There are many detergents and degreasers on the market to remove stains from all types of fabrics, but there are some natural remedies which save us time and money by obtaining the same result, if not even better.
The most important thing is timing, in fact it is necessary to intervene as quickly as possible if you want to obtain an excellent result.
Removing stains from fabrics: the use of water is important
Another important factor is the use of cold water in the pre-treatment phase, as hot water could allow the stain to penetrate more deeply into the fabric, especially when it comes to oily, greasy or blood stains.
A clever trick is to wash the stain from the back side of the fabric making sure that it comes out of the fibers.
How to eliminate the most difficult stains?
Always more difficult stains to be eliminated are those of wine, chocolate, sweat, ink, butter and oil.
To eliminate these stains from fabrics we can ask for help from gods natural elements like salt, vinegar, lemon juice and ice cubes. But let's see each stain in detail.
When you find yourself in front of one wine stain the first thing to do is dab with aqua frizzante, cover the part with salt if the tablecloth is made of cotton and dab it with lemon juice.
If, however, the stain is found on more delicate items such as silk and satin you have to cover it with sale and leave it like this for a whole night, after which you need to rinse with a mix of vinegar and warm water.
On the mchocolate spot you need to intervene by rubbing delicately, with circular movements, with a cice cube and a few drops of dishwashing liquid.
Vinegar to remove stains?
THEvinegar it's great for eliminating one of the spots harder to remove, that one of sweat, on which it also intervenes by eliminating the unpleasant odor. It is advisable to leave it to act for a few hours before using the washing machine.
La ink stain, if covered with lemon juice and fine salt, it can disappear very quickly. Once the salt has absorbed the ink, it must be rinsed until the stain has completely disappeared. Speaking of oil or butter stains, if the stain is fresh, first dab with absorbent paper, then cover with talcum powder, leave to act overnight and finally brush with a soft bristle brush.
These stains should never be rubbed, because you risk pushing them even deeper and then it will be impossible to remove them completely.
