I got couple of oil stains on my georgette scarf and I have tried to remove those stains by putting some salt and lime and then washing it right away but no luck.. my friend is suggesting me to get it dry cleaned but I am scared 'cuz its a very light fabric and I love this scarf dearly.. my husband is telling me to invest in a new one just because he doesn’t want to hear me whining for my favorite scarf 
any help or desi totka to remove those stains since I just can’t dump this hijab??
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Can you get "oxy-clean" where you live? I found that this can take out almost any stain you could come up with....
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Oily hair = oily hijab :halo:
Ok, more seriously, what kind of oil did you get on there? Many of the premium branded detergents and wash additives are scientifically engineered to remove oil stains, rather than being desi engineered nuskhas .
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hmmm----my mom always uses powder-----yup any brand of talcum powder----leave it on the stained area for a while and then dust it off-----it seems to work great for cotton n silk suits i dont know about georgette but u can try :) hope it works out for u !!!
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Mamaof3.. Thanx alot.. didn't think about it but now I am going to try this. :-)
Madscientist: my friend accidently dipped it in her chicken karhai when I was asking her to let me taste some but she refused to do so.. and the stain isn't going away becuase of that yellow thingy (I guess turmeric) in the desi food that just stays there forever.
Tough tweety: yes I tried that as well but didn't work.. I guess now the stain is more of that turmeric color than the oil but I would still call it an oil stain! Thanx for the suggestion. :-)
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This thread allows me to copy/paste a science lecture whilst giving you scientific advice on how to remove the stain.
http://www.newscientist.com/backpage.ns?id=mg18224506.900
Turmeric, the powdered rhizome of Curcuma longa, and paprika, which is obtained from the fruits of sweet peppers, Capsicum annuum, are examples of spices used in cooking as much for their colour as for flavour.
The yellow colour of turmeric is caused by curcumin, which makes up around 5 per cent of the dry powder. The red pigments in paprika are a mixture of carotenoids, principally capsanthin and capsorubin, and in dried paprika they amount to a maximum of 0.5 per cent of the weight.
The red carotenoids, which consist of long, chain-like molecules, are soluble in organic solvents such as petroleum spirit. Curcumin consists of smaller molecules with terminating phenyl groups. It is insoluble in water but dissolves in solvents like methanol. Therefore you might expect that both paprika and turmeric would stain paintwork and plastics, because they dissolve in organic solvents. You would also expect them to migrate to the oily part of food during cooking.
To compare their colouring properties, place a good pinch of turmeric into two small glass spice jars and do the same with paprika. Add a dessertspoon of methylated spirit to one set and the same amount of white spirit to the other (you can repeat the experiment with cinnamon and chilli powder). Upon shaking the mixtures you will see a vivid yellow colour appear instantly in the meths from the turmeric powder and the white spirit turn red from the paprika. When you place a drop of extract from each of the four jars onto a clean white plate, you will see that the turmeric-meths extract has much the strongest colour followed by the white spirit and paprika. The same experiment can be done with acetone (nail varnish remover).
This demonstrates the principal reason why turmeric stains more than other spices - it simply has more extractable colouring material in it. Other reasons will reflect the different physical properties of curcumin and the red carotenoids, as demonstrated in our solubility experiment, and differences in the way the dyes react chemically with solid materials. Drops of your extract can be placed on various surfaces to test their staining ability - but do ask first.
Curcumin is stable when heated but is not stable when exposed to light. So to remove a turmeric stain, first clean with methylated spirit and then place the object in sunlight.
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^thats quite helpful.. I guess am going to wait for a weekend to try this or more likely I am going to wait for the sunlight :-D
Thanx Mr.so-not-MADSCIENTIST :-)
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glycerin available from chemist and the cake decoration shelf in supermarkets, gets rid of turmuric stains.
washing up liquid should be able to get rid of the oil and that oxystuff.
if you are going to use meths, use on a non visible part first incase it damages the dye.