How to get grease out of clothes

How to get grease out of cotton clothes

Water Hot

Fresh

1. Blot off any oil sitting on top with a paper towel.
2. Cover the spot with cornstarch or baking soda and leave it 15 minutes to draw the oil out. Brush it off.
3. Rub a few drops of dish soap into the stain with your fingers and leave it 10 minutes.
4. Rinse with the warmest water the care label allows.
5. Wash it in the hottest water the care label allows with HeySunday laundry sheets: 1 sheet for a small load, 2 for a medium load, 3 for an extra large or heavily soiled load.
6. Check the stain before it goes in the dryer. If you can still see any, repeat the steps and let it air dry. Dryer heat sets stains.

Dried or set in

1. Wet the stain and work in a few drops of dish soap or a pre-wash stain remover made for oil. Leave it 30 minutes.
2. Rinse with the warmest water the care label allows.
3. Old oil stains often take two or three rounds, so repeat the dish soap and rinse if you can still see it.
4. Wash it in the hottest water the care label allows with HeySunday laundry sheets: 1 sheet for a small load, 2 for a medium load, 3 for an extra large or heavily soiled load.
5. Check the stain before it goes in the dryer. If you can still see any, repeat the steps and let it air dry. Dryer heat sets stains.

How to get grease out of polyester and synthetics

Water Warm

Fresh

1. Blot off any oil sitting on top with a paper towel.
2. Cover the spot with cornstarch or baking soda and leave it 15 minutes to draw the oil out. Brush it off.
3. Rub a few drops of dish soap into both sides of the stain. Polyester holds on to oil, so leave it 30 minutes.
4. Rinse with warm water.
5. Wash it in warm water with HeySunday laundry sheets: 1 sheet for a small load, 2 for a medium load, 3 for an extra large or heavily soiled load.
6. Check the stain before it goes in the dryer. If you can still see any, repeat the steps and let it air dry. Dryer heat sets stains.

Dried or set in

1. Wet the stain and work in a few drops of dish soap or a pre-wash stain remover made for oil. Leave it 30 minutes.
2. Rinse with warm water.
3. Old oil stains often take two or three rounds, so repeat the dish soap and rinse if you can still see it.
4. Wash it in warm water with HeySunday laundry sheets: 1 sheet for a small load, 2 for a medium load, 3 for an extra large or heavily soiled load.
5. Check the stain before it goes in the dryer. If you can still see any, repeat the steps and let it air dry. Dryer heat sets stains.

• Don't use hot water or a hot dryer on polyester. Heat can lock stains into synthetic fibers.

How to get grease out of jeans

Water Warm

Fresh

1. Blot off any oil sitting on top with a paper towel.
2. Cover the spot with cornstarch or baking soda and leave it 15 minutes to draw the oil out. Brush it off.
3. Rub a few drops of dish soap into the stain with your fingers and leave it 10 minutes.
4. Rinse with the warmest water the care label allows.
5. Turn it inside out and wash it in cold or warm water with HeySunday laundry sheets: 1 sheet for a small load, 2 for a medium load, 3 for an extra large or heavily soiled load.
6. Check the stain before it goes in the dryer. If you can still see any, repeat the steps and let it air dry. Dryer heat sets stains.

Dried or set in

1. Wet the stain and work in a few drops of dish soap or a pre-wash stain remover made for oil. Leave it 30 minutes.
2. Rinse with the warmest water the care label allows.
3. Old oil stains often take two or three rounds, so repeat the dish soap and rinse if you can still see it.
4. Turn it inside out and wash it in cold or warm water with HeySunday laundry sheets: 1 sheet for a small load, 2 for a medium load, 3 for an extra large or heavily soiled load.
5. Check the stain before it goes in the dryer. If you can still see any, repeat the steps and let it air dry. Dryer heat sets stains.

• Don't use chlorine bleach on colored denim. It leaves pale patches.

How to get grease out of wool

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Fresh

1. Blot off any oil sitting on top with a paper towel.
2. Cover the spot with cornstarch or baking soda and leave it 15 minutes to draw the oil out. Brush it off.
3. Dab on a drop of gentle dish soap mixed with cool water and press it in with your fingertips. Don't rub.
4. Rinse with cool water and blot dry with a clean towel.
5. Hand wash in cool water with a wool detergent, or use your machine's wool cycle. Press the water out in a towel and don't wring it.
6. Lay it flat to dry, away from radiators and direct sun.

Dried or set in

1. Dab on a drop of gentle dish soap mixed with cool water and press it in with your fingertips. Don't rub.
2. Rinse with cool water and blot dry with a clean towel.
3. Hand wash in cool water with a wool detergent, or use your machine's wool cycle. Press the water out in a towel and don't wring it.
4. Lay it flat to dry, away from radiators and direct sun.
5. If the mark is still there once it's dry, take it to a dry cleaner and tell them it's grease or oil. Set-in stains on wool are hard to shift at home without damaging the fibers.

• Don't use enzyme detergent, chlorine bleach or oxygen bleach on wool. They damage the fibers.
• Don't use hot water, rub hard or wring it. That's how wool shrinks and felts.

How to get grease out of silk

Water Cool

Fresh

1. Blot off any oil sitting on top with a paper towel.
2. Sprinkle cornstarch over the spot and leave it 15 minutes to draw the oil out. Shake it off gently.
3. Dab on a drop of gentle dish soap mixed with cool water and press it in with your fingertips. Don't rub.
4. Rinse with cool water and blot dry with a clean towel.
5. Hand wash in cool water with a silk or delicates detergent. If the label says dry clean only, take it to a dry cleaner instead.
6. Lay it flat to dry, away from radiators and direct sun.

Dried or set in

1. Dab on a drop of gentle dish soap mixed with cool water and press it in with your fingertips. Don't rub.
2. Rinse with cool water and blot dry with a clean towel.
3. Hand wash in cool water with a silk or delicates detergent. If the label says dry clean only, take it to a dry cleaner instead.
4. Lay it flat to dry, away from radiators and direct sun.
5. If the mark is still there once it's dry, take it to a dry cleaner and tell them it's grease or oil. Set-in stains on silk are hard to shift at home without damaging the fibers.

• Don't use enzyme detergent, chlorine bleach or oxygen bleach on silk. They damage the fibers.
• Don't rub or scrub silk. It roughs up the surface and leaves a pale patch.

What not to do

• Don't put it in the dryer until the stain is completely gone. Dryer heat bakes oil in for good.
• Don't scrub it with a wet cloth before you've soaked up the oil. It spreads the stain wider.

Use one product at a time and rinse between them. Never mix bleach with ammonia, vinegar or other cleaners, as it gives off toxic fumes.