How to clean Coffee?

Coffee contains dark tannins which are enough to spoil any fabric, and if you take milk as well, the proteins in it coagulate from the heat and set into fabrics even at low temperatures.

In this case first rinse the stained garment under running water and immediately machine-wash it with normal or biological powder / liquid. Woollen fabrics require faster care - rinse with cold water then soak in cold or cool solution of washing soda crystals and hand-wash and rinse in cool water. On carpets, use a carpet cleaning detergent, soak up the stains with paper towels and vacuum if necessary.

If the stains are too stubborn, soak again and rub a little glycerine into it, leave for about 30 minutes and hand-wash. Do not use bar soap or salt to remove the coffee stain, you will only ruin the fabric.

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