How to wash berries: how to remove stains from colored and light clothing

Summer gives you the opportunity to enjoy your favorite berries and fruits, both fresh and in the form of juices, compotes, jam. Together with this, there is a possibility of staining clothes with such gifts of nature. This happens especially often with children. There is no need to despair. Removing berry stains on clothes is easy. There are many means tested by time. You just need to know about them and apply them in time.

Features of removing stains from berries from clothes

If juice from berries gets on your clothes, you should hurry up to save it. The more time has passed, the more the dye is absorbed into the fibers of the fabric. But for this you do not need to immediately send the item to the wash. Laundry detergents and soaps contain alkali that can fix stains. The situation from regular washing may worsen. It will be more difficult to remove dirt from colored clothes after it. And all that remains is to say goodbye to a soiled blouse or T-shirt.

Before washing things with traces of berries with ordinary powders, it is recommended to remove stains with one of the proven folk remedies or use special stain removers and bleaches offered by manufacturers of household chemicals.

There are several important points to know:

1. Before using one of the existing means, it is advisable to test the tissue for a reaction. Apply the agent to the back of the invisible part of the clothing and see how it works. This is done to avoid damage to the entire product.
2. A fresh stain does not need to be rubbed randomly. Otherwise, it will increase on fabric. A piece of bandage or cotton pad moistened with cleaning agent should be led from the edges to the center of the dirt.

How to remove berry stains using folk methods

Stains from berry juice or compote do not appear so often on clothes, especially in an adult. Most often, these are rare cases. Therefore, a special stain remover may not always be at hand. And not everyone will buy it for a single occasion.

You can remove pollution from berries using folk methods that were used many years ago, when there were no chemicals. Every housewife has the means for this in the kitchen or in the medicine cabinet.

To remove stains from juice of berries or fruit compote for sure, you need to proceed as follows:

1. Remove the remnants of the pulp of the berries and blot the trace of juice with a paper towel.
2. Sprinkle fine salt over the contaminated area to absorb any spilled liquid. Wait a few minutes and shake off the salt.
3. Rinse the area with cold running water.
4. Use one of the selected products available to remove berry stains at home.
5. Wash the soiled item according to the instructions on the clothing label. It is advisable to add a stain remover to the washing powder.

Do not use aggressive chemicals to remove fruit juice from clothing. The result can be exactly the opposite of what you want.

How to remove berry stains with boiling water

The simplest and most effective folk way is to use boiling water. If possible, you need to boil the water, straighten the soiled T-shirt or blouse so that the water flows only over the soiled area, and pour boiling water over it. Traces will disappear almost immediately. Before using this method, you need to make sure that the fabric will not be affected by the high temperature of the water. This can be found on the inner garment label.

How to remove berry stains with toothpaste

It is recommended to use toothpaste only to remove berry stains from white fabric. The actions are very simple: rub the berry trace with toothpaste and leave for several hours. Once the contamination has disappeared, the soiled T-shirt or dress should be washed in warm water.

How to remove berry stains from clothes with citric acid

Citric acid can be used to remove berry stains from light or white items. You need 1 tbsp. l. Dissolve lemon powder in a glass of water, dip the part of the clothes on which the juice has been splashed into the solution. Leave it overnight. Then rinse under running water and send to the wash.

If there is no citric acid, then you can squeeze lemon juice on the stain or put a piece of the fruit itself to remove the berry juice from your clothes.

How to remove berry stains with alcohol

90% alcohol is good for removing old marks from berries. Dissolve 2 g of citric acid in 20 g of alcohol. For cotton fabrics, the alcohol needs to be slightly warmed up. Then immerse the part of the clothing affected by the berries in this solution and keep until completely cleansed. Next, dip in a 1% solution of ammonia and rinse the laundry in warm water.

How to remove berries from clothes with table salt

You can remove stains with the help of table salt, which is in every home. To do this, you need to mix a small amount of salt with water until a slurry is formed. Spread out the clothes and, gradually rubbing from the edges to the center, remove the dirt. Leave for half an hour. Then rinse off the salt under running water, rinse the area with soap and wash as usual.

How to wash berries with potassium permanganate

If stains from berries on light-colored clothes turned out to be old or very concentrated, then to remove them, you can use potassium permanganate by dissolving several crystals in table vinegar. Apply the solution with a cotton pad to the contaminated area until the traces disappear. If there is a darkened place, then it should be poured with hydrogen peroxide. And then wash the product.

How to remove berry stains from clothes with vinegar

To remove traces of berries with table vinegar, you need to mix it with water in equal proportions. Then dampen a small white cloth or cotton pad with this solution and wipe away, moving from the outside of the dirt to the inside. After that, send the item to the wash.

How to remove berry stains from clothes with egg yolk

Removing berry stains from colored clothes is much more difficult than from white or even just plain ones. I want the colors not to fade and remain the same bright. For this, you should not use products with a whitening effect.

In this case, the following recipe will work:

1. Mix 1 egg yolk with 30 g of glycerin.
2. Rub into the dirty area of ​​clothing and leave for several hours.
3. Wait for the mixture to work.
4. Wash it off with warm water.

Processing should be done from the wrong side.

How to remove a berry stain using specialized products

If traditional methods have not helped to remove traces of berries, you can use one of the industrial stain removers. Shops and supermarkets offer a wide range of special gels and powders for removing various stains. There are those who remove the juice from the berries from different types of tissues the first time.

When using chemicals, remember:

• chlorine-based bleaches work effectively on white clothes, but they should not be used for colored fabric so as not to spoil the thing;
• better use chemistry based on active oxygen;
• it is necessary to apply gels and powders strictly according to the instructions, starting with small doses and gradually increasing them if necessary.

Most popular chemicals:

• stain removers and bleaches of the Vanish brand;
  
• gel for different types of fabrics "ACE";
  
• washing powder and Bose gel;
  
• laundry soap "Antipyatin";
  
• gel-bleach and spray-stain remover for baby clothes "Eared nanny".
  

The annotation for each product indicates the type of fabric for which it is intended, the temperature of the water, and the optimal dosage. The sequence of actions for almost all stain removers is approximately the same:

1. The thing is soaked with a certain amount of the product.
2. Gargle with plenty of water.
3. Wash in a washing machine.

The rest of the subtleties are insignificant, but you should read about them in the instructions.

Stain remover "Vanish"

Application takes place in 3 steps:

1. Dilute the dry powder to a mushy state, spread over the stain and leave for 10 minutes.
2. Dilute 3-4 measuring spoons in 10 liters of water and put the soiled laundry in it for several hours.
3. Add 1 scoop to the detergent during washing.

This sequence of actions will allow you to remove marks even from heavily soiled clothing.

Bleach "Whiteness"

You need to dilute the product in warm water with a temperature of 400-500C. Process:

1. 5 tbsp. l. the liquid is diluted in 10 liters of water.
2. Lay the laundry and leave it on for several hours.
3. Rinse thoroughly.

Apply the product only for white clothes. You cannot pour it on the stain. A yellow trail will remain, which will be difficult to remove.

Children's products "Eared nanny"

Designed for use on children's clothing, they are well removed and keep the fabric soft. Process:

1. 5-7 st. l. pour the powder into a bowl of water.
2. Put dirty things there.
3. Rinse and wash.

You can also try soaking the stained part of the shirt in dishwashing liquid for half an hour. The product should be colorless. Then rinse the area with running water. In this way, you can completely remove the juice of some types of berries.

Conclusion

There are many handy and specially designed tools with which you can remove berry stains on clothes. There is always an opportunity to choose the most suitable one in a given situation. You just need to know about them and remember that berry traces are most easily removed in the first 2 hours after their appearance. In this case, the problem is solved without difficulty.