How to remove iodine from clothes?

You can find iodine and greenery in any medicine cabinet, especially if little pranksters grow up in the house. Just one or two drops, and the wound is tightened before our eyes. But if these pairs of drops of iodine fall instead of wound on clothes, then for a long time they will leave behind memories in the form of dark spots. Iodine has a special structure, because of which it is quickly absorbed into the fibers of clothing and remains there for a long time. Therefore, many housewives think the thing is spoiled, if it stains medical solution. But in fact, it is not so - there are quite affordable ways how to remove iodine from clothes. If your clothes have trouble in the form of stains from this persistent substance, then stick to our recommendations and you will successfully cope with the problem.

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Useful advices:

• Before using any compound designed to help with stubborn stains, test on a barely visible area of ​​your affected product.
• If this trouble occurs with a product made of synthetic or delicate fabric, or with jeans, then immediately discard the chemical bleaches and stain removers. Such compounds can bring your favorite thing into disrepair.
• Do not forget about safety measures when performing iodine stain removal operations: protect your skin from getting used to them, conduct all manipulations in spacious, well-ventilated rooms.
• After all operations, clothes should be washed, rinsed using an air conditioner, which eliminates excess smells.
• Fresh dirt is always easier to remove than old ones. Therefore, if you happen to have trouble in the form of drops of iodine on clothing, then do not wait until the substance is absorbed into the fibers of the injured thing. To minimize losses, you need to gently wipe with a napkin or a good absorbent material.

Important! Do not rub the stain with a napkin, otherwise it will simply spread out, and the area of ​​the contaminated surface will become even larger.

• To remove dirt, you can use a soft brush for clothing, cotton wool, tampon or sponge. And in order for the stain to leave quickly, a hard thing, such as a plate or a bottle, needs to be placed under the stained area of ​​the fabric.
• The fabric must always be machined from the wrong side. It is advisable to place a napkin or soft cloth under the outer side, which does not shed.
• For iodine not to spread over the material, it is recommended to moisten a number of lying areas with a washing solution.
• Pollution should be removed in a circular motion - from the edges to the center. To rub such spots is undesirable, that the area of ​​pollution did not increase even more.
• Do not use concentrated formulations. To begin, wipe the stains with a mild solution. Increase concentration gradually, as necessary.
• Alternate rinse aid.
• Before cleaning, clean the surface of the fabric.

Important! If the stain does not come off immediately from the white fabric, hang the product in the open air - perhaps iodine will become discolored, and you will not have to fight further with contamination.

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Ways to eliminate iodine spots

So, let's look at some simple ways how to remove iodine from clothes.

Crude potatoes

If the stain is fresh, then it can be removed with raw potatoes:

1. Cut the tuber in half and cut the contaminated area with a cut. Immediately after contact with the potato juice, iodine can turn blue - this is the result of the reaction of starch, which is found in potatoes with iodine.
2. Then the thing needs to be washed in soapy water.
3. If the stain does not completely disappear, the procedure can be repeated.

Starch

You can do without potatoes, just sprinkle the moistened clothing with the usual starch. When the fabric turns blue, wash the product in cold water.

Household soap

If you get iodine on the fabric, you can immediately wash this area with brown soap:

1. Soak the stain and leave it for a while.
2. Wash the product without using any other detergent.

Milk

Milk will cope with iodine traces, though only if they are fresh:

1. Put the affected thing in the milk for 10-15 minutes.
2. Residues of contamination soap with laundry soap.
3. Wash clothing in normal mode.

Soda with vinegar

The combination of soda with vinegar more than once helped us out in a difficult moment. Will help this time:

1. Treat the site with soda.
2. Then pour a little vinegar on top.
3. Wait a few hours, then wash your clothes.

Important! Do not use this method to treat nylon, triacetate and acetate fabrics.

Acetone

Acetone will quickly cope with this type of contamination, the main thing is that the fabric can survive such treatment. Operate neatly, test the agent on a barely visible area. After treatment with acetone, the product must be washed using an air conditioner.

Important! For delicate and synthetic fabrics, this method does not work.

Sodium hydrosulfate

In any salon of photographic equipment, you can buy such a useful product as sodium hydrogen sulphate, which effectively removes traces of iodine:

1. Gently rub the place of contamination and immediately wash the product off the fabric.
2. Then wash the product with highly active powder.

Ammonium alcohol

If iodine hits a white cloth, use ammonia:

1. Add one tablespoon of ammonia to the glass of water.
2. Dampen the cotton swab in this solution and treat the problem area. Handle the stain from the edges to the center so that it does not dissolve.
3. Rinse the product, if necessary repeat the procedure.

Denatured alcohol

How to remove iodine from colored clothes? For this case, carry denatured alcohol:

1. Treat the fabric with this product, after 15 minutes rinse with water.
2. Wash things with laundry soap.

Stain remover

You can use chemical stain removers, good, there are many of them on sale, choose for every taste, more precisely for any fabric.

Important! The downside of such tools is that they are capable of destroying the fibers of the tissue, so they should be used strictly according to instructions and with caution for colored and delicate fabrics.

Stain remover "Vanish" has proved to be successful, which copes with almost all kinds of dirt, including iodine traces of iodine:

1. For cleaning, apply the product to the problem area, previously moistened with water.
2. The agent needs some time to rub into the stain. It is best to do this with an old toothbrush or cotton wool.

Important! If iodine got on metal parts of clothes - rivets, zippers, metal buttons, they can be treated with a solution of ascorbic acid or ammonia.

To the next time not to suffer with stubborn stains, buy iodine in a pencil - it will not leave spots on your clothes!