How to remove olive oil stains from your clothes: Organised mum shares her VERY simple method for keeping your outfits clean
- An organised mum has shared how she gets olive oil stains out of her clothes
- Carolina McCauley said you need baking soda, detergent, water and toothbrush
- You just need to apply the baking soda, leave for an hour and brush a mixture on
- Then, wash the garment as you would in your regular washing machine cycle
An organised mum has shared her simple method for removing olive oil stains from clothes, and she said it works nearly every time.
Carolina McCauley, from Perth, said there's nothing more annoying than spilling olive oil down your favourite white T-shirt, but a simple solution of baking soda, laundry detergent, kitchen towel, water and a toothbrush will have it looking good as new in no time.
'This is how I remove olive oil stains from my clothes,' Carolina captioned an Instagram video.
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BEFORE AND AFTER: An organised mum has shared her simple method for removing olive oil stains from clothes, and she said it works nearly every time with her clothes
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If you want to clean your T-shirt, Carolina said you should start by dabbing away the excess oil with a piece of kitchen towel, before mixing water and laundry detergent in a bowl (pictured)
If you want to clean up your T-shirt, Carolina said you should start by dabbing away the excess oil with a piece of kitchen towel.
Dab rather than rub, as this will avoid spreading the stain any further than it already is.
Once you've removed the excess oil, Carolina said you should apply some baking soda to the stain with a spoon or scoop.
Leave it for one hour so that it has a chance to absorb a bit, and then add one cup of water to a bowl.
Once all this is done, throw the garment into your washing machine and set it to your regular cycle, and the garment should come out entirely clean (pictured)
'Mix in one cap of laundry detergent with your water and mix well,' Carolina said.
You can then use an old toothbrush to apply the mixture directly to the stain, while the baking soda is still on it.
Once all this is done, throw the garment into your washing machine and set it to your regular cycle.
'The results are perfect!' Carolina said.
More than 10,000 people who saw the simple video were impressed and said they have never been able to remove olive oil stains in the past.
'I needed this. Oil stains are my arch nemesis,' one commenter posted.
Another added: 'This is fantastic, thanks for sharing'.
Others shared their own solutions, including using washing up liquid, cornstarch and even just salt to get rid of stubborn stains.
