Is the cola washable: from white items and colored

Coca-Cola carbonated drink is loved by many, especially children. Therefore, many housewives have to deal with cola stains on clothes or upholstery from time to time. Often it is not possible to wash the cola immediately. It quickly eats into the fibers of the fabric and leaves a brown mark. But it is still possible to cope with such a problem by using improvised means and using special stain removers.

Do cola stains remain

It will not work to completely erase the cola mark in the usual way. The drink contains caramel color and tannins - food coloring and caffeine. In order for the dirt from the black liquid to be washed off without a trace, you need to treat them with special means before sending the soiled thing to the washing machine.

To do this, use:

• organic acids - citric, oxalic, acetic;
• alkaline solutions - ammonia, laundry soap, baking soda, borax;
• dishwashing detergents;
• special and universal stain removers and bleaches.

How to wash cola using folk methods

If there is no special tool at home, then you can use the helpers with which the hostesses wash most food stains. They can be found in the kitchen or in the medicine cabinet.

When starting to remove traces of cola, you should adhere to some recommendations:

• read the care tag for the soiled thing in order to use the product correctly and not damage the product;
• do not use chlorine-containing products for colored fabrics;
• do not apply active oxygen-based stain removers to items made of wool, silk and leather;
• do not clean woolen products with ammonia;
• before use, test the fabric for reaction from the wrong side, on an inconspicuous area;
• use only cold or warm water to rinse off the product.

To remove the cola from clothes, it is advisable to process it on both sides of the fabric: the inner and outer sides.

How to wash Coca Cola from clothes with ammonia

You can wash cola using ammonia. You need to proceed as follows:

1. Combine 4 parts of glycerin with 1 part of ammonia.
2. Leave in a warm place for a couple of hours.
3. Apply to dirt. Wait half an hour.
4. Wash a thing.

For processing with such a mixture of delicate things, a solution is made in a ratio of 6: 1. When applying, make sure that the mixture is completely saturated with the fabric.

How to remove cola stains with baking soda

For baking soda to help wash the cola off the white T-shirt, it is combined with the chlorine-containing preparation Whiteness.

The processing is done like this:

1. The cola mark is moistened with water.
2. Spread a thick layer of baking soda on top.
3. Then add some bleach.
4. Wait a few minutes and wash as usual.

This method is only suitable for light, dense fabrics, as it has an aggressive effect and can ruin a thin, silk or colored item.

How to remove Coca Cola stains with oxalic acid

If there was no baking soda and ammonia in the house, but oxalic acid was found, then it can be successfully used to remove cola stain on light or white clothes.

Wash off the dirt as follows:

1. Oxalic and citric acid are mixed in a 1: 2 ratio.
2. Dissolve in a glass of water until the crystals disappear.
3. Moisten a clean sponge with a solution and wipe off the trace.
4. Erase the whole thing, according to the instructions on the tag.

It is better not to use this method for colored fabric, as the product has a whitening effect.

How to remove cola stains with laundry soap

If the carbonated drink has just been spilled and the stain is still fresh, you can wash it off with laundry soap and salt at home.

How do they do:

1. Salt is poured onto a fresh trail, preferably fine, so that it immediately absorbs the rest of the drink.
2. Dissolve half a glass of salt in a basin of warm water and soak a stained blouse or jeans for 10-15 minutes.
3. They take the thing out of the basin and rub the cola stain with laundry soap.
4. Put back in a bowl of salt water for another 15 minutes.

This method is effective for most fabrics. But you should not overexpose the thing in a salty solution, so as not to spoil it completely.

How to wash cola from clothes with glycerin and an egg

A mixture of glycerin with egg yolk has long been used by housewives when removing various types of dirt from colored clothing.

Do this:

1. Mix 1 yolk with the same amount of glycerin.
2. Rub the resulting mixture into the traces of cola, leave for a couple of hours.
3. Wash the garment according to the garment label.

You can safely use such a product to wash cola not only from colored, but also delicate fabrics.

How to remove cola from clothes using specialized tools

Folk methods are unlikely to be able to remove the old stain from the cola, which has managed not only to dry, but also to fix well in the fibers of the fabric. Such cola stains are removed not only on clothes, but also on the upholstery of a sofa, armchairs, and on a carpet, chemical agents - stain removers and bleaches specially designed for this.

These include:

• «ACE Oxi Magic»;
  
• «Udalix Ultra»;
  
• «Astonish oxy plus»;
  
• «Sarma Active 5 in 1».
  

The actions that should be carried out with different means to wash off the cola are about the same:

1. The drug is applied to the site of contamination.
2. Withstand 2-3 hours.
3. Wash off with water or, if possible, wash in a washing machine.

To remove cola stains from colored fabric, wallpaper, upholstered furniture, household chemicals should be chosen based on active oxygen, not chlorine. Otherwise, the item will lose its paint and may shed.

The Vanish chemical preparation, which can be bought in the household chemicals department in the form of a powder or liquid, will help to wash the stains from Coca-Cola. A small amount of the powder is diluted with water until mushy and rubbed into the affected area. After 20-30 minutes, the item is washed as usual. If the drug is liquid, then it is poured directly onto the stain without diluting. Leave on for a few minutes and then wash off.

Antipyatin soap can also be used to remove cola stains on fabrics. It contains alkali, bile and enzymes - substances that dissolve dirty inclusions on the fabric. To do this, moisten the place of pollution with water, rub it with soap and leave it for half an hour. After that, the contaminated area is washed thoroughly with water. If a trace remains, the procedure is repeated. After the disappearance of the cola from the clothes, the linen is washed in the usual way.

They wash well traces of food, including cola, dishwashing detergents such as:

• «Domestos»;
  
• «Just»;
  
• «Eared nanny" other.
  

All are designed to remove food residues from dishes. But they do it perfectly with clothes, furniture, carpets.

How to remove cola from white clothes

Cola stains on white clothes can seem like a disaster, as they are unlikely to be cleaned in the usual way. However, one should not give up. There are many tools at hand that can be used to wash cola from a white cloth.

Here are a few of them:

1. Lemon juice... Squeeze the juice from one fruit and add 2 tbsp. l. water. This solution is used to moisten the contaminated area. Leave on for 2 hours and then wash with washing powder.
2. Citric acid and borax... First, the traces are removed with a cotton pad dipped in a storm. After they practically disappear, pour over citric acid. Wait 10-15 minutes. and washed in warm water.
3. Chlorine bleach with baking soda... This will remove the oldest cola marks from white cotton clothing. For this, the place of pollution is soaked in cold water. Then baking soda is poured over it and bleach is poured on top. After 10 minutes, you can wash off the product.
4. For delicate fabrics, use gentle industrial bleaches based on active oxygen. It should be washed according to the instructions, starting with a small dosage and increasing it if necessary.

Conclusion

Every housewife can qualitatively wash cola from clothes of any color. You just need to follow the recommendations described above, and have a desire to return the soiled thing to its original appearance. This can be done using improvised means or household chemicals.