With summer
season's arrival many people celebrate and enjoy mango season and mango fiesta.
Mango is eaten in all forms be it juice, shake or smoothies. From kids,
teenagers to elders mango are enjoyed to the full.
With this
season, it is inevitable that kids and teenagers will spill mango on their
clothes as they eat and drink. However, one should not stop eating or drinking
mango juice because it creates mess but instead one can enjoy mango to the full
and use methods that can eradicate these stains.
The more
quickly you remove the stains the more easier it will be for you, not that if
you remove the stain late the stain will not be removed, it will be just that
it might become more time consuming. This is because that the more lately you
make the stain sets in and it becomes harder. In that case the solution should
not be light; if the stain is new then you can remove it even with a light
solution. You
can adopt anyone of the following methods to remove Mango Stains from Clothes.
Method
1 (Chlorine Bleach)
Things you will be required:
·
Cold water.
·
A dull knife.
·
Chlorine bleach.
·
Bucket.
Steps:
1. Before
washing your clothes scrap the stain area with a dull knife. This is important
as excess mango material will be scraped off.
2. Then
soak your clothes in a bucket of cold water.
3. Leave
it soaked in for forty minutes, in the mean while you can do any other work.
4. Then
wash it as usual with warm water and adding chlorine in that warm water.
5. When
you give a final wash the stain will be removed completely and you can wear
your clothes stain free.
Method 2 (clothes washing
powder)
Things you will be required:
· Clothes
washing powder.
· Bucket.
· Water.
· Scrubbing
brush.
Steps:
1. Scrub
your clothes with dry scrubbing brush to remove any hard dried mango.
2. Then
add washing powder in bucket of clean water. Make sure water is cold, if you
cannot get access of cold water, you may use room temperature water as it will
work as well.
3. Mix
the powder well in water so that bubbles are made.
4. Then
soak your clothes in that bucket and leave it soaked in for maximum up to an
hour.
5. Scrub
the stain with brush with powder still applied on, so the stain can be removed.
6. Then
wash clothes with clean water.
Method
3 (Using Salt and vinegar)
Things you will be required:
·
Salt.
·
Table spoon.
·
Vinegar
·
Dishwashing
detergent
·
Water.
·
Regular clothes
washing powder.
Steps:
1. Mix
equal amount of salt, vinegar and dish washing detergent.
2. Pour
some amount of mixture on the mango stain and rub it gently.
3. You
will notice that the stain will start to fade away and that is a positive sign.
4. After
that you may give a regular wash to your clothes with regular clothes washing
powder.
5. When
the shirt becomes dry you will notice that there will be no Mango stains.
6. If
still you find light stain marks then you may add some more solution on stain
and gently rub it again which will remove the stain completely.
Method
4 (Oxygen Bleach)
Things you will be required:
· One
oz. of oxygen bleach.
· Cold
water.
· Bucket
of warm water.
Steps:
1. Remove
any excess mango from the cloth.
2. Give
a dip to your clothes in cold water. It will further reduce the stain.
3. Then
add one oz. of oxygen bleach in a bucket of warm water.
4. Stir
oxygen bleach in water thoroughly until effectively mixed but make sure not to
add too much of it as it can destroy the material.
5. Soak
your cloth in this warm water for several hours.
6. After
that take it out and rub the stain area gently with hands.
7. By
wasting no time wash the garment as you usually. Hopefully the stain will be
gone.
Tips and Warnings:
1. Only
dull knife should be used for scrapping excess mango as a sharp knife may tear
your clothes apart or may cause scratch on your clothes.
2. Bleach
should be added in limited quantities as it tends to fade color, if you can
find no fading bleach then that should be your first priority.
3. Do
not over add salt on clothes as pure clothes can get bit messy by adding too
salt.
4. Oxygen
bleach works well on carpet stains but will remove stains from clothes as well.
5. Dabbing
the stain with towels is not necessary as it if often done in the case of
towels however; if the material is thick or winter material then in that case
it will be more effective. If the cloth material is very thin or light then in
that case it should not be done.
