How to remove mold from clothing?

preventing a situation when the favorite and seems to be thoroughly ironed blouse appeared hideous greenor black mold stain, many have come across. Clothes seem hopelessly spoiled, and the mistress puzzles where this misfortune came from. Is it all bad? The spots, of course, are unpleasant, and the fungus also corrodes the tissue. But do not get upset. Most often, we manage to cope with this disaster. How to remove mold from clothing? Let's discuss this.

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What is mold?

Mold is just a fungus. Accordingly - it simply adores heat and moisture, especially it feels good in closed spaces, where there is no fresh air, or it is not enough.

Mold happens:

• black;
• is green.

Having noticed at least a small speck, try to get rid of it as soon as possible, otherwise - soon the tissue will start to rot, spots will appear on the spots. The fungus, having felt freedom, will quickly move to other things lying on the same shelf, and even on neighboring ones.

Important! If there are only stains on the product and there are not any holes yet, do not rush it away, it is possible that it will be possible to remove the mold from clothes.

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Causes of mold

Mold does not at all indicate that the hostess is a slob and does not watch her things at all. Strangely enough, this phenomenon is often encountered and very accurate people who are accustomed to store clothes in special cases.

Important! Cases for suits are sometimes made of polyethylene, and this almost with a guarantee leads to the reproduction of the fungus.

The main reasons are the following:

• violation of the drying mode;
• clothing storage in a damp and warm room;
• appearance of a fungus on any thing that is in the same closet.

Drying mode

Do not think that if you carefully ironed the thing, the mold on it will never settle. This can happen if the clothes immediately after ironing put in a closet, where accidentally got spores. So it's easy to get rid of moisture, which in the tissues always remains some time after washing and drying. The most reliable option is to wait a couple of hours, and only then fold the clothes in the closet.

Molds that are too long to dry can also become moldy. This often happens in the winter, when things dry on a glazed, but not particularly warm loggia. The moisture is not removed in time, you will not have time to look back - there are already spots.

Important! Dry clothes, if you do not use the drying regime, you need a warm, but well ventilated room.

Violation of the storage rules

The cabinet must be dry! As well as dry bags for storing suits. As for the heat, of course, it is not necessary to keep clothes in the refrigerator, but in a relatively cool dry room chances to get an unpleasant fungus are much less than in warm and cheese.

Important! The air in the room should not be too wet.

Infectious disease

Mold reproduces simply amazingly. It is necessary to bring controversy with any not very clean thing, as already on everything that lay in the closet - from the front-end suit to the pillowcase, there were spots. And the reason - a long towel hanging in the unventilated loggia, which, according to the master's oversight, was along with other linens.

There should be no such accidents. Never store dirty things together with clean ones. This is both unpleasant and unhygienic.

Important! If nevertheless a fungal object is found, immediately remove it from the cabinet, and place things in the neighborhood, "quarantine" - carefully examine them and organize a preventive washing with thorough drying.

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Get rid of the adversity

First estimate the size of the disaster. You need to know:

• how much tissue is affected;
• what is this fabric;
• persistent or less was using dye.

Tools choose, based on this. They are simple enough, and much of what you can find useful, is certainly at hand. First you need to see if the fibers are intact or not. The mold eats them superbly, so it may turn out that it is already useless to erase.

Types of fabrics

If you notice stains from mold on clothes - how to deduce, the composition of the material will tell. Mold is able to hit any fabrics:

• cotton;
• linen;
• woolen;
• silk;
• synthetic;
• mixed.

Important! Synthetics is less susceptible to fungus than natural materials, and it is easier to get rid of it. Before trying to remove mold from clothes, think that not all substances are equally suitable for different tissues.

dyes Some products can be used for processing both white and colored fabrics. And the colored materials themselves relate differently to not too delicate substances.

Important! For example, kapron or aventure with hydrogen peroxide can be processed, and printed cotton - not worth it, because peroxide "eat" unstable dye.

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White things with green spots

How to remove mold stains from white clothes at home? White things to process and easier, and more difficult than others. They are difficult to deal with, because any, even the smallest, speck will be very noticeable. Simpler - because you can use almost all means, including those that are not suitable for colored fabrics.

To get rid of the fungus, settled on a white dress, they will do:

• bleaches;
• detergents with antifungal agents;
• laundry soap;
• chalk;
• turpentine;
• onion;
• baking soda;
• ascorbic acid;
• salt;
• lemon juice;
• ammonia.

A little bit about the store facilities

Detergent manufacturers are trying to take into account all the problems that their customers may face. Mold spots are not at all as rare a thing as it might seem. Therefore, special powders, liquids and gels for removing such contaminants are on sale, and in a reputable store with a large assortment you will surely find them.

However, it is necessary to find several annotations in the annotation:

1. For what kind of washing is this tool intended.
2. For what tissues should it be used.
3. Can I use it for white, black or colored things.

Bleaches

To remove stains from mold on white clothes made of natural fabrics, any bleach is suitable. For example, quite well-known and very cheap tool "Whiteness".Its use involves boiling, so it can only handle materials that do not harm such treatment:

• cotton;
• flax.

Instruction is on the package, but it should be borne in mind that when boiling a thing should be completely covered with water with bleach. It is enough to boil the product for 10-15 minutes( from the moment of boiling), and the harmful spots will disappear.

Important! Synthetic things can not be boiled - as well as wool and silk, so for them this method does not suit.

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Why do you need chalk?

If the fabric does not withstand boiling, but it can be ironed with a hot iron( in addition to cotton and flax, some blended materials and even synthetic ones - if there is an appropriate label on the label) - a method with chalk or tooth powder is suitable.

Chalk is an excellent absorbent, so it simply absorbs what you do not need:

1. Open the white chalk.
2. Place the product on the table so that the stain is on top.
3. Fill the stain with chalk.
4. Cover it with a sheet of white paper( for example, office paper).
5. Smooth the sheet for a quarter of an hour with a hot iron.

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Hydrogen peroxide

This drug, which can be bought at a pharmacy, copes with mold on white fabrics of any kind, as well as on some colored synthetic ones, if a durable dye was used in their manufacture:

1. Pour the peroxide into the stain.
2. Wait half an hour.
3. Wash the thing.

Important! Before using hydrogen peroxide for the treatment of color synthetics, check whether the thing will discolor( just a couple of drops in some inconspicuous area).

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Onions

This way, mold stains can be removed on white and colored clothes. The lack of such an affordable, very cheap and very effective tool is just one thing - then you have to wash it with powder with perfume. Although some smell of onions like, so it is not necessary.

Option 1

For the manufacture of a universal remedy you will need:

• 1 large bulb;
• saucer;
• blender or meat grinder;
• piece of wide bandage.

To begin with, the bulb must, of course, be cleaned. Shelf can be folded into a jar - it will come in handy, for example, for painting fabrics or Easter eggs.

The next step is as follows:

1. Cut the bulb into 4-6 pieces.
2. Scroll it through a meat grinder or grind it with a blender.
3. Kashitsu put in a folded several times a piece of bandage.
4. Press the juice onto the stain.
5. Wait half an hour.
6. Wash clothes.

Important! This method is good if the clothes have not yet begun to rot.

Option 2

In this case, not juice is used, but a gruel. Prepares the remedy the same way as in the first case, but nothing needs to be pressed. It is necessary to spread onion gruel onto a stain, wait half an hour or forty minutes, rinse with water and wash the product.

Option 3

To remove mold from clothes, you can mix onion gruel with lemon juice - this will enhance the effect. With the bulb act the same as in the first two cases. Squeeze out the juice of one lemon into the slurry, and add the zest through the meat grinder. After processing, the product should be washed, adding a little more powder and conditioner than usual.

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You will get rid of yogurt

An ancient way to fight mold on linen - yogurt or kefir.

Important! They themselves are obtained as a result of exposure to the fungus. This fungus conflicts with mold, and to put it simply - eats it.

The method of operation is simple:

1. Spread the clothes so that the stain is on top.
2. Fill the spot with yogurt.
3. Wait half an hour.
4. Send product to the washroom.

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Household soap

"Grandma's" means, but very simple and effective.

Important! Suitable absolutely for any fabric, does not "eat" the dye, does not destroy the fibers - in short, the price does not.

To remove mold from clothes, you will need:

• pelvis;
• laundry soap;
• warm water.

Further everything is simple:

1. Pour in a basin of warm water so that the thing has plunged into it completely.
2. Dissolve the soap to get a concentrated soap solution( soap can be pre-rubbed on a coarse grater).
3. Apply a lot of soap. Soak the thing in soapy water.
4. Wait half an hour.
5. If necessary, repeat the procedure.

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Aspicle

Truly a universal remedy that is ideal for removing mold from colored fabrics, including printed cotton:

1. Properly moisten the stain with ammonia.
2. Wait for 10-15 minutes.
3. Rinse the product.
4. Wash it.

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Cosmetic clay

This method is more suitable for colored fabrics than for whites:

1. Spread the product on the ironing board with a stain up.
2. Pour the stain with turpentine.
3. Cover it with cosmetic clay.
4. Cover with a blank sheet of white paper.
5. Iron for 5 minutes.
6. Remove the clay.
7. Wash the thing.

Important! For white things, you can use only well-purified turpentine, otherwise - yellow patches may appear. If this is what happened to you, when you tried to remove the mold from clothes, remove them with alcohol.

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Method for delicate fabrics

If the product can not be ironed with a hot iron, nor can it be washed in the usual way, or even boiled, you can try to remove the mold with the following mixture. You need:

• 100 g of milk;
• 100 g of borax;
• little table vinegar;
• juice of 1 lemon;
• food film;
• cotton wool.

What to do with this:

1. Mix the milk and borax, add a few drops of vinegar and lemon juice, prepare a homogeneous mass.
2. Place the product.
3. Spread the stains obtained by the composition.
4. Cover them with food film.
5. Wait for 45 minutes.
6. Remove the composition with cotton wool discs.
7. Wash the product by hand.

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Vinegar and glycerin

Vinegar works well with mold. To prepare the solution, you will still need:

• glycerin;
• warm water;
• food film.

How to remove mold stains from clothes:

1. Take 1 liter of water with 50 ml of food vinegar( 9%) or 150 ml, if the concentration is 3%.
2. Add 25 ml of glycerin.
3. Place the product in a container to completely immerse it in water.
4. Wrap the food container with a film or tightly close the lid.
5. Wait for 25-30 minutes
6. Wash the thing.

Important! The product does not need to be soaked in vinegar, you can only treat the stains with this solution, but then you need to increase the time to 45 minutes.

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Ascorbic acid

To remove mold from clothes, ordinary ascorbic will also be suitable. Dissolve 2-3 tablets in 100 g of alcohol - that's the solution for you. Treat the stain, allow to dry and send the item to the wash.

Important! Instead of alcohol, you can use vodka or another strong, but colorless alcoholic beverage.

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Soda

Baking soda removes mold stains from any type of fabric. It does not affect the coloring, so it's safe to even treat it with cotton. It is enough to prepare a thick slurry, apply it to a stain and hold it until it dries, and then remove the soda with a small brush.

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Prevention measures

Like any disease, fungal damage is easier to prevent than treat. To keep your clothes intact, do not let the fungus multiply:

1. In the closet you need to store only clean things, not allowing the neighborhood with those where there may be mold spores.
2. Outer clothing before you put it in the closet for the summer, it is necessary to ventilate it in the open air.
3. Only absolutely dry items can be stored.
4. In the closet you have to at least a couple of times a year to do spring cleaning and air all the clothes.
5. The wardrobe should not stand against the wall - this prevents proper air circulation. It is necessary to leave a gap of at least 10 cm.
6. Special water-absorbing bags are very helpful, with which you can shift clothes and underwear.
7. Do not store clothing in the bathroom.

Now you are completely ready for the forthcoming fight against the fungus. Do not hesitate, act by one of the methods suggested above, and then there will be neither trace nor smell from the mold.