Liquid starch: preparation and use

The production of household chemical goods abounds with various devices that help to cope with the establishment of order in the house and washing without much effort. Such products include liquid starch.

Application

The main area of application of such products is washing. The presence of starch compounds added to rinse water makes the laundry firmer, which is convenient for curtains, curtains, collars and shirt cuffs. In addition, the starched fabric is easier to iron, less wear and looks new. It is less dusty because the fibers do not stick together, but are glued together.

Liquid starch can both be used after washing for rinsing in solution, or applied with a sprayer directly during the heat treatment by an iron.

A popular cooking recipe

How to make liquid starch? There is nothing easier. For such a solution, any vegetable starch is required, but for white fabrics it is desirable to use corn, it has a lighter base and does not leave stains.

Prepare the liquid starch. Ingredients:

• Water - 1 liter (suitable distilled or well-purified filter, it will have less stiffness, and the substances contained in the starch, better dissolve);
• Vegetable starch - 4 tablespoons;
• Essential oil to taste and desire - 1 teaspoon.

It is worthwhile to thoroughly mix all the ingredients together to get liquid starch. Now it is enough to drain the liquid into a container with a sprayer to get the product no worse than in the store, and you can start ironing.

The recipe for brewing

For finer tissues, liquid starch is best done in a brewed manner, for this, the same ingredients will be needed, but the cooking process will be different.

The water is divided into equal parts, one part needs to be brought to a boil. In the second part of the water we dilute starch and essential oil to a homogeneous state, we connect the solution and boiling water between each other, we get a kind of kisselike mass that is added to the rinse water or soaked immediately in the resulting mixture. Such a recipe will help the curtain fabric, tulle, guipure, table napkins to acquire shine and firmness.

Additional use of starch

Do not think that starch is only suitable for washing, it can be used in a home in a variety of situations.

If the liquid starch is applied to the windows, let dry and simply sweep the remaining powder with a clean rag, then you can forget about buying special tools for washing windows.

Starch absorbs the liquid well, which can help with the appearance of a stain from coffee on any surface.

Powder can remove unpleasant odors from shoes.