How and how to quickly remove tea stains from clothes?

Despite its relatively light color and naturalness, tea is able to leave quite bright and persistent spots on the surface of clothing items. Before you remove the tea stain with a traditional wash or stain remover, you should try folk methods for solving the problem.

girl poured tea on a sweater

They will help not only to remove unaesthetic formations, but also prevent the formation of stains on the fabric, the appearance of yellowness on a white background or blanching of the bright color of the product. When choosing the optimal exposure option, one should not be based on what means are on the farm, but on the characteristics of matter.

Colored Fabric Cleaners

When cleaning colored items, the most trouble is. To remove dirt and not reduce the brightness of the color, you should use one of the following methods:

citric acid and vinegar

  • Citric or acetic acid. The easiest way to wash tea is to expose it to a weak acid solution. If vinegar is used, then take a tablespoon of the product in a glass of water. In the case of citric acid, you need to prepare a 10% solution. In vinegar, the products are soaked, stains are wiped on the fabric with citric acid. The effect will be more pronounced if a little ammonia is applied to the problem areas before exposure to acid. It is worth considering that this type of cleaning is more suitable for processing natural raw materials. It is equally effective in combating traces of black, red, white and green tea.
  • Glycerol. On a teaspoon of glycerin we take four teaspoons of ammonia, the resulting composition is applied directly to the stain or added to water, in which we then soak the product. If the formation has already managed to dry, then glycerin needs to be slightly warmed up. Further, it is also mixed with ammonia and is applied only strictly to pollution.

glycerol

These methods help to remove tea stains and not provoke molting of matter.

Features of the approach to the processing of white matter

To remove tea stains from the surface of white products and not to encounter unpleasant yellowness after that, you can try affordable and effective folk remedies:

  • Chlorine This option is suitable only for natural fabric, synthetics after such an impact can be hopelessly damaged. We take chlorine bleach, we breed strictly according to the instructions and use it to soak the soiled garment. After manipulation, it is recommended to wash the product in the machine, using conditioner when rinsing, this will completely wash the aggressive product.
  • Oxalic acid. It can be a real salvation when spoiling white products. On a teaspoon of the product, take two teaspoons of citric acid, dilute the mixture in a glass of slightly warm water. This is a very powerful stain remover, it must be used carefully and normalized. We drip the composition directly onto the tea stains, wait until they become a little lighter, slightly three on the front and back sides, we send it to the wash.

oxalic acid

These agents, although aggressive, allow repeated exposure to the tissue, if after the first call there are traces or stains.

The most effective and safe universal products

In some cases, tea stains disappear without problems as a result of exposure to the following products that are acceptable for use on items of clothing of any color, type and quality:

  • Soap solution. It is best manifested when processing fresh spots. Soak the product or a contaminated area in warm, but not hot water.We rub tea stains with laundry soap and wash. For silk and wool, the best option would be glycerin soap, linen and cotton can be rubbed with a product with whitening properties. Then rinse the product and dry.

Tip: This method is not necessary to use for hand washing. Run in the washing machine is allowed, but only instead of powder in the tray the corresponding soap shavings are poured. The main thing is not to set the temperature above 40ºС, otherwise it will not work to remove the formation.

  • Borax. To remove stains from the surface of colored clothing, it is best to use a solution of borax in glycerin. We dilute the drug in half with water, moisten a soft sponge in it and begin to wipe off the stain, moving from the edges to the center with soaking movements. If traces still remain, they can be affected by a weak salt solution with a small amount of citric acid or by the most ordinary machine wash.

borax solution in glycerin

After applying one of the proposed methods, you need to evaluate the result on a fully dried product. Then, if necessary, another round of the same manipulations is carried out or the use of special ready-made products (stain removers, aggressive powders) is connected. The main thing is not to mix them with household chemicals, this can lead to unexpected chemical reactions.

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