Neha has some grease and coffee stains on her cotton dress. Suggest her one suitable chemical each which will help her to remove the stains. Also, tell her important precautions she should take while removing these stains. Name one more stain each for which these two chemicals can be used.
Chemical for coffee stains-
- A chemical which will help her to remove the coffee stains is borax.
- Borax can also use to remove tea stain.
Chemical for grease stain-
- A chemical which will help her to remove the grease stain is a methylated spirit or any other organic solvent such as petrol or kerosene.
- Methylated spirit can also use to remove lipstick stain or ball pen ink stain.
Precautions for removing stains
- Choose the right chemical and right amount as per the stain and fabric
- Before using chemical on the fabric, it is a good idea to test the chemical in a hidden corner of the fabric.
- Always use diluted chemical and repeat if necessary.
- Work in a circular motion starting from outer towards the centre.
- Neutralize chemical with appropriate reagents.
- Rinse all traces of chemicals immediately after removing the stains.