How To Wash Hands, Bath, Clothes And Other Objects And Surfaces From Potassium Permanganate

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

Potassium permanganate stains: quickly and effectively clean hands, clothes and various surfaces

A solution of potassium permanganate can be used to wipe wounds, but this remedy is especially popular for bathing newborns. Therefore, it is not surprising that many are faced with the problem of stains from it on the skin, sink, clothing or floor. But not everyone knows how to remove these bright traces.

Content

• 1 Why are potassium permanganate stains so persistent

• 2 How to wash potassium permanganate from different surfaces: life hacks

  • 2.1 Ways to remove stains from skin

  • 2.2 How can you clean the bath and sink from potassium permanganate

    • 2.2.1 Purification with peroxide and citric acid
    • 2.2.2 Using a soap solution with the addition of different products

  • 2.3 How to remove potassium permanganate stains from clothes

    • 2.3.1 Removing stains with lemon
    • 2.3.2 Using kefir or yogurt
    • 2.3.3 Removing stains from clothes with soda
    • 2.3.4 How to clean jeans
    • 2.3.5 Video: how to remove a potassium permanganate stain from clothes

  • 2.4 How to clean paper, floors, dishes and other items

    • 2.4.1 Universal cleaning agent
    • 2.4.2 Using White Spirit
    • 2.4.3 Video: how to wash potassium permanganate from linoleum and wood

Why are potassium permanganate stains so persistent

Potassium permanganate is a proven disinfectant. The brightness of the spots from it is determined by the chemical composition of the substance. It bites heavily into skin, fabric and various surfaces. Within a couple of minutes, the traces are oxidized in air and turn brown. You cannot simply wash them off with soapy water. More effective methods are needed.

Potassium permanganate pigments are very persistent

How to wash potassium permanganate from different surfaces: life hacks

The most effective means of removing traces are those that contain acids or alkalis in their composition. Their choice depends on the type of surface to be cleaned.

Ways to remove stains from skin

You can just wait until the brown marks disappear by themselves along with the keratinized particles of the epithelium. But if time is tight, there are some proven recipes. So that the process of removing brown spots does not cause even more harm, the skin needs to be prepared:

1. We wash our hands thoroughly in warm soapy water.
2. Gently rub the skin with a pumice stone, rubbing off the spots.
3. Wash my hands again, but with clean water.

If the stains are fresh, rub them with a pumice stone and wash your hands with soap and water.

If drops of potassium permanganate have just hit the skin, then perhaps the preparatory stage will be the final one. If not, use any of the following to cleanse your skin:

1. Hydrogen peroxide and vinegar in equal proportions (the fastest and most effective way to remove traces of manganese): mix the ingredients, dampen a soft cloth with the solution, wipe the stains, and then wash your hands with soap and water.

   

   Peroxide should not remove stains from the skin of children - the risk of chemical burns is too great

2. Alcohol: Apply to cotton wool and rub the stain several times. It is quite dangerous to use the product: the risk of getting a burn is too great. This option is unacceptable for children.

3. One of the most affordable and safest ways is to wipe the skin with a piece of lemon or a cotton pad dipped in a citric acid solution (1 tsp for ½ cup warm water).

   

   The safest way to wipe away potassium permanganate marks from your hands is to use lemon

4. Ascorbic acid solution for injection. Wipe the stains with it several times a day. It will not be possible to completely remove traces immediately, but their intensity will decrease.

5. Mustard powder and sunflower oil. If the marks are small, they can be removed with a gruel from these products: rub the spots with a mixture, wash your hands and apply a nourishing cream.

   

   A mixture of mustard powder with oil acts as a scrub on the skin

How can you clean the bath and sink from potassium permanganate

You can use any bleach: apply it to the stain, leave for 30-40 minutes and rinse. Be sure to test your chosen product on an inconspicuous area.

Bleach and acid to remove potassium permanganate stains on sinks or bathtubs

Acids are also suitable - citric, acetic, oxalic:

1. We make a 10% solution of the selected product.
2. Apply generously to dirt.
3. We leave for 5 minutes.
4. Wash off with plenty of water.

If the stains are heavily eaten, then the procedure can be repeated.

By mixing methanol (wood alcohol) and table vinegar in a 1: 1 ratio, wiping well with this solution, you can get rid of brown stains on the bathtub and sink.

Methanol is the strongest poison, so it must be used with caution.

Purification with peroxide and citric acid

This method is effective for fresh and stubborn stains:

1. Mix hydrogen peroxide and lemon in a 2: 1 ratio.
2. We apply the mixture to the dirt.
3. Leave for 10 minutes, rinse off.

Using citric acid, you can remove potassium permanganate stains from the sink

Using a soap solution with the addition of different products

A mixture of soap and baking soda is effective for cleansing the bathtub or sink of fresh traces of potassium permanganate. To prepare the composition you will need:

• 1 bar of laundry soap;
• 1 liter of hot water;
• 100 g of soda (soda ash can be used).

Instructions:

1. Grind the soap on a grater.

   

   Soap crushed on a grater - the basis for the preparation of a solution to remove traces of potassium permanganate from a bath or sink

2. Pour in water, beat with a whisk until smooth.

3. Add soda.

   

   A mixture of water, baking soda and soap is a good bath and sink cleaner

4. Apply to the stain, rub well over the surface.
5. After 5-10 minutes, wash off.

You can make an even more effective composition:

1. Using the previous instructions, prepare a soapy solution.

2. Pour in 2 tbsp. l. ammonia.

   

   Ammonia with soap and mustard powder is a good remedy for removing potassium permanganate stains from the sink

3. When the water cools down, we fall asleep 1.5 tbsp. l. mustard powder.
4. Apply to spots, three.
5. We leave for 5-10 minutes.
6. We rinse with warm water.

Acrylic surfaces are cleaned of potassium permanganate as follows: the places of contamination are rubbed with sandpaper, and then covered with a special paste for repair (sold in hardware stores).

How to remove potassium permanganate stains from clothes

Depending on the type of fabric, you can use:

• stain remover (such as Vanish), following the instructions so as not to ruin the fabric;
• lemon;
• kefir;
• soda;
• hydrogen peroxide.

Regardless of the method of removing the stain, the thing must be washed after processing

Removing stains with lemon

This technique can be called universal in relation to the type of fabric, as well as its color:

1. Squeeze out the lemon juice and apply to the stain.

   

   Lemon juice can clean potassium permanganate stains from fabrics of any color and composition

2. Slightly three.
3. We leave for 15–20 minutes.
4. We erase as usual.

Using kefir or yogurt

Remove potassium permanganate stains from delicate fabrics as follows:

1. Soak the stained area of the product in a bowl with yogurt or kefir.
2. After 5-6 hours we wash the item in the usual way.

Yogurt or kefir are great for removing stains from delicate fabrics

Removing stains from clothes with soda

The principle of the method is based on the absorbency of soda. It is especially effective in relation to white things.

1. We mix soda and water at room temperature to make a gruel.
2. Apply on the stain, leave for 5-6 hours.
3. We erase the thing in the usual way.

How to clean jeans

To clean jeans, as well as light-colored fabrics, use hydrogen peroxide and citric acid powder:

1. We mix the ingredients in equal proportions.
2. Apply the composition to the dirt and wash off after 10 minutes.
3. We erase the thing.

Video: how to remove potassium permanganate stain from clothes

How to clean paper, floors, dishes and other items

To remove traces of potassium permanganate from paper, you need Vanish bleach:

1. We fix the sheet so that it does not move during the cleaning process.
2. Dip a cotton swab into a container of water and blot the stain.
3. We put bleach on it and leave it for an hour.
4. Remove the remnants of the product with a wet cotton swab.
5. Let the paper dry.
6. If the sheet is strongly led, then iron it with an iron.

Vanish bleach is used to remove potassium permanganate stains from paper

Universal cleaner

Unaesthetic brown stains can remain on the floor, dishes and other objects. Use a special product to remove them from any surface. It is prepared in the same way as a solution with laundry soap and soda, only with the addition of 1 crushed piece of baby soap and 2-3 drops of any essential oil.

After processing, the floor must be washed, it is possible with the addition of special cleaning agents

Use of White Spirit

Usually, means for removing potassium permanganate stains from leather or clothing are also suitable for dishes and floors. It is important to test them in a small area. For example, White Spirit dries the skin, but is not dangerous for it, for clothes it is very aggressive, but it can wipe off potassium permanganate stains from dishes or linoleum. You need to wet a cotton pad, treat the surface, and then wash thoroughly with soap and water.

Video: how to wash potassium permanganate from linoleum and wood

Use acidic or alkaline compounds to wipe off potassium permanganate solution stains from your skin, bathtub, sink, clothing, or floor. It is important to choose the right ratio of components and be sure to conduct a test on an inconspicuous area of the processed material (if we are not talking about hands). Be prepared for the procedure to be repeated.