Remove oil stains with ease using expert's affordable cleaning hack

Oil stains are notoriously difficult to remove from fabric, but an affordable hack promises to tackle just that.

In a recent episode of BBC's "Sort Your Life Out," a cleaning expert shared an unexpected cleaning hack for combating stubborn grease stains.

In the show, Iwan Carrington addressed a common household dilemma, grease-stained clothing.

Holding up a white school shirt marred by a large discoloured stain, Carrington demonstrated his innovative solution using chalk to remove the stains.

"It looks like something greasy has been spilt down this," he said before proceeding to rub white chalk over the stain.

The principle behind this hack lies in chalk's absorbent properties, which help lift grease stains from fabric fibres.

Cleaning expert Jill Koch previously shared with Homes & Gardens which chalk works so effectively.

She said: "Chalk is typically made from a form of limestone called calcium carbonate.

"As you apply the chalk to the oil stain, it will absorb the oil and essentially hold onto it. Then you can brush the chalk away and the oil along with it.

“Chalk today [usually] includes other ingredients, too, but calcium carbonate is often still the main ingredient."

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This simple yet effective method offers hope for those facing grease-related laundry woes.

Later in the episode, he shared another brilliant cost-efficient cleaning hack involving eco-friendly bamboo paper.

By soaking bamboo paper in a solution of water, vinegar, washing up liquid, and lemon drops, Carrington demonstrated how to create reusable wipes that can be washed and reused up to 120 times.