave it for half an hour to allow the detergent to fully dissolve the oily spots. After the time is up, gently rub the oily areas and then wash and rinse.

3. Remove oil stains on chiffon clothes with laundry detergent

The shorter the time the oil stain stays on chiffon clothing, the easier it is to remove. You can first soak it in detergent for 30 minutes, apply more detergent on the oily parts of the chiffon clothes, then rub it, and finally rinse it with clean water.

4. Remove oil stains on chiffon clothes with soapy water

Dilute the soap into strong soapy water, and depending on the size of the oily area, soak all or part of the chiffon clothes in it for 30 minutes, then scrub it, and finally rinse it with clean water.