Tea is almost everyone’s love of life. Regardless of the scorching heat or snowfall, our day is incomplete without having a couple of sips of tea. Sometimes, while having a cup of tea, it spills or falls on our favorite outfit. Stubborn tea stains are formed and we wonder how to remove tea stains from clothes. These stains are usually light in color but the brown discoloration is quite hard to remove from the clothes. So, the question now arises is how to remove tea stains from clothes?
There are a number of methods, tricks, or tips which you can use to get the blotch of brown remove in no time. If one trick cannot do the job for you, you can place your bet on another method. But one thing is for sure, one of the below-mentioned methods or tricks will surely prove to be effective in removing tea marks from clothes.
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When to Remove Tea Stains From Clothes?
The longer tea stains sit on the clothes, the more they will be hard to get rid of. Therefore, you should try to remove tea stains as soon as they drop on your clothes.
What You Need
Materials
- Coldwater
- Baking soda
- Stain remover
- Laundry detergent
- Liquid detergent
Equipment
- Plain white cloths
- Sponge
How to Remove Tea Stains From Fabrics
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Rinse With Cold Water
The first thing that you should do is to rinse out the fresh tea stain as much of it as you are able to. Try to flush the stain off the clothes’ surface working from the back of it instead of through the clothes.
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Rub in Liquid Detergent
You can try the old fashion way of using liquid detergent. Rub a liquid detergent into the tea stain in a gentle way. Let the detergent stand on the tea stain for more than five minutes. If the tea stain on your clothes is dry or quite old, rub it using a detergent and allow it to soak in cold water for more than 30 minutes. Rinse the clothing thoroughly with plenty of running water. If tea traces still remain on your fabric, take some good quality liquid laundry detergent and rub it into the tea stain and soak in warm water for at least 15 minutes. Then, rinse it gently; Tea stains will be removed.
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Apply Baking Soda
If soap and cold water are not enough to remove tea traces, you can apply a thick layer of baking soda directly to it while it is still wet and fresh. The baking soda will absorb the stains, getting the brown shade out of your clothes and into itself. You need to leave the applied baking soda on overnight, then scrape it off. You will observe that most of the tea stains and spots are removed. You can then toss the clothes into the washing machine to finish the cleaning task.
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Soak in Stain Remover
For the tea stains that are on thicker fabrics or are stubborn, soak your clothes in a solution of cold water and oxidizing stain remover according to the recommendation of the product. If traces still remain after trying all of these methods, apply a stain remover spray, stick, or gel on the tea stains and let it stand for at least five minutes before washing it in a gentle way. These methods will remove most of the tea stains from your clothes. If stains are slowly being removed or are not removed properly, you can repeat the process as many times as you think it’s necessary in order to get rid of the stains.
FAQs
How to Remove Teas Stains From Fabrics Rinse With Cold Water?
Try to rinse out as much of the stain as you can, working from the back of the clothing to try to flush the tea stain off of the surface of the fabric instead of through it.
What are the ways of removing tea stains from furniture?
Mix one tablespoon of liquid hand washing detergent with two cups of cold water. Sponge the detergent on using a clean white cloth. Blot thoroughly until the tea stain disappears off the furniture. Keep sponging on the detergent mix and blotting off until the stain disappears.
Conclusion
We Pakistanis love our tea but sometimes, due to mishandling, these decaffeinating beverages and drinks can completely ruin our favorite clothes. Instead of using them as a mopping cloth or pooch, you can get their charm back by removing the tea stains from them. When simple warm water cannot do the work, you may take help from different methods which we have discussed in this article. Most of the methods need ingredients or tools that you can get from your kitchen or household. Try these methods, clean your clothes and make them good as new.
Hamza Subhan is a digital content director at Price In Pakistan. He lives in Lahore. He keeps an eye on every new item in the markets of Pakistan and his hand on the pulse of Pakistani people to provide them with the information that they need about the product. He has a bachelor’s degree in Electrical engineering from UET Lahore. His keen passion for the latest technology, gadgets, and knowledge about electrical appliances led him to launch Price In Pakistan. He is the main hand behind the articles related to electrical home appliances and gadgets. When he is not looking out for the new technology and writing about it, he is playing guitar and singing for his friends.
