How to remove a chocolate stain at home: all the homemade tricks

First, some general rules

Don't get rid of dirt hastily. Do not rub it with the first napkin that comes to hand - the chocolate will penetrate even deeper into the fabric.
Chocolate stains are best removed fresh.
Before the procedure, decide on the type of fabric and do not forget that the color of the fabric also matters when choosing a stain removal method.
Chocolate stains are processed from the wrong side of the item , from the edge to the middle.
It is better to start removing stains with a weak solution; if the result is not achieved, move on to a more saturated one.
Before removing stains with a solvent, it is advisable to test its effect on a scrap or other inconspicuous area of the item. If the fabric is combined, then some of the fibers in its composition may be damaged by one or another type of solvent (for example, vinegar will dissolve nylon).
Before treatment, go over the stain with a clothes brush to remove dust and chocolate particles from the item.

Cleaning correctly

To get started, learn the following rules to permanently remove chocolate stains from clothes:

It’s better to start fighting the stain while it’s fresh (this applies not only to chocolate);
If you “catch” the moment when the contamination has just appeared, do not try to wipe it all off with either dry or wet wipes (this will not only not help, but will also increase the area of contamination), use cotton pads;
Using a cotton pad, apply various stain removal solutions;
You should not wash with hot water, as due to the fat content, the stain can only become more deeply embedded in the fabric; washing in warm water will only worsen the situation;
The stain should be washed from the reverse side of the product;
After processing, we wash the item;
If necessary, repeat the procedure several times.

How to remove stains from delicate fabrics: silk, viscose, wool

Heat pharmaceutical glycerin to about 40-50 degrees, drop it onto the stain, wipe with a cotton swab, and leave to act for 15-30 minutes. Rinse off with warm water and wash the item.
We wipe the stained fabric with a cotton swab moistened with ammonia mixed with water (for 500 ml of water, 1 tablespoon of ammonia and a little soap). We wash the item as usual.
We buy hyposulfite (sodium thiosulfate) at the pharmacy; dilute 2 teaspoons of the drug in 200 ml of water, stir; Apply to the contaminated area for 15-20 minutes. Wash with soapy water with the addition of a few drops of ammonia, rinse the item in running water. This method is suitable for removing chocolate from white clothes.
You can also buy oleic acid at the pharmacy. Rub a few drops into the fabric. Use a cotton swab dipped in gasoline to remove the greasy residue. Wash the item in soapy water and rinse.
We wash woolen items from chocolate in a saturated saline solution.

Household chemicals

Household chemicals allow you to quickly and effectively remove stains, but they cost a lot of money, and not everyone can afford such a purchase. Among the reliable products that have positive reviews from customers are the following.

Ace Oxy Magic

Stain remover for white and colored items from Procter&Gamble, showing its effectiveness at water temperatures from 30 o. Allows you to remove any stain without changing the color of the item. Among the strengths of the product are cost-effectiveness during use.

Udalix

A stain remover popular among housewives due to its versatility. Available in the form:

powder;
spray;
liquid product.

Astonish Oxi Plus

Oxygen stain remover that easily removes traces of:

chocolate;
blood;
herbs;
guilt;
machine oil;
food.

Can be used for both automatic and hand washing.

How to remove chocolate stains from jeans

Dissolve 1 tablespoon of salt in 50 ml of water, pour it onto the stain and it should come off. If there are old stains on your clothes, you need to put wet salt on it, let it sit for half an hour, and wash it.
Mix egg yolk and glycerin in equal proportions thoroughly, apply to the stain, rinse with water after half an hour, iron on the reverse side.

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Getting rid of stains from woolen items

When rescuing woolen items, we remember that wool is afraid of hot water, but chocolate is not. Therefore, we use only low temperatures.

To dissolve chocolate blots from a woolen jacket or sweater, glycerin applied to the stain is suitable. Before application:

it must be warmed up to body temperature;
try not to get it on clean fabric;
keep on the stain for about 15 minutes;
rinse well;
wash as usual.

We always observe the temperature regime; you should not think that everything is subject to boiling water.

How to remove chocolate stains from synthetic items

You can buy a mild solvent, White Spirit, at a hardware store or auto store. Treat the stain with this product and wait about 10 minutes. Then we wipe the surface of the fabric with water and ammonia in a ratio of 3:1. We wash the stain by hand.
Ammonia will work on chocolate stains in the company of baking soda and glycerin. Mix 20 ml of heated glycerin, 25 ml of ammonia, 20 g of soda. Apply this mixture in a thick layer to the contaminated area for 15 minutes. Rinse the item with running water. If necessary, you can wash it with laundry soap.
Pure gasoline effectively removes chocolate stains. Using a cotton swab soaked in gasoline, wipe the stain along the edge, moving towards the middle. If necessary, repeat the procedure. After this, we treat the fabric with a solution of water and ammonia in a ratio of 3:1, and wash it. Similarly, removing chocolate stains using pure kerosene.

Basic Rules

Regardless of the type of fabric, its color and pattern, to remove chocolate stains from absolutely any material, there are a number of similar rules and tips, guided by which you will be able to achieve the most effective results.

It is possible to completely remove a stain only with fresh stains that have not had time to penetrate deep into the fabric and dry. For this reason, it is recommended to start removing stains as soon as possible from the moment they appear, but you should not go to extremes and try to wipe off the stain you just received with wet wipes, such actions will have the opposite result. The stain will become larger and be absorbed deeper into the fabric.
To simplify the work, before cleaning, it is necessary to carefully remove the chocolate that has not yet had time to dry using any flat object. It is important to understand that the residue must be removed and not ground; this can be done using a hairpin, keys or a scissor blade.
Before you start cleaning, you should decide on the product used that is suitable for a particular fabric. It is recommended to carry out all stain removal operations from the reverse side, moving from the edges of the stain to the center. To get rid of chocolate particles as much as possible, you can go over the fabric with a brush or a stiff brush.
The very first thing you need to try is the most gentle means and only if they are ineffective, move on to the most caustic and aggressive ones.

INFORMATION:

Chocolate, as a product, does not particularly favor cold water, but if we talk about stains, then all types of cleaning, washing and soaking must be carried out exclusively in cold water. If you use hot water to remove a stain, it will be much more difficult to remove it and you may have to resort to several cleaning agents.

How to Remove Fresh Chocolate Stains

Apply thick concentrated dishwashing gel to the dirt. After half an hour, thoroughly wipe with a sponge and rinse off. If necessary, repeat the procedure.
Soak the stained area of fabric in a saline solution (3 tablespoons of rock salt per 200 ml of water) for 30 minutes. This product works well on cocoa stains.
Prepare a solution of 40 ml of ethyl alcohol and 30 ml of ammonia. Wet the napkin and blot the stain as long as necessary to remove it. Wash the item as usual.
Regular laundry soap can handle some fresh chocolate stains.

How to Remove Old Chocolate Stains

Natural oxalic acid (available at hardware stores) is suitable for removing stains from undyed fabrics. It is enough to dissolve half a teaspoon of the product in a glass of water and treat the stained surface.
Thick fabric can be treated with White Spirit or purified kerosene or gasoline. Soak a sponge in solvent and wipe the stain. Afterwards, wash off with a weak solution of water and ammonia, and rinse with water.
From delicate fabrics, dirt can be removed with glycerin heated to 45 degrees. Apply the product for 20 minutes, rinse with warm water. You can enhance the effect by adding ammonia and water to glycerin - this composition is especially good for cleaning dark fabrics. Proportions for the composition: 1 part ammonia, 2 parts glycerin, 2 parts water.
Mix the yolk of a chicken egg with glycerin in a 1:1 ratio. Apply to fabric for 5 minutes, rub and rinse well in cold water. Iron the fabric through damp gauze.
Hyposulfite (sodium thiosulfate) will remove old chocolate stains on light-colored items. We dilute a teaspoon of hyposulfite in half a glass of warm water and apply it to the surface. We wash the item in warm water.
Dilute 2 teaspoons of boric acid in a glass of warm water. Apply for 20 minutes without rubbing into the fabric. Wash the item in soapy water.

Traditional recipes for removing chocolate stains

If, after washing an item using household chemicals, unwanted traces of chocolate remain on it, use folk recipes.

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Laundry soap

Laundry soap can also be used to prepare a soap solution in which you can soak the item to be washed for half an hour before the main wash.

The classic way to get rid of stains is based on the use of ordinary laundry soap. They just need to rub the wet spot and leave it like that for 20-25 minutes. After this, the material must be rubbed again, rinsed under running water and put in the wash.

Alcohol

Ethyl alcohol quickly copes with any kind of dirt, even if we are talking about greasy stubborn stains. It breaks down fats and promotes their removal from fibers.

Alcohol is used as follows:

Mix alcohol with water in a ratio of 1:3.
Using a cotton pad or brush, apply the alcohol solution to the stained area, moving from its edges to the center.
Leave the item in this state for 30-40 minutes.
Rinse the stain under running cool water and put it in the wash.

You can replace the alcohol solution with regular vodka. There is no need to dilute it first - just apply it to the stain and wait until it is removed.

Turpentine

Thanks to its oil base, turpentine is especially effective in removing old and stubborn stains, regardless of the composition of the fabric being treated. Because of this, it can also be used to remove chocolate stains.

The essence of the method:

Wet the stain a little and apply turpentine to it with a cotton swab or brush.
Leave the item in this state for 15-20 minutes.
Rinse off the turpentine and wash it.

To enhance the effect, turpentine can be pre-mixed with ammonia in equal proportions. This mixture can also be used as a homemade stain remover.

Egg yolk and glycerin

An unusual method that is also often used to remove stubborn traces of chocolate. The recipe does not include aggressive components, so it is suitable for processing even the most delicate and delicate materials.

Instructions:

Break the egg, separate the yolk from it and beat it a little to obtain a homogeneous consistency. There is no need to achieve a foam state.
Mix the yolk with 1 tbsp. glycerin.
Apply the resulting solution to the stained area of the fabric, rub it in a little, and leave it in this condition for 30 minutes.
Rinse the stain under running cool water and throw the item in the wash.

Before washing, pay attention to completely rinsing the composition from the fabric structure to avoid the yolk curdling during further processing in hot water.

Lemon

Lemon or lime juice has bleaching and absorbent properties, so it is often used for the final cleaning of the material after the main pigment has been removed from the chocolate.

Lemon is a fairly safe way to remove stains at home; you can even use its juice to remove chocolate from white chocolate.

The essence of the method:

Roll the lemon on the table, pressing on it to soften and make it juicier.
Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice from one part.
Mix the juice of half the fruit with 100 ml of water and soak the stained area of the fabric in the resulting solution.
Leave the item for 30 minutes, then rinse and put it in the wash.

If you wish, you can mix equal parts lemon and hydrogen peroxide as it also has bleaching properties and helps remove stains from various materials.

You can replace lemon juice with citric acid. To do this, first dissolve it in a small amount of warm water.

Mustard

For fresh chocolate marks, you can use mustard. It is not recommended to use the finished product, this is due to the content of chemical components and preservatives in it.

The essence of the method is as follows:

Dissolve mustard powder in warm water, achieving the consistency of thick sour cream.
Apply the resulting mixture to the stain, rub in a little and leave for 40-60 minutes.
Shake off the dried base, rinse the fabric under cold running water and put it in the wash.

Oleic acid

One of the most effective products that helps remove even the oldest and most stubborn stains due to the strong absorbing properties of acid. Oleic acid is sold in pharmacies.

It should be used as follows:

Using a cotton swab or brush, treat the stain with oleic acid.
Leave the item to soak for 20 minutes.
Rinse the material and put it in the wash.

To enhance the effect , you can repeat the steps twice - after washing the material, re-treat it with oleic acid and leave it on the fabric for another 15-20 minutes. This way you can completely get rid of unwanted marks.

How to remove chocolate from white fabric

The drug hyposulfite (sodium thiosulfate), purchased at a pharmacy, carefully removes chocolate stains from white fabric. We dilute a teaspoon of the drug in half a glass of warm water and apply it to the stained surface. We wash the item as usual.
Mix 2 teaspoons of oxalic acid (can be bought at a hardware store) in 200 ml of water. Apply the resulting product to the contaminated area of the fabric, wait 10-15 minutes. When the fabric is clean, wash it in soapy water, rinse with a solution of ammonia (10 teaspoons of ammonia per 5 liters of water). Compositions with hyposulfite and oxalic acid remove cocoa stains well.
Wet a cotton swab with hydrogen peroxide (9%) and wipe the stain with it. Let the peroxide “fizz” and clean the fabric. Then rinse the item in cold water.
Warm glycerin can remove chocolate from silk or wool clothes. Apply it to the dirt and wait 15-20 minutes. We wash the item in warm water.
Newly “placed” chocolate stains on white fabric can also be removed with a very saturated saline solution. We wipe the item with this solution and rinse it.

Helpful information

To avoid damaging the structure of the fabric and harming your health when removing chocolate stains, you need to adhere to the following recommendations:

Before using the cleaning product for the first time, it should be tested on an inconspicuous area. If the fabric does not change its original characteristics, you can begin full processing.
Before soaking, clean the stain with a brush. This is done in order to remove dust and excess chocolate from the fabric.
You need to wear gloves when working with stain removers so as not to cause inflammation of the skin on your hands.

How to remove chocolate from dark colored fabric

Prepare a mixture of 4 tablespoons of water, 4 tablespoons of ammonia and 2 tablespoons of glycerin. Apply to the dirty surface and wipe; we wash the thing.
If cotton or synthetic fabric is stained with chocolate, the following composition can save it: 1 tablespoon of ammonia and 3 tablespoons of denatured alcohol (sold in hardware or hardware stores). Apply the mixture, and when the stain disappears, wash the item as usual.

At the same time, do not forget that it is more effective to treat stains from the wrong side, and to wash the product use water with a temperature of no higher than 40 degrees.

General rules

When removing chocolate stains, you must follow certain rules that will help return your favorite clothes to their normal appearance. List of recommendations:

A fresh stain is removed much better than an old one. The sooner contamination is noticed, the more gentle means it can be eliminated.
You should not try to wipe off the chocolate somehow, using a towel or napkins. The sweetness will be absorbed even more into the fibers of the fabric, which will complicate the stain removal.
Before you begin to remove dirt, you should determine what material the soiled item is made of. The choice of cleaning method will depend on this. The color of clothing also plays a big role.
To avoid smearing the chocolate even more when removing it, you should move from the edge of the stain to the center.
In order not to spoil the item with an incorrectly selected solution, it is necessary to treat contaminants on the underside of the clothing. This technique will not affect the effectiveness of cleaning products in any way.
Before starting work, you need to remove dirt and dust from the item using a stiff brush.
It is better to start eliminating pollution with gentle means. If they do not help, you should move on to more aggressive methods. In this case, any solution should first be tested on an inconspicuous area of the fabric to understand how the material reacts to the stain remover used.

You should not neglect the advice, otherwise the chocolate will be absorbed into the fabric, and no product will be able to remove it without harming the clothes.

How to remove chocolate stains from a sofa

It’s a little sad when a beautiful light sofa suffered from a children’s birthday party and ended up with an abstract chocolate design. You can get rid of chocolate stains on upholstered furniture in this way. First, scrape off the small particles of chocolate. If they are soft, then you need to cool them by applying an ice pack to the stain, and then scrape it off the sofa upholstery. After this, we apply, for example, dishwashing gel or just soap foam to the sponge and treat the surface. We continue the treatment with ammonia and finish with a saturated saline solution. Hydrogen peroxide can deal with stains on the white upholstery on the sofa.

Fresh hot chocolate stains can be removed with a strong saline solution. You can try wiping the fabric with a napkin soaked in ammonia. If the hot chocolate was thick, rich, and the traces from it turned out to be large or old, then we remove the hot chocolate stains according to the above tips.

How to wash chocolate from clothes: basic rules

Despite the fact that there are a lot of types of fabrics and each one needs to choose its own cleaning method, several general rules can still be identified.

A thin crust always forms on the surface of the chocolate stain. It is recommended to remove it with a blunt object that will not damage the fabric. A wooden spatula or a plastic kitchen spatula can easily play this role.
Do not smear the contamination; it is removed with careful movements, working from the edges to the center.
Do not immediately resort to using aggressive solutions. First, try using a drug prepared according to one of the folk recipes.
Before washing an item, turn it inside out.
Before using any product, carefully read the manufacturer's recommendations on the label. Some items cannot be washed or used with aggressive cleaning agents.

On a note! Fresh stains are much easier to work with. If the mark is outdated, then in most cases you have to clean the clothes many times. This is the only way to completely wash the item!