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Grass stains consist of organic matter that has been ground in to clothing. While difficult to remove, they are not impossible. This page will help you learn how to remove grass stains.
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Grass stains consist of organic matter that has been ground in to clothing. While difficult to remove, they are not impossible. This page will help you learn how to remove grass stains.
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Introduction
- Whether it's your son's jeans, your daughter's soccer uniform, or your own gardening clothes, grass stains seem to be everywhere in the spring and summer. Acting quickly, pre-treating, and making sure that the stain is gone before putting the clothes in the dryer, can help make sure that you can thoroughly remove grass stains from clothes. If the garment is delicate, or labeled dry clean only, do not attempt to remove the stains yourself; take the clothing to a professional drycleaner.
Step 1: Act Quickly
- Just like any other stain, grass stains should be attacked quickly for best results. They are usually physically ground into the fibers of the item, which means that they will set more quickly. Before beginning, brush off any excess dirt or grass that is clinging to the garment
Step 2: Pre-treat the Grass Stain
- Enzyme treatments do a good job of loosening the bonds that the proteins contained in grass stains form with your clothes. Saturate the stain with an enzyme stain remover, and allow it to sit for at east an hour before washing. If the enzyme treatment is a powder, mix it with water to form a tough paste. Rub it into the stain thoroughly with your hands; don't use a laundry brush for this initial treatment as it could damage the garment.
Step 3: Wash in Hot Water
- Place the stained item in the washer with the pre-treatment still applied. Wash it on the hottest setting the care label permits, with the recommended amount of laundry detergent.
Step 4: Make Sure the Stain is Gone Before Drying
- Inspect the garment carefully after it finishes the wash cycle. If the stain is gone, you're all set—put it in the dryer, or line dry as usual. If any sign of the stain remains, you can try these additional steps to remove it. Do not put the clothing in the dryer until the stain is gone or you've given up, as the heat from the dryer will set the stain, making it impossible to remove.
- Repeat the enzyme treatment you used in step 2, but this time use a laundry brush to work the paste in deeply. Wash again.
- If the stain is still there, apply undiluted hydrogen peroxide to the stain. While less likely to bleach fabric than chlorine bleach, hydrogen peroxide can discolor some fabrics, so you may want to test it on an inconspicuous place, such as a hem, before using it. Wash again.
- If all else fails, you can try chlorine bleach, but unless the fabric is white, you will probably remove dye as well as the stain.
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