How to wash oil from clothes at home?

How many situations there are when you can leave a stain of vegetable or machine oil on things. And proceeding from this, it is simply vital to know how to wash the oil from clothes at home. It is with this question that we will deal with this article. And we will help you to use new methods, but also how to remove such stains from clothes in popular, proven ways.

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Ways to help remove vegetable oil from clothes

Vegetable oil is a product familiar to our kitchen. We use it for salads, soups, sauces, frying, cooking, and practically for all culinary processes. Rid yourself of the appearance of oil stains on clothing can only be in the case of a constant wearing kitchen apron. But many housewives neglect this rule during the rapid cooking of dinner for the whole family. And if you managed to drop food on yourself in a restaurant - then the evening dress or elegant dress will definitely not look so original and attractive. So you need to know how best to act in this or that situation - how to wash the oil off your clothes.

Sodium salt

The most classic method of removing oil stains with salt is probably heard by a lot of people. The use of this universal remedy is extremely simple:

1. Spill contamination from the top with plenty of salt.
2. Wait until it absorbs all the fat in itself.

However, if you know one small secret, this method will work even more efficiently:

1. Spread the thing on which oil contamination is located on a flat plane.
2. Pour salt, and on top put an absolutely clean cotton napkin or towel.
3. Heat your iron to an average temperature, and then iron well the necessary space.
4. Lift the napkin, shake it and inspect the entire stained area of ​​clothing.

Important! In the event that the fatty traces are still there, repeat the entire procedure 1-2 more times, pouring a new portion of salt.

Dry mustard

Another simple method to wash off stains from vegetable oil is to use mustard powder:

1. In a small amount of warm water, dilute the dry mustard to form a thick paste.
2. Then cover the stain with the prepared mixture.
3. Leave until completely dry, then brush.
4. In the end, wash your clothes in your usual way.
   

Sanitaryware cleaner

It's strange, sometimes it's possible to remove oil marks quickly using cleaning powders with which you wash the sink or the toilet:

1. Add a small amount of money to the stain.
2. Pour over water and wait for 20-25 minutes.
3. After this, thoroughly rinse the clothes, and then wash it with an ordinary detergent powder.

We use stain removers

It is possible to wash stains from sunflower oil with a quality stain remover. In the event that the purchased product could not help or was simply not at hand, you can prepare the necessary solution for removing stains with your own hands.

For this you will need:

• 30 ml ammonia;
• 40 ml of alcohol;
• 20 ml of gasoline.
  
  

How to apply this miracle remedy to wash off the vegetable oil from clothes?- Easier than the simple:

1. Stir thoroughly the resulting liquid and lavishly contaminate it.
2. If oil has recently got on clothes, it will be enough to hold your clothes under the influence of this solution for 15-20 minutes.
3. If it is longer, please be patient. In this case, expect about 1-1.5 hours.
4. Rinse in cold water your thing.

Important! If the stain remains, repeat the treatment until the contamination completely disappears. But most likely, you do not have to do it - the tool will help with the first attempt.

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Get rid of engine oil stains

When it hits the surface of the engine oil, it turns into an incredibly persistent brown contamination. Such trouble can not be corrected with the help of ordinary washing in a typewriter. This can only fix the substance on the fabric, and even the machine will exhale a long unpleasant smell. That's why you need to use special means to wash off engine oil from clothes.

Traditional methods of combating the spots

For fresh and old spots, the means that our older generation used effectively.

Important! Please note that the following methods are not suitable for cleaning silk, wool, as well as some types of synthetics. All aggressive liquids are capable of damaging the structure of the tissue very much, thereby irretrievably damaging their appearance.

Washing machine oil from clothes:

1. To remove contamination, ordinary kerosene or aviation( refined) gasoline can help. All these fluids are somewhat aggressive, but they are excellent against age-old contamination, which you have already lost confidence in. In order to wash off the engine oil from clothing, apply the product to one cotton swab and rub the stained place in the direction from the edge to the center. The procedure will take only 10-15 minutes. After that, wash the thing according to the recommendations that the manufacturer indicated.
2. Effectively, the engine oil stain will eliminate the solution from turpentine and ammonia if you take them in a 1: 1 ratio. Apply contamination to the resulting mixture and leave it in this state for 5-15 minutes - the time depends only on the degree of tissue damage. In the event that the stain does not come off the first time, repeat. At the end of the procedure, wash clothes in the washing machine, not combining its washing with the washing of other things.

Important! Before using the product, check the fabric for stability. To do this, apply the tool to start on an inconspicuous area, and then wait 3-5 minutes. Proceeding from the fact that these fluids are particularly sharp smell and are incredibly strong solvents, take care of yourself - ventilate the room, use household gloves.

Specialized and handy chemistry:

• Kerosene can not be found in absolutely every house, but an ordinary dishwashing detergent or a special soap is certainly there. Modern manufacturers manage to supply on the counters compositions that are able to eliminate the consequences, even from working with engine oil or solar oil. Fresh contamination will be removed in half an hour if a concentrated solution is added to the contaminated area. Do not foam the product. Then just wash the stain with your hands and send it to the washing machine.
• Special soap "Antipyatin" will remove pollution from any fabric and is ranked as the most sparing, although not the most effective. Wash contaminated things as during ordinary hand washing.
• The traditional liquid stain remover is a potent remedy, in theory it can be used for all tissues. Composition apply on the site with contamination for 10-20 minutes. After that, wash as with ordinary washing.
• Oxygen bleach - can return cleanliness to your white things. The principle of use is the same as that of stain removers. However, it is recommended to slightly increase the time, because oil is removed with great difficulty.

Important! Use stain remover during the cleaning of delicate fabrics is possible only if the packaging is labeled appropriately, for example: suitable for silk, wool, and so on.

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Special approach to special tissues

The most important danger for very delicate tissues is solvents and aggressive chemistry, because together with the stain they can take away the paint or completely disfigure the structure. It is for this reason that delicate home remedies or special soft impact chemistry will be an absolutely optimal option.

Due to its delicate and delicate fabric, jeans fabric is distinguished by its strength. Especially expensive row-denim, as well as similar ones, have a very dense structure. Due to the incredibly high contraction, they absorb abundantly all the oil fluids. That's why it's easier to wash jeans from stains of engine oil or vegetable fat.

Important! The aged contamination in this case is unlikely to be erased without consequences.

To remedy the situation and wash the oil from jeans at home:

1. After curiosity, blot the stain with a napkin, in order to take away most of the greasy stain.
2. Then rub the raw potatoes and put on the stain for about 30 minutes.
3. Remove the slurry, clean with stale dark bread.

Important! An alternative option is soap for removing stains or a dishwashing detergent.

Finally, I would like to wish you, that you are as rare as possible faced with similar problems. Well, if the oil is already on your clothes, remove it immediately, do not wait until it thoroughly adheres to the structure of the fabric