How to Get Food Grease Out of Clothes

Spilled food can leave an unattractive grease stain on your clothing. It is advisable to pre-treat grease stains before washing the garment, otherwise, the food grease may set in the fabric permanently. Keep in mind that stains caused by grease become more difficult to remove with the time you are waiting before cleaning them. Also, an old stain may require repeating the cleaning process several times before being completely removed. These tips are meant for food grease, but they can also be used for removing mechanical grease stains.

Instructions

1. Soak a cotton cloth into hot water then apply a small amount of dish detergent to the cloth. Rub the stained area with the soaked cotton cloth to remove any surface grease.
2. Once you have removed the excess grease from the garment, wash the clothing in a hot water using heavy-duty laundry detergent. Cleaners Battersea suggest placing old towels or clothing items along with the stained garment to create friction in the washing machine that will help the grease stain come out easier. Avoid washing new clothes with the stained clothing item, as they may get stained too.
3. If the grease stain persists, soak the cloth in a bucket full of hot water and 1 tablespoon of dish detergent. Keep the garment into the bucket for one hour then launder it again as described in step 2.
4. Dry the garment into a dryer on low heat setting once you have removed the grease stain completely but never before as the dryer may set the stain further into the fabric.

The above cleaning method is inapplicable to carpets. If a food grease stain occurs on your carpet, consider hiring professionals, such as carpet cleaning Battersea, to remove the stain, or look for another suitable cleaning method on Internet.