Remove grease stain
How to remove grease stain? Follow the guide below.
Fat and oil are hydrophobic — they repel water and bind to textile fibers. The 'like dissolves like' principle is key: fat dissolves fat, and a fatty acid-based soap emulsifies the grease away.
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Step by step
- 1Sprinkle with cornstarch or potato flour — absorbs the grease mechanically
- 2Let sit for 15–30 minutes, brush off
- 3Rub in solid soap directly on the stain — fatty acids in the soap emulsify the cooking oil
- 4Work with a scrub brush in circular motions
- 5Machine wash at 40° or higher
Tips
Starch is a smart first step: it absorbs the loose fat before you add liquid (which would otherwise just spread the stain). Super-fatted soap contains free fatty acids that are unemulsified — they bind extra effectively to fat molecules and carry them away in rinse water.
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