Stain Treatment Basics

The stain must go? Basics versus coffee, red wine & Co.

Uuups, the Chianti on the tablecloth, the coffee to go on the shirt to wear and the bratwurst dribbled right down to the white shirt? In these mishaps no lamentation is needed, but fast, determined action.

Speed ​​is the A & O of stain removal because dried is much harder to treat. Water and even better mineral water (which makes carbonic acid? S) work wonders! But since the different stain producers have different properties, you have to be a bit selective. An overview of the stupidest stains and how to handle them:

Tasty red wine spilled?

Fresh red wine stains can be washed out immediately with plenty of water or mineral water, usually that's enough. Even the famous salt helps to spread much of it on the stain, which binds the liquid and prevents the colorings and tannins can accumulate. Then you can brush out the Chose and then into the washing machine. For old stains bigger guns have to be done: Soak the stain in cold (!) Water with detergent and rub gently. Sometimes it helps to soak in acidic liquids like lemon juice or? no joke ? White wine. For sensitive fabrics such as cashmere or silk, dry shampoo is the drug of choice.


And if there are still dark shadows on bright fabrics after the washing machine has been used, shaving foam has made good experiences. Spray on, let it work in, wash it out and put it back in the drum.

The eye-catcher in the meeting: coffee stains on shirt or blouse

Even with coffee stains immediate washing with mineral water helps or! Attention !: warm water, the dry treatment is based on salt or baking soda. If the stain has already dried, you can try it with baking soda: sprinkle on the stain, moisten with water, leave to soak and into the washing machine. Gall soap is only what bright, insensitive clothes, but also works.

Here you get your fat away

Please degrease fresh grease stains with paper towels immediately, then rinse with plenty of hot water with a little detergent. Last week's spot will be tackled with gall soap: moisten the gall soap, rub it on the spot, let it soak in, rinse it with plenty of water and into the washing machine. With that I put my personal special on the body: Balsamicodressing. If that does not help, maybe gasoline (or alcohol) will help.


Blood is a special substance

Always rinse blood with COLD water otherwise the proteins will coagulate and the stain will never go away. Dried splashes from the chainsaw massacre the day before yesterday you can soak in COLD salt water.

Quite disreputable: sweat

Anyone who does a lot of sports knows what we are talking about: at some point, the tennis shirt under armpits is yellow and it does not smell good even after washing. So you can get angry: soak the shirt overnight in warm water with vinegar essence? this has a dirt-removing and disinfecting effect. After this treatment you should definitely not forget the wash cycle.

Stain remove basics

Depending on how spotty you want to shape your life, it makes sense to have in the household always a basic set of home remedies available: mineral water, salt, gall soap, vinegar essence, dish soap, alcohol. Even a stain spray or a stain remover, which you put on the stain in front of the washing machine, gives additional security. So: always stay clean!

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