How to remove oil stains from clothes

The most difficult thing to clean when washing clothes is oil stains. Grease stains are collectively called oil stains, which are a type of stain that is insoluble in water. Dealing with such stains is really the biggest headache for every housewife. During holidays, there will be more oil stains on clothes. Generally, you can use chemical organic solutions, or remove them by wiping or brushing. However, clothes that are rubbed hard are likely to deform and fade. There are other feasible methods.

If you want to wash off the oil stains yourself at home, you can try the following methods: 1. Soak the contaminated part of the clothes in 60℃ hot water, take it out after a while, sprinkle a small amount of alkali powder and an equal amount of laundry detergent on it, and rub it with your hands. Then, rinse with clean water and then wash again with detergent. 2. Cut the soap into pieces and dissolve it in boiling water, then rub the clothes in the soapy liquid. 3. Take a little flour and mix it with cold water to make a paste. Apply it on the front and back of the oil stains. After drying, peel off the flour and the oil stains will be removed. 4. Apply mung bean powder thickly on the oil stains, then iron it with an electric iron for a while, and the oil stains can be removed.

Animal and plant oil stains are common stains on clothing and are also a type of polar liquid stain. This type of stain should be removed by wiping or brushing with organic solvents such as solvent gasoline, tetrachloroethylene, etc. When scrubbing, use a towel or cotton cloth to absorb the stain solution wiped off in time to remove it from the surface of the clothes. Prevent some stains from remaining on the surface of clothes after the solution evaporates, which will leave marks on the surface of clothes. If marks appear, they can be removed by repeated wiping or brushing over a larger area. You can also apply water to the stained area of ​​the clothes and spray it off with a high-pressure spray gun.

If these methods still cannot remove the oil stains, you can go to a professional laundry for treatment, because professional laundry generally has chemical solvents specially equipped for different stains, which makes treatment more convenient. Regular professional laundries basically have professional stain removal services. Customers can remove the oil stains at the same time when they go to the laundromat to wash their clothes. In this case, they usually only charge the laundry fee, and no longer charge for the oil stain removal fee alone. If the customer does not want to go to the laundromat to do the laundry, but only wants to remove the oil stains, the general laundromat charges about 5-10 yuan. The difference in charges mainly varies depending on the size and stubbornness of the oil stains.

There are many kinds of common oil stains in life. The more common ones are animal oil stains, pine oil stains, butter stains, etc. Different methods can be used to effectively remove different types of oil stains. While effectively removing the oil stains, it will not leave traces on the clothes, making your clothes clean as new. It is really a benefit for every housewife.