Tip Of The Month : Removing Curry Stains

The currycouncil are always looking for innovative ways to help our readers. This month we are looking at ways of solving the most common problem of any regular curry eater - removing the dreaded curry stain from your disco shirt!

Tips for removing Curry stains on Washable fabrics

Curry can often dye fabric, so wash the stain as soon as possible in a biological powder that contains bleach. If the marks persist, white and colour-fast items can be soaked in a hydrogen peroxide and water solution. If your hydrogen peroxide is a 20% volume then you need to dilute it to 1 part hydrogen peroxide to 9 parts water. Then rinse well and wash as normal.

A way of pre treating the stain on washable fabric is to keep dipping the article in lukewarm water. This will remove most of the stain. Then make a solution of equal parts water and glycerin and work this into the stain. Rinse with cold water and then soak in a biological detergent prior to washing as normal.

Tips for removing Curry stains on Non washable fabrics

Make a solution of 1 tablespoon of borax and 1 pint of lukewarm water and sponge the stain. Do not allow the stain to become too wet. If the stain cannot be shifted this way then I suggest dry cleaning.

CurryCouncil Tip Of The Month

Always try to wear a black shirt when eating curry to prevent the problem above!

Source: TipKing