Everyone's excited for the big Thanksgiving feast, but holiday meals often lead to spills, stains, and accidents that can ruin tablecloths, clothing, carpets, and more. There's no shortage of stain-lifting cleaning hacks, but you only need one product to lift those tough messes from washable surfaces: Simple Green All-Purpose Cleaner.
It easily eliminates stain-causing spills and splatters, greasy drippings, and more with a powerful, non-abrasive formula that's safe even for delicate fabrics and carpet cleaning machines.
The big glob of gravy that lands on the tablecloth as you're drowning your mashed potatoes is easy to spread. Gravy is a combination stain, meaning it contains a mixture of stain-causing ingredients like fats and proteins, which bind to fabric. Simple Green breaks down and emulsifies the bonds of oil and grease, which releases the stain so that it can be rinsed away.
Act quickly, because red wine stains can set notoriously fast. The pigment-producing biochemicals in the liquid easily dye fabric, and removing wine stains can be nearly impossible once they've dried. Don't add salt to the stain – it's a commonly recommended pre-treatment step, but this will only absorb the moisture of the wine, leaving behind the staining pigment. Dab or blot the surface (don't rub!) to remove as much liquid as possible, then use Simple Green to eliminate those stubborn wine stains.
Whether it's homemade or the jellied sauce out of a can, cranberry stains are a lasting bright red mess if not treated properly and quickly. Cranberries contain a concentration of tannins, a plant-based substance, that accounts for their bitter taste and also causes potent stains that are much harder to remove once set. Simple Green cuts through cranberry stains for easy removal and is safe for use as a laundry pre-soak.
Coffee and tea stains are intimidating due to their dark appearance, caused by tannins, which are also responsible for the bitterness in these beverages. Treat the stain as soon as possible with Simple Green to dilute and disperse the tannins in the coffee or tea spill, and what could have been a stain nightmare comes out in just a few quick and easy steps.
Whether you spill pan drippings on the tablecloth or drop a buttery roll in your lap, the sooner you can attend to buttery, greasy stains, the better your chances of removal will be. Simple Green lifts grease and oils with a cleaning formula that's tough on stains but won't harm fabrics or washable surfaces. Grease stains don't improve with age and can attract other dirt, so act quickly when stains happen.
How to Remove Cooking Oil Stains
Dropped a dollop of whipped cream or spilled coffee creamer? Don't fret. Most dairy products are combinations of fats and proteins, which can be easy and quick to remove using Simple Green.
Chocolate is a tricky combination of fats, sugars, tannins (brown dye), and protein (milk), making it difficult to remove. The challenge increases if you or your guests spill hot chocolate on clothing, carpet, or upholstery, because the heat from the hot chocolate will cause it to penetrate deeper into and grab harder onto the material. Simple Green will break up the complex chocolate stain for easy removal, without harming your fabric, carpet, or upholstery.
How to Remove Chocolate Stains
Whether lipstick makes its way onto linen napkins or your good shirt, the oils, waxes, and bright color pigments can ruin a surface if not treated properly. Common remedies, including bleach or hair spray, can damage delicate materials. Instead, use Simple Green to break up the lipstick ingredients and safely remove the stain.
Blood stains can be problematic, with a challenging mix of proteins and the iron in red blood cells making really stubborn stains in the affected material. Avoid soaking bloodstained items in hot water, because heat can actually make blood stains worse. Instead, use Simple Green to safely break apart the bonds in the stain for effective removal.
Thanksgiving cleanup can be a chore, but with the right cleaner on hand, tackling even the toughest stains becomes a quick job instead of a nightmare. For all kinds of stains, Simple Green All-Purpose Cleaner is your do-it-all cleaner, so you can spend less time scrubbing and more time enjoying the holiday with the people you're grateful for.
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