Stains on clothes and underwear should not keep you awake at night. It sometimes happens that today’s detergents are unable to remove even such a seemingly simple stain as a coffee stain, and washing, soaking and scrubbing with numerous agents only makes the matter worse. How to remove coffee, tea and blood stains?
How to remove coffee and tea stains? You will find the solution at the pharmacy
Coffee and tea stains can happen to anyone, not only on the table, but also on the tablecloth, napkin or cloth. It is not always possible to clean them effectively. Especially when you throw the dirty thing into the trash bin without cleaning it. How to remove coffee and tea stains? It is worth consulting old guides.
In 1937 you can read that the most effective remedy for coffee stains is… glycerin, which can be found in every pharmacy today. This will work particularly effectively on materials such as silk and wool, but also on sofa upholstery. After pouring glycerin, rinse everything with lukewarm water. You can remove coffee stains from other materials with a mixture of water and a bit of borax. On the other hand, you can remove tea stains with… boiling water. Just pour boiling water over the stain. However, be careful if you spill the drink on a blouse or trousers made of delicate fabric.
How to remove blood stains? Cold water may not be enough
Every woman has probably encountered this type of dirt at least once. This applies not only to stains caused during menstruation, but also to traces of minor injuries in children. Many of us well remember the advice from our mother or grandmother to soak the blood-stained cloth in cold water. A guide from 1937 also advises to use lukewarm water. What about old stains?
If they are old, you need to add baking soda to the water. You can also cover them with moistened starch, which must be carefully cleaned after drying.
In turn, you can keep it snow-white thanks to turpentine. Add a little (don’t overdo it, it’s a flammable product) liquid to a bowl of water and add the items to soak.
The dirt will come off easily, the work will be less, and the underwear will be whiter.
Source: Gazeta
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