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Banana is a tasty and healthy fruit that children happily eat. Unfortunately, babies can crush it, smudge it on clothes, furniture or carpets. It is easier to get rid of stains if they just appeared. Extra effort is required to remove a banana that has long been firmly embedded in the fabric. Traditional methods or chemicals will help to solve the problem.
Features of removing stains from banana
The sooner measures are taken to remove contamination, the greater the chances of success. Banana juice should not have time to penetrate deep into the fibers of the material. Once the stain has dried, it is almost impossible to remove it.
There are 2 simple rules, following which things can be washed quickly and easily:
- Banana traces are washed in cool water without using soap.
- As soon as the stains appear, and there is no way to wash the thing, wipe them with a damp cloth.
At home, you can use laundry soap, citric acid, hydrogen peroxide, soda.
How to remove banana stains using folk methods
Boiling water helps to wash stains, this is an effective and simple method. It is recommended to take 2.5-3 liters of water, bring to a boil, stretch the thing over steam and pour banana marks on the material. Then let it dry.
Old stains are removed with a mixture of vinegar and potassium permanganate. To prepare it, you should dissolve a pinch of potassium permanganate in 150 ml of vinegar, mix. Moisten a cotton pad or gauze with the resulting composition and apply to the material, treat it with a solution of hydrogen peroxide. The final stage is washing things using baby powder.
A non-trivial folk method that helps to wash a banana is vodka with glycerin. The ingredients are mixed in equal parts (100 g each). The prepared composition is moistened with a cotton pad and applied to the material. Leave the cotton swab on the clothes for 15-20 minutes, then wash at 40 ° C. This method helps in the most difficult cases when the dirt has penetrated deep into the fabric and there is no hope of washing the thing.
A composition of ammonia and water is a method that helps to remove not only traces from a banana, but also defeat other serious pollution. Mix the ingredients in equal proportions (30 ml each), pour the resulting composition onto the material and wait for 5-7 minutes. To fix the result, the item must be washed with soap and rinsed.
How to remove banana stains on clothes with hydrogen peroxide
Banana traces are perfectly destroyed by 3% hydrogen peroxide. Method: apply a cotton pad or cheesecloth moistened with a pharmacy product to the material, let it soak for 30 minutes, then wash and rinse. The marks will lighten, become smaller and disappear.
How to wash banana from clothes with laundry soap
Laundry soap is an excellent solution to the problem due to the presence of alkali in it. The more aggressive it is, the better. It is recommended to buy a product with a high acid content.
The place of contamination is carefully rubbed with a piece of soap, soaked in water for an hour at a temperature of 40 ° C, the clothes are lathered again and soaked. Over time, banana marks will lighten significantly. The item should be machine washed and rinsed.
Another method is a little simpler: the soapy thing is left in the sun for a couple of hours, then washed. The fabric becomes discolored when exposed to sunlight. It should be washed to remove any soapy residue.
How to wash banana from clothes with citric acid
Lemon juice quickly destroys stubborn dirt, traces of banana, wine, berries, beets. It saves when the stain has dried, darkened and hardened. Citric acid is a natural brightener that can help remove any stains.
The thing is soaked in cool water, concentrated lemon juice is applied to the place of pollution, rubbed into a cloth, and left for half an hour. This time is enough for the active substances included in its composition to destroy organic compounds. The item is washed by hand or machine wash. Fresh fruit can be used instead of citric acid. To do this, cut it in half and rub the stained material.
Using citrus, you can quickly remove bananas from baby clothes. Lemon is a natural oxidizing agent. It is absolutely safe for babies' skin.
How to remove banana stains with oxalic acid
Oxalic acid is found in many chemicals used to clean clothes, furniture and even rust.
Acid is applied to the material soiled with banana, rubbed in, left for half an hour, then the "affected" area is washed. Always use gloves when handling acid. Acid is a rather aggressive agent, so it is important to adhere to the recommendations, otherwise the thing will become unusable.
How to remove banana from clothes with baking soda
To prepare the composition, mix soda and salt in equal proportions (1 tbsp each), dilute them to a thick sour cream. Apply the solution to a cloth, leave to dry, then gently remove the remainder with a napkin or a sharp object. Finally, the garment must be hand washed in summer temperature water.
How to remove a banana using specialized tools
Industrial products used for pollution control include:
- bleaches;
- stain removers.
A small amount of oxygenated bleach is poured onto the fabric and left for 4.5-5 hours. Then the item must be washed by hand in warm water and soap.
Bleach "Persol" has similar properties. Its undoubted advantages are:
- low price;
- lack of chlorine and other aggressive components;
- profitability.
Bleach (1 tsp) is added to 0.5 liters of boiling water, the stain is poured and left for 40 minutes. You can put your clothes completely in a container of water. Stir the water during the waiting time.
Gel products are practical and economical. To remove stubborn stains, you should pay attention to products containing oxygen.
Gel "Vanish" is often used to clean clothes from traces of banana. It is spread on a cloth, left for 3 hours, then machine washed and dried.
Stain removers work well with stubborn banana marks. "Antikipyatin" is applied to the material and the item is left in the sun for 1, 5-2 hours, then washed. If the clothes cannot be washed, try again. This method is suitable for use in the spring and summer season.
Means "Minutka" are produced in the form of a paste. It effectively removes any, even the most difficult, dirt. The paste should be applied to the banana stain and left for 15 minutes. The remains are removed with a spatula, and the item is washed by hand in warm water and soap.
There are products used for dry cleaning. For example, "SANO" series products.
Conclusion
It is easier to wash a banana and keep the thing in its original form when the stain has just formed and has not had time to dry. The choice of a method for dealing with traces of bananas depends not only on the complexity of the pollution, but also on the type of material. The use of aggressive methods can render the thing unusable: the fabric will creep, change color and texture.
