Butter
adds flavor to our meals making them more dainty and yummiliceous. It adds that
fricative touch to our foods which has an immense magnetic pull. Butter
pastries, sausages soaked in butter and various fried delicacies are our
weaknesses which automatically trigger our natural salivary mechanism. However,
butter comes with certain bad consequences as well.
People who have had some experience
of cooking would be well acquainted with the coquetry of butter; how it subtly
flirts with the chef and goes dribbling down your shirt fronts. It’s not only
the person who cooks who is likely to fall victim of this butter calamity.
Rather the one who is ingesting that buttery food also lies within the same
danger zone. You don’t have to bring some far-fetched speculations to your
mind; just recall that fateful moment when you were absent mindedly munching on
your butter and ham sandwich, and before you knew it, you had butter all over
your upholstered sofa or dripped down your precious afghan carpet.
What to do next is the question which
raises its head at this juncture. Will you have to make a trip to the dumpster
and get rid of your clothes, upholstery or carpet? Luckily, the answer to this
query can be a very decided no. And this is where we come in to ensure that
this negative answer stays in the negative. With our easy, effective and
inexpensive tips you will be able to get rid of these annoying butter stains in
no time. So follow the directions given below and watch as the miracle takes
place.
Method One (For the Removal of Butter Stains from Clothes)
The following method will help you take
care of any butter stains which might mar the appearance of your clothes. This
method is a pretty standard one which deploys laundry detergent to ensure the
satisfactory removal of butter stains.
Things that you will require:
·
Sponge
·
Dull
knife/spoon
·
Pre
wash stain remover
·
Laundry
detergent ( powder or liquid)
·
Clean
cloth
Steps that you need to take:
1. Your first step would depend upon the
state of the butter stain. If butter is present in melted form, then you ought
to take hold of a sponge and use it to blot the butter stain. On the other
hand, if you are supposed to treat a dried butter stain then use a dull knife
or spoon to scrape off the excess butter.
2. Next, get hold of a pre wash stain
remover and apply it on the butter stain. After leaving it on for a few
minutes, blot the stained area until you notice a visible difference.
3. Follow this step by laundering the
garment like you usually do.
4. If the stain persists, then you can also
consider pouring some liquid laundry detergent directly onto the back side of
the stain. Allow it to sit on the butter stained area for a few minutes. Later
on, blot the stain repeatedly until it disappears and then again launder the
garment.
5. If you are using powdered laundry
detergent then for the former step you will have to combine it with water to
form a paste. Apply this paste onto the butter stain and leave it sitting there
for almost half an hour. Afterwards, blot the stain followed by a routine
laundering.
Tips and Warnings:
1. For very obstinate stains which refuse
to budge, you can also make use of WD-40. Just make sure that you do not apply
it on any delicate fabric.
2. Dish washing soap also possesses an
acknowledged grease cutting tendency and owing to this trait it can also be
used instead of liquid laundry detergent.
Method Two (For the Removal
of Butter stains from upholstery)
This method makes sure that all traces
of butter are removed from your upholstery. The ingredients deployed in this
method are indeed common place enough, yet the method is pretty effective.
Things that you will require:
·
Sponge
·
Spray
bottle
·
Clear
dish washing liquid
·
Water
·
Absorbent
paper towel
·
White
vinegar
Steps that you need to take:
1. Primarily, you have blot off any excess
butter from your upholstery with the help of a sponge.
2. Then you will need to make a cleaning
solution by combining water and a clear dish washing liquid. Combine these two
ingredients in a spray bottle and spritz this solution onto the butter stained
area.
3. Next, you have to blot this solution
with the help of an absorbent paper towel so that it is worked onto the butter
stain and can carry out its action effectively.
4. Once you have blotted the stain
repeatedly and you are sure that maximum stain has been removed, take clear
water in a spray bottle and use it to rinse the stain.
5. After rinsing the stain with clean
water, blot it again to ensure that all traces of the butter stain as well as
the detergent are effectively removed.
6. If you want to ensure further that no
stain remnants are left behind, rinse the stain again by spraying it with a
solution of vinegar and water. Again you will have to blot and dab the
previously stained area to remove all traces of the cleaning solution.
7. Eventually, allow it to air dry.
Warning:
Make sure that you blot the stain
carefully. This is because rubbing the butter stain will only make it spread
further.
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Method Three (For the Removal of Butter Stains from carpets)
The following method will go a long way
in ensuring satisfactory removal of all butter stains and their remnants from
your carpets. It is very simple indeed as it deploys merely two ingredients but
its effectiveness is guaranteed.
Things that you will require:
·
Clean
cloth/sponge
·
Corn
meal
Steps that you need to take:
1. First of all, you need to scrape off any
excess butter either with the help of a dull knife or you can just blot it up
by using a sponge.
2. Next, take hold of some corn meal.
Sprinkle this corn meal onto the butter stain so that it is entirely covered.
Corn meal is an effective absorbing agent and therefore it will absorb all butter
from the stain, ultimately resulting in its removal.
3. Allow this corn meal to sit onto the
stained area for almost half an hour so that it can satisfactorily soak up all
butter.
4. Finally, vacuum away the particles of
this corn meal. You will be re united with your clean and stain-free carpet.
Tips and Warnings:
1. Do not scrub the butter stain too vigorously;
otherwise it might fray your carpet fibers.
2. Try treating the stain as swiftly as you
can, because the longer it will stay on the carpet, the harder will its removal
be.
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