Without soaking in citrus solution, here's a trick for cleaning dirty and smelly mats, just add 1 kitchen ingredient

foto: YouTube/EK TV Channel

Within 30 minutes of soaking, the stains were lifted from the mat.

Brilio.net - Mats are usually made from natural materials such as bamboo, seaweed, straw, etc. Mats are often used as a base for sitting in the open, such as in angkringan stalls or camping areas. On the other hand, it is not uncommon for mats to be used as a base when drying food such as crackers, salted fish , tempeh, and others.

Because they are often placed directly on the ground or grass, it's no wonder the mats easily turn dirty and smell bad. Many people are confused about how to clean dirty mats, especially since the mats are generally quite large and require extra effort when washing them. As a result, a number of people choose to soak it in a citrus solution to clean the stain quickly.

However, if you don't have citrus in stock or it's hard to find it in a shop near your house, there are still alternative ingredients that can be used to wash mats. As in the trick that was shared by netizens on the EK TV Channel YouTube account. This man is known to have a laundry business, so there is no need to doubt his knowledge about cleaning mats.

First, prepare a fairly large basin. Pour enough water into the basin, then add enough dishwashing soap. Yup, dish soap is the main kitchen ingredient for practicing this carpet washing trick.

Next, if you want the mat cleaning process to be completed more quickly, you can add alkaline laundry liquid. The owner of the YouTube account EK TV Channel explained that this liquid can be purchased at laundry product stores or made yourself from a mixture of soda ash and caustic soda.

"The problem is that if (the mat) goes straight into detergent, (the cleaning process) is not optimal," added the owner of the YouTube account EK TV Channel, quoted by BrilioFood on Thursday (1/2).

After all the ingredients are mixed evenly, then soak the mat in it. The soaking process takes approximately 30 minutes. Later, the soaking water will turn cloudy, meaning the stain has been successfully removed from the mat.

photo: YouTube/EK TV Channel

After soaking for 30 minutes, remove and rinse the mat to remove any remaining dish soap. Then, clean the mat again using detergent, you can brush it manually or with the help of a washing machine.

After that, if you still smell an unpleasant odor from the mat, you can remove it by soaking the mat in a mixture of water and clothes freshener for a few moments.

photo: YouTube/EK TV Channel

If so, rinse the mat until all the cleaning agent is completely removed. Finally, dry the mat either by drying it in the washing machine or drying it in direct sunlight. Wow, even without citrus, the mat that was originally dirty and smelly will shine like new again, right?

photo: YouTube/EK TV Channel

How about it, you're curious to try a trick for washing mats like this, aren't you? Taking a peek at EK TV Channel's YouTube upload which has been watched 8,000 times, quite a few netizens have left enthusiastic comments about this trick for washing mats, you know.

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