How do I get curry stains out of DH's best shirt????????

[MaggsS]

I need help.

DH has got curry down his best Gant shirt.

I have tried vanish but it will not shift.

Any ideas please?

[Seeline]

Stain Devils no.3 'Curry and Sauce'. Haven't tried that particular one, but have had success with some of the others for other stains.

[BonsoirAnna]

What temperature did you wash the shirt at?

Did you use the Vanish you put in the machine or the Vanish you spray on?

I would have washed immediately at 60° on its own with Ariel liquitabs and a scoop of Vanish.

[BonsoirAnna]

What temperature did you wash the shirt at?

Did you use the Vanish you put in the machine or the Vanish you spray on?

I would have washed immediately at 60° on its own with Ariel liquitabs and a scoop of Vanish.

[BonsoirAnna]

What temperature did you wash the shirt at?

Did you use the Vanish you put in the machine or the Vanish you spray on?

I would have washed immediately at 60° on its own with Ariel liquitabs and a scoop of Vanish.

[womblingalong]

BonsoirAnna,

You sound very convinced that ariel and vanich will work.

[BonsoirAnna]

I am sadly more experienced than I had ever anticipated in the science art of stain removal .

I suspect many MNers would have found a course on stain removal a more practical application of their schooling than, say, Latin?

[MaggsS]

Spray on vanish with Ariel liquitab at 40. Still there

[BonsoirAnna]

40° isn't hot enough. And a Gant cotton shirt will survive 60° with no problem at all.

Try it again with my recipe

[womblingalong]

Yes,

I agree, maybe stain removal should be incorporated into the chemistry curriculum? Might have actually remembered some of it then (Chemistry that is). I must say, I have found Latin tres useful as an adult (not).

[BonsoirAnna]

I'm sure you could get more girls interested in Chemistry if it included stain removal, cooking, skin-care etc - actual practical application of chemistry to female reality...

[womblingalong]

BTW for curry stains, it is usually tumeric which causes the stain. Best cure for tumeric stains is sunlight, wash again, as per Anna's recipe, and hang out in direct sunlight, if it is sunny where you live. If you have enough sun it should magically 'bleach' out the tumeric stain.

[MaggsS]

Is back in the washing machine as we speak.

As it is a lovely (but chilly)day I will line dry in the sun

[MaggsS]

By the way don't tell DH I washed it a 60. He'll have a fit!!!!!!!!!!

[BonsoirAnna]

LOL a fit because it is extravagant to wash at 60° or because he is worried about his clothes?

[Amapoleon]

I use shout, spray on first and then wash a few times, repeating the process.

[MaggsS]

Both but more worried about his shirt

[Ivykaty44]

Carpet stain remover follow instructions and then rinse on a cold or cool wash

[mazzystartled]

hand shirt to dh
and supply with bib for future occasions

[Ivykaty44]

Food you must not cook the stain so use a cool wash, that goes for blood aswell as it is also counted as a food.

[MaggsS]

LOL

Can't eat and hold beer bottle at the same time

[thehairybabysmum]

SUnshine is the best...if really stubborn ive heard to rub lemon juice on it then put inthe sun. Ive never needed to though as the sun always works alone.

[twostrokefour]

The sun is definately the best stain remover, it's brilliant too on poo stained baby clothes, similar colour to tumeric!

[ninedragons]

Yep, strong sunlight.

Works on tupperware in which you have stored curry or anything with tumeric in.

[Ruby01]

agree sunlight best thing to get rid of curry stains

[Berylhaworth]

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