Getting Rid of Grease Spots on Fabric

It’s a nightmare to find grease spots or lip-gloss on favorite items of clothing or fabric, but no matter how careful you are, eating, cooking, working on cars, or inadvertently leaving lip-gloss in a pocket can result in grease or oil spots on fabric items. Sometimes grease spots go unnoticed, and they end up set-in and forever embedded in fabric. Greasy spots from lip-gloss, cooking oil, or automotive oil can ruin an otherwise good article of clothing, piece of furniture, or other fabric.

The following information provides methods for getting rid of grease and oil spots on clothes, furniture, and other fabric items. Try these easy methods of getting rid of fresh grease and oil spots, lip-gloss, and set-in grease and oil stains. You just might save a fabric item that would otherwise be ruined and discarded.

Precautionary Statement

If you are hesitant to try the following remedies for removing grease and oil or lip-gloss from fabrics and clothing, test an inconspicuous area first. If the fabric remains colorfast and intact, proceed with cleaning the fabric or garment as instructed. After fabric is stained, you really have nothing to lose but greasy oily marks.

Textured Fabric

Greasy oil spots can be difficult to get out of textured fabric because of the nooks and crannies. If a spot of grease, oil, or lip-gloss hasn’t set-in, cover it with cornmeal. Gently brush the spot with cornmeal, allow the cornmeal to remain on the spot for at least eight hours. The cornmeal will absorb the oil. After eight hours, brush away the cornmeal, treat the mark with one of the grease removers mentioned below, and wash the item as directed.

Smooth Fabric

Cornstarch is great for removing oil, grease, and lip-gloss marks from smooth fabric. Simply sprinkle cornstarch on fresh grease, oil, or lip-gloss marks, gently work the cornmeal into the fabric, and allow it set for at least eight hours. Cornstarch will absorb the greasy marks, and after the cornstarch is brushed away, and spot treat the area with one of the grease removers listed here. Wash the item as usual, and the greasy marks should be gone.

Knit Fabrics

No matter how careful you are, grease spots eventually occur while cooking.

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