How do I remove curry stains? The curry stain is on a jacket.
By Lyn
It depends on the fabric the jacket is made of.
I've been lucky that the drips I've had to cope with were sorted by my pouring straight washing up liquid (dishwashing liquid) on the stain, leaving it overnight and then washing it in the hottest possible water the fabric was labelled as able to withstand.
I just saved an acrylic jersey that way, the spot was about the size of a 20p (or just a bit smaller than a $.25USD) coin, and was so yellow-orange on that ivory coloured jersey!
I washed it the next day, air dried the jersey, and the spot was completely gone. I don't know if drying the garment in a tumble dryer would make a difference, you might want to consider air drying anything that's had curry, saffron, butter, and similar spots successfully cleaned out. It's possible the heat of the dryer would cause any residue you can't see after washing to set and be prominent.
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I got a curry stain on my blue capris. How do I get it out?
By Serena M
First, don't dry the shirt until the stain is removed. Start by running water through the stain to remove as much of the excess curry as possible. Then apply a stain remover like Resolve or something similar. Spray it until saturates the entire stain.
How can I get a curry stain out of jeans? I have tried stain remover; it didn't work.
By SHARRON FAIRHURST from England
Well, sorry to hear that. A main ingredient in curry is turmeric, which is a lovely yellow natural dye. Regular peroxide in water that's near simmer bleaches a lot of stuff, but it might also bleach the other part of the jean that's in the water. Perhaps you could test an old square of denim by staining it with curry and then try to remove it.
I have curry sauce spilled on my carpet and can't remove it. Any ideas on home remedies?
Sharon from Airdrie, Scotland
I use Shout Say on any of my carpet spills, works fine for me even though it's for laundry stains. Use a soft brush or rag in circular way.
Oxy Clean! I had a major spill all over my work pants and work's carpet. It works wonders!
I need to remove a curry stain off of a new white/black patterned blouse.
By hilary bull from Tipton, England
Turneric/curry powder are really hard to get out of clothing! You will have to try to bleach the spot out - if it goes onto the black part of the check, maybe you can restore the black after you bleach it. Hydrogen peroxide is a good mild bleach & you can make it stronger by ironing the spot made wet with the peroxide. This may take several applications.
How do I remove a curry stain from laminated or Pergo type flooring?
By Cathy from Henrico, VA
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Ever had your clothes stained by curry or turmeric and find it impossible to get out? It's actually quite simple, set your stained clothes outside in the sun. It will naturally bleach out the stain and this way you don't have to use detergents to get it out.
