You
might have heard people, doctors, advertisements, TV programs, movies, books,
magazines and God knows what not else, telling you time and again that smoking
is injurious to health. You hear this statement so often that it becomes a sort
of cliché which is generally taken for granted until you end up with a severe
case of lung cancer or some other malady. The fact of the matter is that this
oft-repeated cliché comprises of hundred and ten percent of truth and it not
only is injurious to health, rather its adverse effects are quite wide spread.
If we slightly mold this statement or
make different versions of it such as smoking is injurious to clothes, smoking
is injurious to teeth, smoking is injurious to skin etc.; I don’t reckon I
would be blamed for false assertions or even exaggerated ones. This is because
tobacco leaves its negative impact on all of these things. Apart from the
health hazards associated with tobacco, it can also boast of being a very
potent staining agent, since it has the potential of leaving behind aggravating
and humiliating stains on your skin, teeth, clothes etc.
If you happen to be a chain smoker, or
even if you have left smoking now, still you would be well acquainted with
these lasting impressions. The good news, however is that with the right tips,
getting rid of these tobacco stains is not only possible, rather it is
positively easy. Given below are some of these trust worthy and gratifying
house hold remedies, which will ensure that all of these tobacco stains are
taken care of and eventually are made to get out of your skin, clothes, teeth
or any other substrate for that matter.
Method One (For Removal of Tobacco stains from Skin)
If you smoke a lot or have been smoking
a lot in the past, then you must be familiar with the dark yellowish, brown
stains which taint the tips of your fingers. This is because cigarettes or
rather tobacco comprises of nicotine, which reacts with the moisture of your
skin and leaves behind its unsightly stains. To get rid of all such humiliating
stains which brand your hands as those of a chain smoker, we provide you with
the following effective remedies. These tips will ensure that you bid farewell
to tobacco stains for good.
Things that you will require:
·
Bowl
·
Lemon
juice
·
Pumice
stone
·
Nail
polish remover
·
Cotton
balls
Steps that you need to take:
1. First of all, you need to take some
lemon juice in a bowl.
2. Place your tobacco stained fingers in this
lemon juice and allow them to stay there for almost five minutes. The citric
acid of lemon juice would react with nicotine and thus prompt it to come off
your fingers.
3. Once you have soaked your fingers with
tobacco stains on them for almost five minutes, take them out and start
scrubbing them with a pumice stone. Since pumice stone can also damage and
irritate your skin, therefore do not scrub too much or too harshly.
4. Continue this process of soaking and
scrubbing until the yellowish tobacco stains are completely removed from your
fingers.
5. If the stain is stubborn refuses to
budge, despite the method elaborate above then you ought to take more drastic
measures.
6. Take hold of some cotton balls and nail
polish remover. Moisten a cotton ball with this nail polish remover and rub the
tobacco stain with this damp cotton ball.
7. Continue rubbing until the stains are no
longer visible.
Tip:
After treating your tobacco stained
skin with these stain removal methods, wash your hands carefully to remove all
traces of cleaning agents and then follow it by applying a thick layer of a
good moisturizing lotion.
Click here to find out more about tobacco stain
removal methods for skin.
Method Two (For Removal of
Tobacco Stains from Teeth)
If you are a regular smoker or have
been smoking a lot in past, then you must be familiar with the shying away of
people when they come across your brownish, tobacco stained teeth which are a
directly corollary of your excessive intake of tobacco. Some stains on teeth
can be very humiliating in public especially in places where your whole
personality is evaluated such as during an interview etc. Yet you need not
despair. Given below is an effective remedy which will take care of all such
tobacco stains and make sure that your teeth appear glistening white.
Things that you will require:
·
Baking
soda
·
Hydrogen
per oxide
·
Tooth
brush
·
Water
·
Whitening
gels/whitening strips
Steps that you need to take:
1. The method elaborated here is pretty
effective and works well for the removal of almost all types of stains of
teeth. It enables you to whiten and cleanse your teeth at home; however if the
situation persists, then consider visiting a dentist.
2. What you need to do here is take one
part baking soda and one or two parts of hydrogen per oxide. Mix the two
ingredients together and then apply this mixture onto your teeth. For the
application of this mixture, either you can make use of your fingers or dip a
wet toothbrush in it and then brush your teeth using this very tooth brush.
3. Brush your teeth carefully and then
rinse your mouth.
4. Since baking soda is abrasive, therefore
do not make use of this method too frequently. In the beginning, you can embark
upon this tobacco stain removal twice a week and once the stain gradually
begins to disappear, you can cut it down to once a week.
5. If this method doesn’t work for you,
then you can also try going for whitening gels or strips which are readily
available at drug stores to get rid of tobacco stains from your teeth.
Tips and Warnings:
1. Since peroxide can be toxic, therefore
you have to be extremely cautious while deploying this stain removal method.
2. Adopting good teeth cleaning habits is
the best way to get rid of tobacco stains. Make sure that you brush your teeth
regularly. It is also recommended that you rinse your mouth after any intake of
tobacco, so as to prevent tobacco particles from settling on your teeth and
consequently staining them.
3. Strawberries, apples, carrot and celery
strengthen and whiten your teeth naturally.
Method Three (For Removal of Tobacco stains from Clothes)
If any tobacco ash drops on your
clothes or even if they are exposed to heavy tobacco smoke for long, it is very
probable that you might end up staining your clothes. The method given below is
a remedy to all such unfortunate incidents and will enable you to get rid of
all sorts of tobacco stains from your clothes satisfactorily.
Things that you will require:
·
Coconut
oil
·
Liquid
dry cleaning solution
·
Glycerin
·
Dish
washing detergent
·
Water
·
Bottles
·
Sponge
·
Cotton
pad
·
Vinegar
Steps that you need to take:
1. There are different methods to treat
various textures of fabrics and consequently to remove tobacco stains from
them.
2. In case of rayon, acrylic, spandex,
nylon or polyester you will have to make a wet cleaning solution to remove
tobacco stains satisfactorily. In order to make this cleaning solution, you
will have to combine one part of coconut oil with eight parts of liquid dry
cleaning solution.
3. Mix all the described ingredients
thoroughly in a bottle and then apply spot cleaner onto the tobacco stain with
the help of a sponge. Work it onto the stain; yet make sure that you start
working from outside of the stain towards it center, with gentle strokes.
4. Next, pour a little vinegar onto the
tobacco stained area and place a cotton pad onto it. The cotton pad will absorb
all the stain remnants and thus consequently will lift it off the fabric.
5. You can follow this step by laundering
your garment like you usually do.
6. In case of other fabrics which come with
‘a dry-cleaning tag’ only, you will have to make a dry spot cleaner. In order
to make this cleaner, you will have to combine one part of glycerin with one
part of dish washing detergent and eight parts of water.
7. Mix all these ingredients thoroughly in
a bottle and apply them onto the tobacco stain with the help of the sponge. The
rest of the steps would be similar to the method elaborated above for rayon,
acrylic, polyester and nylon.
8. However, in this case you wouldn’t have
to make use of vinegar. Simply allowing the dry spot cleaner to set in and then
dabbing it would pull the magic strings.
Tip:
Rubbing
Alcohol can also be used to bid adieu to tobacco stains for good. There are
numerous ways to battle tobacco stains from clothes.
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