How to Remove Grease or Oil Stains from Clothing

Don't freak out if you find grease spots on your clothes. You can use a range of typical home items to remove unattractive grease stains from your clothing and restore their clean, brand-new appearance. In no time, your favourite shirt will be back in the rotation!

A. Dish Detergent or Shampoo or Bar Soap

1. Apply liquid dish detergent all over the grease stain. 

Detergents that remove grease are optional but may be useful. You can also use shampoo in this way; it is made for body oils and should function well in this situation. As an alternative, you can use bar soap; any hand or body bar soap will suffice (just make sure it doesn't have any ingredients that would prevent it from cleaning, so something like Dove wouldn't be appropriate), or you can use laundry soap for extremely difficult grease. Rub the bar onto the stain until enough soap has transferred to make a substantial amount of foam after dampening with water (or ammonia for additional grease removal). You can also grate the bar soap and, after soaking the stain, apply the powder or bits that result.

- Make cautious to dilute coloured detergent if using it, as it may cause stains on garments.

- If the stain is really difficult to remove with your hands, try using an old toothbrush instead. Additionally, little cleaning scrub brushes and worn-out foot or nail brushes can be used.

- You can use a solution of warm water and mild dish soap to remove butter and oil stains. Put a few drops of soap in the water, soak the clothing for about five minutes, and then gently rub the stain.

2. Work soap, detergent, or shampoo foam into the stain.

 You ought to see it vanish. Shampoo and laundry bar soap both contain specific chemicals that combat grease.

3. Prior to using vinegar to further clean the area, rinse it with water first.

 Although vinegar is a natural cleaning agent with many uses, it reduces the alkalinity of soaps and detergents, which makes them less efficient. As a result, never combine vinegar with soaps or detergents. If you'd like, you can soak an article of clothing in a solution of one part vinegar to two parts water, rinse the vinegar out, and then follow the directions above for using detergent, shampoo, or soap.

4. With laundry detergent, wash the clothes by themselves.

Exactly follow the washing instructions on the clothes label. When the clothing is prepared for drying, let it air dry. Any leftover oil or grease may become absorbed into the fabric during drying in the extremely hot mechanical drier.

5. For a stubborn grease stain, repeat the procedure.

B. Spot Remover and Hot Water

1. Any grease or oil stains should be attacked with a spot remover like Shout.

 Apply a liberal amount of spot remover to the area, then scrape with a toothbrush.

2. During this time, heat up a sizable pot of water to a rolling boil.

 As you begin this procedure, let the spot remover dry.

3. Take the hot water off the burner, then carefully pour it from a height onto the stains.

As you complete this stage, keep the following in mind:

- Put your item in a tub, sink, or another secure location. It is not advised to spread extremely hot water all over the garment while it is on the floor (and potentially your feet)

- Lift the water-filled pot as high as you can. It is effective for two reasons:

     - Since the water is so hot, the connections between the grease and/or         oil are broken.

     - The water strikes the grease/oil stain firmly. The water will hit the           fabric with more power if you pour it over the stain from a higher angle.

4. For every grease or oil spot, repeat the instructions. 

If the approach doesn't work the first time, turn the clothing inside out and try again with boiling water or spot remover.

5. With laundry detergent, wash the clothes by themselves.

Exactly follow the washing instructions on the clothes label.

- Allow the garment to air dry when it is time to dry it. Any leftover oil or grease may become absorbed into the fabric during drying in the extremely hot mechanical drier.