How to Remove Turmeric Stains
Turmeric is a common ingredient in curry and other Indian dishes. This deep-orange spice can leave orange or reddish stains on clothes or kitchen linens if spilled. If you launder them as usual, a pink, permanently set stain will result, ruining the fabric. You can remove turmeric stains if you act before washing---the quicker the better. Common cleaning items and things from your pantry work best. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Rub liquid dish detergent into the stain and allow it to sit for 30 minutes. Rinse the stain with cool water.
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Apply vinegar to the stain, which has now faded to a pale pink or yellowish-orange color. Blot the stain with a clean cloth.
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Rub the cut side of a lemon onto the stain if it is still visible. Set the stain in the sun for 10 minutes to an hour until the stain fades completely or becomes faint.
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Wash the stained item with your favorite laundry detergent according to the manufacturer's instructions. Check to see that the stain is gone before placing it in the dryer.
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Clean it once more with liquid dish detergent if the stain is still visible, and wash it again. Dry as usual once the stain has disappeared.
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Tips & Warnings
Use an oxygenated bleach to remove turmeric from carpets and upholstery. Rub lemon carbonated soda such as Sprite into turmeric stains on furniture and carpet to remove them.
Lemon juice and sun can bleach out colors from fabric, so check the item often to insure the fabric isn't fading.
References
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Comments
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Turmeric stains your carpet a BRIGHT Yellow pee in the snow color. Peroxide and baking soda were the first things I put on the stain, then I steam vac'd. A huge improvement. At certain times of the day you can't see the stain, depending on the natural light. Still think I might be able to get more out of the carpet, so am going to try Oxy clean. The stain was from my daughter getting into my spices and opening the dry powder on the couch. Carpet is off-white/beige.
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Laundry detergent just softens the surface tension of the water therefore is simply a wetting agent, lemon juice is a mild bleach, and the tumeric is a dye. A poor dye at that. So, now you know this you know your carpet is dyed from the factory and you know that the stain is dyed. You figure the rest, eg bleach and wetting agent - not a great way to go. I suggest you seek a professional carpet cleaning business will be able to help and talk about the problem with them I do know the best but again I will let you figure that also.
