What to do when the mold gets to attack the fabrics? We know that mold can be a fairly common problem especially when living in a home where humidity tends to be quite high or when it comes to storing old clothes and textiles in a damp basement.
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What to do when the mold comes to affect i "Fabrics? We know that mold can be a pretty common problem especially when you live in a home where there ishumidity tends to be quite high or when it comes to storing old clothes and textiles in a damp cellar.
The presence of mold in the house and on fabrics unfortunately it is not beneficial to health because it can cause allergies at the respiratory level especially in people who are already sensitive from this point of view or who suffer from asthma.
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For this reason it is good to try to get rid of mold as soon as possible as soon as you notice it and before it spreads excessively. Even when it comes to fabrics we can intervene with various natural remedies to remove mold.
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Let's find out what they are anti-mold remedies for fabrics, designed to avoid bleach which is very polluting.
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Sodium bicarbonate
Baking soda is a natural remedy that helps remove mold from fabrics. The advice is to pre-treat the mold stains with baking soda after having moistened them, leave them to act and then brush them well before washing in the washing machine.
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Sodium percarbonate
Especially if mold stains are present on white garments and fabrics, we suggest you use sodium percarbonate both to pre-treat (to be used as if it were a common stain remover in powder) and to use as an additive in the quantity of one measuring cup during machine wash with hot water.
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Tea Tree Oil
Tea Tree Oil is considered the essential oil with the greatest anti-mold power, it helps both to prevent and to eliminate mold not only from fabrics but also in homes. Add a few drops of Tea Tree essential oil to soak the fabrics or directly in the washing machine.
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Marseille soap
Marseille soap is a universal remedy for pretreat and remove stains from fabrics and it is also useful in the case of mold. If you want to pre-treat mold stains, use solid or liquid castile soap and warm water, scrubbing well with a laundry brush.
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Do-it-yourself anti-mold cleaners
With the natural and ecological ingredients that you have available you can prepare do-it-yourself anti-mold detergents to use in your home and for pretreat the fabrics resistant before washing in the washing machine.
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Delicate hydrogen peroxide
To remove mildew stains from light and white fabrics, try applying a few drops of delicate 3% hydrogen peroxide, the same one used to disinfect wounds. Leave on for a long time, even overnight, then rinse and wash in the washing machine or by hand with Marseille soap, brushing well if the mold is stubborn.
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Salt and lemon
Here is one of the simpler remedies for remove mold from fabrics without bleach. It is about creating a mixture based on fine salt and lemon juice. Try to mix well 2 tablespoons of salt with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, to apply it on fabrics stained by mold and to rub well and for a long time. Rinse and then let it dry in the sun.
Very hot water
If your fabrics are very resistant and don't fear heat, try washing them or letting them soak in water at high temperatures so that the heat helps to remove mold. You can add baking soda, tea tree or Marseille soap to the wash.
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Food alcohol
If the mold problem affects only a small part of a resistant fabric, try applying a few drops of food alcohol - the same alcohol that is used to prepare liqueurs. It is one of the most recommended natural remedies for 'killing' mold quickly. The advice is to expose the garments to be treated to the sun and to repeat the operation several times if necessary.
Allow the fabrics to dry in the sun
After using the natural anti-mold remedies and having washed the fabrics well, let them dry in direct sunlight for a few hours because, according to the grandmother's remedies, exposure to sunlight has a stain removing effect and helps to remove stains, halos and yellowing even in the case of mold.
What are the anti-mold remedies you have experimented with?
Marta Albè
