Turmeric is a spice that is found in curry, mustard, turmeric tea, Indian and Caribbean cooking. Spilling turmeric containing curry on clothing creates stubborn turmeric stains. This can be happened during taking your meal. Once turmeric Stains sets on your clothes, it’s very difficult to remove. However if you can manage this stain quickly, it can be possible to remove it completely.
In this article you can get easy and effective ways of removing turmeric stains from clothes. To remove this tough stain, you will need some common household items, which are available in everyone’s home.
Just mix one table spoon of liquid dish washing detergent with a tablespoon of white vinegar and around half a litre of cold water, then apply the solution to the stain with a clean cloth. Use a sponge to soak up the excess liquid, if there is any. Repeat the process until the stain disappears.
Turmeric stains are one of the most difficult stains to remove. But these following methods really works.
First of all add liquid dish soap on the stains. Then apply detergent on it. Then add baking soda on it and add a table spoon of lemon juice on it. Then mix it well with a toothbrush. Next add bleach in a bowl and put hot water in it. Then dip the stained cloth into the mixture. Let it rest for five minutes and wash it well. Surprisingly you will find no stain in it.
In another way, pour some water in a bowl and add detergent in it. Then use fabric whitener on the stained spot of the cloth. Then brush it well. Now dip the cloth in the detergent bowl and wash it off. You will find no stain on the cloth. This is that easy.
Fresh, dried and ground turmeric will stain just about anything and quickly, but take a deep breath – it’s going to be okay.
The most important step in removing the stain is to stop why you’re doing and act quickly. With a little elbow grease and a few household ingredients, that turmeric will be out of there in no time.
Let’s start off with getting turmeric stains from linens.
If the stain is oil – based and still wet – say, from a curry- wipe off ad much as you can.
Sprinkle a bit of corn – starch, baking soda, or flour onto the stain and leave it for twenty minutes. This will help draw the oil out of the fabric. Then submerge the stsined part of the fabric in a bowl of white vinegar for about an hour. Apple cider vinegar also works well. But it will leave your fabric with a yellow tinge. Wring out the febric. If the stain remains, apply non- gel whitening toothpaste to the area and rub, rub and rub. Rinse well and remove excess water. Repeat as needed.
As an alternative to the flour and vinegar method , go ahead and scrub with your favourite laundry detergent and water, rinse and repeat. For linens that are completely white, feel free to do all of the above and wash the linen with bleach in hot water.
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