How to Get Rid of Grease Stains

Holidays mean a lot of baking, cooking, and eating. It’s easy to get stains on your clothes after a day of being in the kitchen or celebrating with friends and family. Sometimes, no matter how careful you are, it just can’t be avoided. If you accidentally stained your favorite pair of shirts, here’s a simple trick by Problem Solved that you can try at home.

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This will teach you how to remove fresh grease stains and set grease stains. No need to buy chemical products to remove them as most of the products you need are common household items you probably have at home. You only need baking soda, salt, and Dawn dish soap. Give this stain-cleaning hack a try.

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What You Need to Get Rid of Grease Stains

• paper towel
• foil or parchment
• baking soda or salt
• dish soap

How to Remove Grease Stains

Step 1:

If the stains are fresh, blot up any excess that you can.

Step 2:

Place a foil or parchment paper between the fabrics so the stain doesn’t transfer to the other side.

Step 3:

Soak up the oil by using baking soda or salt. Simply get a generous amount of baking soda or salt and sprinkle on the area to cover the grease stain.

If it has a lot of grease, you want to let it sit overnight.

Step 4:

The next day, remove the baking soda or salt. Then pre-treat with dish soap. Simply add dish soap to the stained area and use a brush to rub it in. Run it under water to remove dish soap and let it dry.

How to Remove Set in Grease Stains

If it has set in grease, take a paper towel and fold it into a small piece. Put a bit of dish soap and dab it into the stained area. Put only a little because dish soap should not go in the washing machine. Dish soap is great for breaking down oil and grease.

Let it sit for a few minutes then place it in the laundry machine. Wash as you normally would.

How to Get Rid of Grease Stains