Going to the supermarket to do your own stain removal.
Pros and cons:
If you were to grab a $5000 suit, dress etc would you race down to the supermarket to grab 5 different chemicals to remove the stain.
Lets explain stains..
A stain – a discolouration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
A spot – a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
A spot on fabric maybe removed with water, specialised spotting chemicals etc. A stain of fabric will require an oxidising process or reducing process.
Fabrics prefer to be left on the acidic side rather than the alkiline side of the pH scale. Leaving fabrics on the alkaline side will allow residue buildup and will resoil quicker. Although alkalines cleen better, acids will brighten better and will usually not leave water marks.
Chemicals brought from the supermarket may have a pH reading of over 8.5pH therefore being too strong for natural fibres and doing cuticle damage to the fiber. This means that next time the fibre does not have its own defences to protect itself but will stain easier.
The problems you mainly get from using products from the supermarket is colour loss and leaving a residue creating resoiling. There is no such thing as 1 stain remover for all stains. We recommend our free home pro carpet spotter - it’s the strongest chemical you can use with having a machine to rinse it out.
December 7, 2009
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