How to wash ink stains off clothes

If clothes are stained with ink, the ink will be absorbed by the material of the clothes in a short while, leaving only the ink stain on the clothes. There are many ways to wash ink stains off clothes. However, before washing, it is best to pay attention to whether it is a new ink stain or an ink stain that has been there for a long time, so that you can tell which method is more appropriate. So, how to do it specifically?

1. New ink stains or clothes that have not been stained for a long time can be soaked in hot milk or yogurt, and they are easier to remove.

2. For ink stains on general clothes, you can use 1 part oxalic acid and 10 parts water to make a mixed solution, heat it, dip a cotton ball in the solution while it is hot and scrub it carefully. As soon as the ink stain disappears, rinse it off with a little warm ammonia solution.

3. Ink stains on wool and cotton clothing can be removed with 10% citric acid solution.

4. You can also remove ink stains by mixing 96% alcohol, 10% ammonia and water in a ratio of 1:1:1. The ammonia in it can change the color of the fabric, so the amount should be controlled when using it to avoid causing color changes.

5. Any of sodium dithionite, bleaching powder or hydrogen peroxide can effectively remove ink stains on white clothing.

6. For ink stains on white clothes, you can first moisten them with tap water, then moisten them with a mixture of slightly warm 3% hydrogen peroxide and 10% oxalic acid, and then wash them with water.

New ink stains are the easiest to clean. You can use the most common method to clean them, and the ink stains will disappear during the cleaning process. However, for those ink stains that have stayed on clothes for a long time, you need to add some auxiliary products to clean them. Furthermore, the cleaning methods will definitely be different depending on the material of the clothes, so please take a closer look.