How to remove Mustard Stains from jeans

Mustard makes a very tasty topping for many foods. Some people who are addicted to the taste and flavor of mustard put it on everything and very often they accidently put it on everything they own. If you are one of these people, do not fret if you lovely mustard has landed itself on your favorite jeans.

Although jeans are often taken as granted and people think that nothing will leave a stain on them then people are wrong. If you have gotten mustard on your jeans the best solution is to take immediate action because once the mustard stains sets on the jeans it will be very hard to get rid of it because the main ingredient in mustard is turmeric which acts as a dye and will leave an ugly yellow stain. In order for you to successfully remove the mustard stain we have come up with the following method which is simple, easy and effective.

Things that you will require:

·      Cleaning towels

·      Dish washing liquid

·      Water

·      Rubbing alcohol

·      Empty bowl

·      Butter knife

Steps that you will need to take:

1.   Scrape off the dried up or fresh mustard from the jeans. Scrape inwards towards the center of the stain in case it is fresh.

2.   Now in the empty bowl mix one tablespoon rubbing alcohol and three table spoons of dishwashing liquid. Mix the two with the back of the spoon you used.

3.   Fold a cleaning towel and put under the stains so that when you do the next step the stains don’t get on the clean side of the jeans.

4.   Take the butter knife and apply the mixture to the stained jeans. Make sure you cover the mustard stains. Leave the mixture on for about ten minutes.

5.   Rinse the stains with warm water and put the jeans in laundry and wash as usual.

6.   Air dries the jeans after they are washed. This will result in a successful stain removal.