How to remove takeaway food stains
There is nothing quite like the convenience of ordering takeaway food on a night where you just need to take it easy. However, these delicious meals can easily stain your furniture and clothes if you are not careful.
Follow these tips from the experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute to remove the toughest takeaway stains.
1. Curry sauce
If you are ordering Indian takeaway, you will find turmeric in your bright yellow curry. If curry sauce gets spilled on furniture, the experts advise absorbing what you can with paper towels first. Then blot the stain with methylated spirits on a paper towel and leave for 10 minutes. Continue blotting until there is no longer colour transferring onto the towel.
If the stain is on your clothes, put the garment in the washing machine at a high temperature and use a biological detergent.
2. Fish and chips
Fish and chips is a favourite among many but it can leave you with greasy fingers that leave greasy marks around the house. If there are greasy marks on any furniture, treat with talcum powder or cornflour. Leave for five minutes and then brush off. If the mark is on clothing, rub some washing up liquid on the garment and wash.
3. Soy sauce
Experts advise that soy sauce stains can wash out if you act quickly. Blot any excess and then splash the stain with some cool water. If it’s on your clothes, rub the stain with some washing up liquid and leave for a few minutes before machine washing.
4. Pizza
If you make a tomato stain, scrape off any solids with a blunt kitchen knife and then blot with a paper towel. Add a few drops of detergent solution to the stain and massage in, and then apply some cool water. If you have a pizza stain on your clothes, treat with a stain remover and wash. If the stain hasn’t come out, then the experts recommend soaking the item in a colour-safe bleach.
5. Chilli sauce
To remove a chilli sauce stain on your clothes, apply a stain remover product according to the packet instructions and wash as normal.
What are your tricks to removing stains? Let us know in the comments below.
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