If you are looking for
sorrel salt
, do not go to the greengrocer, but rather to a DIY store, where you will find this odorless white powder.
Despite its innocuous appearance, oxalic acid (its other name) will quickly prove essential at home: stain remover, anti-rust... Discover the unsuspected powers of sorrel salt.
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What is sorrel salt?
Sorrel salt, or oxalic acid, is an organic compound with the formula C2H2O4.
This acid was extracted and isolated in the 18th century via sorrel (
Oxalis acetosella
), hence its name.
It is also found naturally in spinach, rhubarb or beets.
The main properties of this white crystalline powder, to be diluted in water?
Its superior whitening and cleaning capabilities.
Last but not least, sorrel salt remains economical and easy to find.
Good to know
Be careful, handle sorrel salt with care: gloves, protective glasses and a mask (as well as good ventilation of the room) are mandatory.
Store away from children, of course.
Sorrel salt can whiten laundry
White sheets turned gray with washing, yellowed t-shirts... Let the sorrel salt work.
It is used like percarbonate of soda: pour 30 g or two tablespoons into the detergent compartment of your washing machine.
Then run your usual program: your laundry should come out much whiter.
Beforehand, do a test on an inconspicuous area and avoid using it on a delicate fabric.
Use sorrel salt to loosen fabric
Blood, sweat or pen stain: Are you desperate to get your favorite item of clothing back?
Be aware that oxalic acid can loosen tissue.
Dilute it to 10% in hot water (i.e. 900 ml of water for 100 ml of powder).
Dab the stain with the solution and wait 15 minutes.
Rinse.
The operation can be repeated if necessary.
Renovating wood with oxalic acid
The recipe for giving a new look to a piece of furniture or wooden flooring?
A dilution of 100 g of sorrel salt + 1 liter of lukewarm water.
Then brush in the direction of the fibers.
About twenty minutes later, all you have to do is rinse with clean water.
Increase the dose of oxalic acid (dilution to 20%), to whiten wooden furniture.
To sober up outdoor wooden furniture, apply with a brush 1 liter of cold water + 60 g of sorrel salt.
Leave for 15-20 minutes, brush and rinse.
Also readHow to remove stains from wood?
To remove traces of rust
300 g of sorrel salt for 1 liter of lukewarm water removes traces of rust on fabric, cement, tiles, even household appliances.
Scrub the stain with a brush soaked in this concentrated solution, then rinse thoroughly.
To deoxidize tools, automobile parts, etc.
Immerse tools and other rusty metals in a 10% solution (100 ml to 900 ml of water).
Oxalic acid will dilute the rust in water.
Let the items soak for a day before rinsing thoroughly.
A powerful stain removal and reviving agent, sorrel salt will provide you with many benefits on a daily basis.
More anecdotally, know that it can discolor marble, clean the stone of a statue or the deck of a boat, or fix a fabric dye.