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Common Food Stains and How to Pre-Treat Them

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We’ve all been in that situation. You drop a plate of strawberry food cheesecake on your new silk top while visiting a friend’s cookout. Or you spill a cup of iced coffee all over your all-white ensemble.

Perhaps it isn’t your fault; perhaps you were simply the victim of someone spilling their red wine on you, and you don’t have the time to go to a nearby neighborhood laundromat to get rid of it.

Whatever the source, the result is always the same: a panic attack, a quest for club soda, excessive rubbing, and mourning over a garment you’ll never wear again since you can’t get the food stain out of your clothes.

Dealing with Common Food Stains

If you drop food on yourself, try to remove as much as you can as quickly as possible without pressing it into the cloth, which will worsen the situation. According to experts, scrape it off with a dull instrument like a credit card or a butter knife, then wipe it with a clean paper towel.

It’s preferable to wait and treat the stain at home, where you can access the necessary products, tools, and time. “Any hasty attempts can result in more messes, leaving traces of paper lint on the item as well as a larger stain.”

Tomato Sauce

Remove any solid residue with a scraper and blot wet sauce with a cloth. Soak the stain with cold water for 5 minutes before gently scrubbing it with laundry detergent and a spare toothbrush. Wash the item in hot water and let it air dry.

Coffee

We’ve all been in that situation. It’s a hectic morning, and you’ve spilled your favorite shirt with delicious cold-brewed coffee or hot coffee. Fortunately, two common drinks can assist. To cure a discolored fabric, soak it in club soda. Then dab the stain with a clean rag until it disappears.

Chocolate

Remove any residual chocolate bits with a spoon, but don’t peel or scrape it—doing so will result in an even bigger mess. After the chocolate has been removed, rinse the stain with cold water. Then scrub the area with liquid laundry detergent or liquid dish soap. Allow a few moments for the cloth to settle before soaking it in cold water for 15 minutes. Rub the stain with your finger every 5 minutes to loosen it up, then rinse till the stain is gone.

Butter

To remove the discoloration, use liquid dish soap and thoroughly rinse it. The fabric should then be treated with a dab of stain remover and washed in hot water. Before you dry it, be sure the stain is entirely gone. If you don’t, the butter may set in for good!

Don’t do anything if you’re not sure what to do.

Unless you’re some sort of dry-cleaning expert, don’t try to do it yourself. Experts recommend blotting as much as possible with a clean paper towel before taking the item to a professional service to avoid harming it, especially if the item is made of a delicate material like silk, satin, or merino wool. You’ll have a fair chance of saving it if you can get it to the cleaners within a few hours.

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