Mustard Stain Removal Guide

Mustard stain removal can be difficult for several reasons, including that mustard stains set very quickly, they are generally bright in color, and there are lots of variable ingredients in different types of mustard.

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The variable ingredients in mustards means that there is not a one size fits all cure for mustard stains.

Instead, below are general instructions for how to remove mustard stains from your clothing, upholstery and carpet, with some additional alternative instructions if your first stain removal actions don't work as well as you hoped.

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In addition, as with most stains, the quicker you begin treating the stain the easier it will be to remove from items in your home or on your clothes.

Mustard Stain Removal From Clothing And Washable Fabric

Step 1: Scrape off any excess mustard from the fabric.

Step 2: Run the fabric, inside out, under the cold water to flush out as much of the condiment as possible.

Step 3: Pretreat the stain with a laundry prewash stain remover.

Step 4: Launder in the hottest water the fabric will allow to get out the stain, and either chlorine bleach if the fabric will allow it, or color safe bleach if not.

Hint: Make sure the stain is gone after washing, but before you place in the dryer or you may set it. Repeat if necessary. Continue on with these additional instructions if this method does not work.

Step 5: Rub glycerin into the spot with a soft brush or your fingers, and let it sit for approximately 15 minutes.

Step 6: Rinse the stained fabric off with cool water.

Step 7: Repeat step 4, and relaunder the item.

You may also find these tips for how to remove these spots from clothing helpful. The videos and other instructions on the page give more home remedies and ideas for getting rid of these sometimes difficult to remove spots.



How To Remove Mustard Stain From Upholstery

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Step 1: Scrape off any excess mustard from the upholstery, being careful not to spread the stain further.

Step 2: Mix a solution of two cups cool water and one tablespoon dishwashing liquid.

Step 3: Using this solution, sponge the stain from the mustard with a clean white cloth.

Step 4: Next, blot at the stain until the liquid is absorbed.

Step 5: Repeat steps 3-4 until the mustard stain is removed from the upholstery.

Step 6: Now that the stain is removed you should get plain cold water and a new white cloth and sponge the area to remove the cleaning solution, and then blot dry.

Hint: Be sure to get the upholstery only as wet as necessary to remove the stain from the mustard.

You can get more information on how to clean upholstery here.

Removing Mustard Stain From Carpet

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The instructions for mustard stain removal from carpet is the same as for upholstery.

However, if you don't have luck with the stain removal method above you can also do something additional with the carpet stain, which is to mix a solution of one tablespoon of ammonia with two cups warm water, to use as a stain removal solution.

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