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Whether you love to cook or not, but you know it well that cooking oil stains are a common occurance. A spill from your bite or a splatter out of the frying pan is all it takes to ruin your cloth. But now you have Vanish Liquid with Oxi Action formula to save your clothes from ever-lasting cooking oil and butter stains.

For best result, we recommend pre-treating the stained cloth with Vanish Liquid and then washing the cloth with your regular detergent adding an extra measure of Vanish. It not only removes the stubborn oil stain from your clothes, but brightens the colour and eliminates odours too.

Read on to find out advice on how to remove oil from a range of fabrics.

How to remove oil stains from clothes

Oil stains are stubborn in nature and thus you need to act quickly in order to remove the stain. First make sure to remove any access oil from the cloth by dabbing a paper towel or dry cloth on the stained area. Be very careful and make sure not to spread the stain.
For best results, pre-treating the stained area with Vanish Liquid is very important. Just follow the simple instructions below to see great results:

How to remove oil stains from clothes

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Vanish Oxi Action Liquid

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Instructions

  1. Pour 2ml of Vanish Liquid directly onto the stain and gently rub the stained area.
  2. Leave the product in contact with the stain for 10 mins max.
  3. After pre-treatment, wash as usual or rinse thoroughly.
  4. Removes stains, protects the colour and eliminates odour

How to remove oil stains from silk

Like any other fabic, removing cooking oil stains from silk clothes is easiest with Vanish. You can get the stain out same as you do for other fabrics. Just make sure to remove excess oil from the stained area by dabbing a paper towel or dry cloth. And then follow the pre-treating and washing instructions as mentioned above.

 

Important: Only use Vanish Liquid on delicate items like silk and wool. While our stain removers work on various fabrics, to remove oil stains from leather and oil stains from suede, please seek professional advice.

How to remove oil stains from silk

Tips

Avoid water: When dealing with cooking oil stains, we often use water. However, oil stains are hydrophobic, which means they repel water molecules. So, only add water to the stain if you are treating it immediately with Vanish.

General advice

  • Please refer to the packaging for specific product usage and advice.
  • KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN AND PETS. Store the product only in the original container and always fasten the lid.
  • Do not expose product to direct sunlight.
  • Before use check if colours may bleed by testing a hidden area of the fabric.
  • For best results it may be necessary to repeat parts of the process.

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