Mustard or Ketchup - Which One is Your Clothing’s Biggest Competitor?

Like any stains, mustard and ketchup are easier to remove when they are fresh, so get to them fast! The keys to salvaging your favorite clothes are patience and using the right cleaner and techniques for the fabric.

Most of the cleaners you can use are basic household ingredients. However, if your clothing is sensitive, bring it to a dry cleaner!

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Mustard or Ketchup 
Which One is Your
Clothing’s Biggest
Competitor?
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Whether attending a family barbeque
or sitting at your own dinner table,
your clothing comes into contact with
different types of food stains that
threatens to cut its lifespan short.
 
Sauces and condiments are especially
damaging to different types of fabrics
out there. So which ones are the most
common and the most destructive?
Most people will tell you that they
fear mustard and ketchup the most
when it comes to food stains. 
From hot dogs to those juicy burgers,
mustard and ketchup are everywhere
– fairs, restaurants, camping,
barbeques, and your own kitchen.
However, is one more harmful to your
clothing than the other? Most experts
will tell you yes.
While you may think ketchup can do
the most harm to your clothes
because of its rich red color, people
that deal with these food-based stains
have another opinion. 
They say that mustard is by far the
most damaging type of stain your
clothing can come into contact with. It
even surpasses wine stains.
Science Behind the Stain
So, what is their unanimous opinion
based on? Truth be told, it is the
recipe used for crafting ketchup and
mustard. 
While many people believe ketchup
can be the most difficult to remove
from clothing because of its bright red
coloring, this is actually only the
result of the tomato being cooked
down to form the product you love for
dressing your hot dogs and burgers.
How to make
Mustard on the other hand uses
turmeric in its recipe. Turmeric is a
natural form of food coloring that
gives the condiment its rich yellow
hue. 
Any type of food coloring or dyes used
in the creation of a product soaks into
the materials and gets locked in deep
to the fibers of your clothing. 
Now that we have a better
understanding of which is worse to
get on your clothes, let’s see how to
remove mustard stains when they do
occur.
How to Remove the Stain
Once you know that ketchup is mostly
a plant-based product, you can begin
to understand the cleaning techniques
needed to remove any stains that do
occur when dropping those dollops of
the condiment on your clothes. Plant-
based stains can be removed with the
use of acids.
This can include lemon juice or
vinegar if you have any handy. Using
a clean towel or dish cloth, pour a little
of the acid solvent onto the rag and
begin blotting the spot. 
Make sure that you do not rub or
scour the material as this can damage
the fibers and force the stain deeper
into your clothing. For tougher stains,
use your cloth to remove any loose
ketchup from the clothing.
Then you can pour the vinegar or
lemon juice directly onto the spot.
Allow the acid-based solvent to soak
in for 5-10 minutes. Rinse the
material with cold water thoroughly
and pre-treat with an enzyme stain
removing solvent. 
Wash the clothing as directed in cold
water to avoid setting in the stain.
This process may need to be repeated
if the stain is still present.
Now for removing mustard stains
that you have collected on your
clothing. 
Since mustard is more aggressive, you
will need to begin with a more
aggressive cleaning method. Use a
clean towel or dish cloth to remove
any loose mustard. 
Pour a small amount of laundry
detergent or enzyme-based stain
remover onto the mustard stain to
begin breaking down the base and
loosen the food from the fibers. 
Treat the stain with a color-safe
bleach. One handy product that does
work well is hydrogen peroxide. 
Make sure you read the label of the
clothing thoroughly to ensure that
you don’t damage the material when
you are removing mustard stains.
Let the bleaching solution soak into
the fabric for 10 minutes and wash as
normal.
No matter what type of stain you are
dealing with, if your clothing is
sensitive or requires dry cleaning,
make sure you don’t try to treat the
stain yourself. 
Get the items to the dry cleaner right
away. Let them know what types of
stains are present so they can get to
work removing them for you quickly.
How to Remove Mustard Stains
When on the Go.
When you are at home, you have
everything you need for removing
stains from your clothing when they
occur. 
However, what do you do to remove
mustard stains when at a restaurant,
work, or on the go?
 
Here are some tips that dry
cleaning professionals
recommend:
1. Remove any loose mustard from the
clothing quickly with a clean napkin
or towel.
2. Rinse the stain thoroughly with
cold water avoiding a rubbing or
scouring motion that will lock the
mustard stain into the fabric.
3. A small amount of hand soap or
hand sanitizer placed on a clean towel
that is applied with a blotting motion
can help.
4. Always take delicate fabrics to a dry
cleaner as quickly as possible. The
longer the stain is left untreated, the
harder it will be to remove the
mustard stain.
For more tips on getting stains out of
your clothing, we recommend
contacting professional and
experienced dry cleaners in
Farmington, NM. 
They can help maximize the life of
your clothing while ensuring it looks
fresh and clean at all times.
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