How To Get Out A Grease Stain That Has Set

3 Incredibly Piece of cake (and Constructive!) Means to Get Grease Stains Out of Clothes

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Equally you know by now, we are officially in burger season. And that ways every last ane of us is bound to end up with a grease stain or three on our favorite summer pieces. It'due south a trip the light fantastic you're familiar with: Charmed with excitement, yous accept a bite into a fresh-off-the-grill burger that's stacked high with all sorts of fixings. You lot get a mouthful. And, out the opposite stop, drips some grease. Right onto your all-time summer dress! Only it'south not like you're gonna stop eating burgers.

The good news is that you don't have to. And you don't have to resort to wearing a poncho, either. Because there are three very simple tricks to getting grease stains out of clothing.

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Our Favorite Method for Getting Grease Stains Out of Wearing apparel: Dish Lather

This method makes perfect sense when y'all think about it. Liquid dish soap was designed to cut through grease, so what's stopping it from cutting through grease on a shirt versus a baking sail? Zip! Just eject a chip of dish lather right onto the stain and let it sit for a little while before washing. Once the wash wheel is done, cheque for the stain. If you don't see it (you likely won't!), yous're clear to send the particular through the dryer. Bonus: This play a trick on fifty-fifty works for old stains. Ones that have been washed and dried repeatedly!

We've had great success with this method, but in case yous want others, here goes.

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Method 2: Baking soda

If the stain is fresh — like, just-happened-kind-of-fresh — blistering soda tin its part to absorb and lift the stain. Merely sprinkle the baking soda on summit of the grease and wait for five to 10 minutes. Then, use a castor to scrub the baking soda into the stain. The blistering soda will change color (read: turn brown). One time it's all brown, scrape the baking soda away and echo until the stain is lifted and the baking soda no longer changes color. Yous can so do the dish soap fox from above to be extra thorough.

Method three: Table salt + Stain remover

Consider adding a can of Shout Advanced Grease-Busting Foam to your laundry line up. Buy it now and you'll accept it on hand when an emergency strikes. While y'all're eating, sprinkle the stain with common salt (it works like blistering soda to absorb and elevator the stain). When y'all can do the laundry, spray the stain with this foam launder the garment in the hottest water that's safe for the cloth and brand sure the stain is gone before yous dry the item.

Practice you accept whatsoever sure-burn down tricks for removing food and grease stains from vesture?

Lisa Freedman

Executive Lifestyle Director

Lisa Freedman is the Executive Lifestyle Manager at The Kitchn. She has never met a cheese or a washi tape she didn't like. She lives in New York state with her husband and their pup, Millie.

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