How to get Grass Stains out of Jeans – Good Tips for You!

Did you have a lovely time with your friends & family at the park on the weekend? You would have surely loved running out of the grass barefoot and playing like a child. The only thing that could change your happy mood after such an enriching weekend is noticing grass stains on your jeans. If you thought that these grass stains were permanent, you are wrong. While they are not easy to remove, especially after they have set in, they are definitely not permanent.

The good news for you is that you can get rid of grass stains when you use the right products and methods. Don’t hesitate to include many playful weekends in your life now that you know that grass stains can be taken out of jeans. The following are some of the natural ways to do these, but for stubborn grass stains, you can also use a bit of store-bought cleaners and stain removals.

Using liquid detergent, vinegar and water – the classic, simple method

This is the first method you will try when you spot grass stains on your jeans:

• Allow the grass-stained jeans to soak in a tub of cold water for 30 to 60 minutes. When the water loosens the pigments on the stains, it becomes easy to clean them.
• Take out the jeans from the tub and place them on a flat surface. Now, make a DIY cleaning solution with equal parts of warm water and white vinegar. Pour the solution directly on the grassy stains. Let it settle there for about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Make a paste with detergent powder and water. Apply this paste on the stains, and rub well using a toothbrush, or your fingers. If the stains are too deep, you can also apply an enzymatic cleaner, or non-chlorine bleach solution on the jeans instead of the detergent paste.
• Let the detergent/bleach/enzymatic cleaner sit on the grass stains for about 15 minutes.
• Show the stains under cold water and check if the grass stains have been removed completely. Light and fresh stains would have gone by now. If you find traces of some stubborn stains, you can repeat all the steps mentioned here. Keep rinsing until you notice that the stains have disappeared completely.
• Once you are sure that all the stains have gone completely, you can hang them out to dry thoroughly. Never leave jeans with grass stains to dry in the air dryer. This will cause the stains to penetrate further into the fabric, making it a herculean task to remove the grass stains.

Getting rid of grass stains from white jeans

Grass stains are a blend of certain protein components and the green chlorophyll components of plants. Using the incorrect method to get rid of them will only cause these stains to further get deep into the fabric. Jeans, especially white ones, should be handled carefully when they have grass stains on them. A slight mistake here may mar your white jeans forever.

• Vinegar is the best solution to get rid of grass stains from white jeans. The acidic properties of vinegar help to dissolve the grass stains quickly and effectively. Mix equal parts of cold water and white vinegar. Soak the white jeans with grass stains in this solution for about 30 to 60 minutes.
• Rinse your jeans well to see if the stains have gone. Light and fresh stains would normally vanish when they are treated with vinegar.
• If some stubborn stains are remaining, you can try treating them with bleach. Add ½ a cup of a mild bleaching agent to a bucket of cold water. Mix the solution well. Soak the stained jeans in this solution for about 10 minutes. Rinse and wash as per its usual wash cycle, and you will notice that the grass stains have completely gone off from the garment.
• When drying your jeans after washing, always hang them out to dry in the sunlight. The natural rays of the sun will help to a certain extent to get rid of minimal stains that your jeans might have. Jeans dried under the sun will feel crispy, fresh and clean.

Getting rid of set-in grass stains

The two most common ingredients that you must have readily available to get rid of any kind of stain (fresh or set in) are baking soda and vinegar. You can follow these simple steps that use these two ingredients to get rid of dried or set-in grass stains easily from your jeans.

• Pour some vinegar directly over the stains and rub with a toothbrush so that the stains are saturated in vinegar. Let it sit there for 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle a generous quantity of baking soda on the stains and rub well to form a paste. Spread the paste well on the stains, and let it remain there for another 30 minutes.
• Rinse the jeans well in cold water, and wash as per its usual wash cycle to get rid of all the tough stains.
• Usually, all the stains would have gone by now. In case you notice some stubborn stains, you can further treat the jeans with vinegar.
• Mix ¼ a cup of vinegar in a gallon of water. Soak the stained jeans in this solution throughout the night. This will definitely help to get rid of the grass stains completely out of your jeans.
• Rinse the jeans in cold water, wash them as per their usual wash cycle, and hang them to dry.

Thanks to these methods, you can now have many more fun-filled days of running around in the grass. Grass stains can be easily removed, but the memories you create during these fun trips will stay with you forever. So, don’t hesitate to get grass on your jeans anymore. If, due to unfortunate reasons, the grass stains on your jeans cannot be removed, you don’t have to discard your favorite jeans. You can do a smart patch of embroidery or patchwork over the stains to conceal the stains! Related Post.