Stains & Their Types

Stains:

“A discoloration that can be clearly distinguished from the surface, material or medium it is found upon, which is caused by the chemical or physical interaction of two dissimilar materials”

Types of Stains:

• Protein Stains (baby food, blood, cheese, cream, sauce, egg, gelatin, ice-cream, Milk, pudding and Urine etc)
• Oil Based Stains (automotive oil, grease, cooking oils, diesel fuels, face cream, gasoline, hair oil, hand lotion, mayonnaise etc)
• Tannin Stains (alcoholic beverages, beer, coffee, fruit juice, soft drinks, tea and tomato juice etc)
• Dye Stains (cherry, blue-berry, grass, paints, and ink etc)
• Combination Stains (ink, wax, crayon, make-up, furniture polish, lipstick, marker, resin, tar, gravy, hair spray, sauces, and lotion etc)

Other Different Types of Stains:

• Chewing gum
• Deodorant
• Oil based paints
• Fingernail polish
• Iodine
• Lead pencil
• Pesticides
• Rust
• Mildew
• perspiration

Principals of Stain Removal

• Finding out nature of stain
• Timely removal
• Accurate and specific method
• Do not press or dry until stain removal
• Use the gentle method first
• Never mix stain removers
• Follow instructions carefully
• Treat garments with safer liquids and detergents
• Keep the washing liquids out of children’s reach because of their poisonous nature
• Avoid excessive rubbing
• Wash colored and white garments separately
• Use recommended water temperature
• Wash heavily stained garments separately

Types of Material used for Stain Removal

• Absorbent materials
• Detergents
• Bleach
• Pre-treatment products
• Odor-reducing agents

 Choice of Materials and Ingredients

• Water (amount of water, temperature, water types)
• Soaps & Detergents (all-purpose heavy duty detergent, gentle detergent, liquid & powder detergents)
• Bleach (chlorine bleach, oxygen bleach, liquid and powder bleach)
• Fabric Softeners (liquids, dryer sheets, dryer dispensers)