In the hot summer, whether you are outdoors or at home, you feel like you are sweating everywhere.
The clothes you wear during the day, the sheets and pillows you sleep on at night, will be stained with a lot of sweat. Over time, sweat stains can form that are difficult to clean. The strong smell of sweat makes it difficult to sleep. It can even make clothes, sheets, and pillows appear yellow and black.
Once the sweat stains are yellow, it is difficult to wash them off in a normal way. Because the main components of perspiration stains are oxidized oil and protein, which are insoluble in water, it is relatively difficult to clean. So, what should be done in the face of this situation?
1. Soak in salt water
Saline is an electrolyte, which can dissolve lactic acid, urea, protein and other substances in sweat stains, so as to achieve the effect of removing sweat stains.
How to do it:
Dilute the water and salt in a ratio of 20:1, then stir well to fully dissolve the salt and water together.
Then, soak the sweat-stained clothes and bedding in salt water for about 30 minutes to allow the sweat stains to fully dissolve.
After soaking for 30 minutes, you can scrub your clothes with soap, laundry detergent and other commonly used washing items, and then rinse them with water.
2. Soak in baking soda
Baking soda is known as a "natural detergent", which is weakly alkaline and can dissolve acidic oils and fats, thus achieving the effect of removing sweat stains.
How to do it:
Dissolve baking soda and hot water in a ratio of 1:20. After waiting for the temperature of the hot water to cool down, you can put the clothes and bedding that need to be washed in it and soak it.
After about 30 minutes of soaking, you can wash it in the normal way, and it will be clean after washing.
3. Soak in white vinegar
White vinegar has the effect of softening stains, it is able to neutralize alkaline stains, thus achieving the effect of cleaning stains.
How to do it:
Dilute water and white vinegar in a ratio of 20:1, and then soak clothes and bedding in it. Soak for about 30 minutes, and the dirt and sweat stains on the clothes and bedding will be softened and dissolved.
Finally, wash with soap, laundry detergent and other washing items normally, and you can easily solve the problem of sweat stains.
4. Rice water + lemon juice
The main ingredient of rice washing water is starch, and starch is lipophilic, which can dissolve oxidized sebum and oil, and can also absorb stains.
Lemon juice can decompose the solidified sweat stains, adding some lemon juice to the rice washing water can enhance the effect of cleaning sweat stains, and can also leave the fragrance of lemon.
How to do it:
When washing rice, collect the water from the first two passes, then cut two slices of lemon and squeeze the lemon juice into the rice-washing water.
Then soak the clothes and bedding in water, soak for a while, and wash them normally.
5. Soak in 84 disinfectant
This is the simplest and most straightforward way to restore whiteness to your clothes. Although it is very simple, it is also very rough, and lyocell fibers and silk fabrics must not be used!
How to do it:
Water and 84 disinfectant solution, diluted in a ratio of 20:1. Then put the bedding and clothes that need to be washed in it and soak it for about 3 minutes, take it out, and wash it again according to the normal method.
Summary at the end of the article
If you want to reduce the problem of yellowing of sweat stains, you need to solve the problem at the root. It is recommended to use a lightweight, breathable thin blanket, or a breathable, sweat-absorbing mattress to reduce sweating.
In the case of high temperatures, you have to turn on the air conditioner, don't worry about the air conditioner or save electricity bills and endure the heat and hard. Sweat stains on the sheets are still a small thing, and it's not good if it's so hot that you get heat stroke.