What to do if ink gets on clothes

If there is ink on your clothes that has not dried yet, you can clean it using the method described below. If the ink has dried, or the paint or carbon ink has dried, it is basically impossible to clean it. The reason why carbon ink can be used for writing is mainly because its chemical properties are extremely stable. Once it dries, it will not change color even if stored for tens of thousands of years, and it cannot be cleaned clean by ordinary methods. Here's how to clean ink from clothes.

If your clothes are just stained with blue ink and the area is not large, you should immediately scrub it with soap, detergent, or a small amount of warm milk. If there is a lot of blue ink on the clothes, you must drop 2% oxalic acid solution into the basin where the clothes are soaked, soak for a while, and then wash with soap or detergent. It is best to use warm water, the effect will be better.

If carbon ink gets on your clothes. You can first rub it in warm water with soap, detergent, etc., wash it repeatedly several times. You can also use rice grains, detergent and a little salt, apply it to the ink stains on the clothes and rub it. If there is ballpoint pen ink on your clothes, you can drop a little 95% alcohol on the oil stain, and then rub it gently and repeatedly with soap. Soon the oil stain will gradually disappear, and then you can wash it with clean water.

New ink stains or clothes that have not been stained for a long time can be soaked in hot milk or yogurt and are easier to remove. For ink stains on general clothing, you can choose a mixed solution of 1 part oxalic acid and 10 parts water, heat it, dip a cotton ball in the solution and scrub it carefully while it is still hot. As soon as the ink stain disappears, rinse it off with a little warm ammonia solution.

In fact, there are many ways to wash ink off clothes, such as putting the clothes in a basin, then pouring milk directly into them, and rubbing them repeatedly, so that they can be washed clean. Be sure to note that you cannot put water in when cleaning, otherwise the ink will become more and more solid and it will not be cleaned thoroughly. It is also possible to use rice water to clean the ink stains.