An Ingredient From Your Kitchen Will Save Your Stained Plastic Containers

From curry to leftover soup, there are lots of delicious foods that unfortunately stain your plastic containers. While this doesn't impact how well they work, there's no denying that the yellowed, stain-ridden appearance of containers suddenly makes packing your lunch for the day a lot less appealing. Instead of throwing away your stained containers, reach for lemon. You likely already have this ingredient in your kitchen, making this stain-removal trick both handy and cost-effective.

Requiring only a lemon and a sunny day, this hack is one of the best household uses for lemon. It will stop you from wanting to throw away your piles of marked plastic containers and also save you from spending money on buying new ones. This hack could also remove any lingering food smells. You can even save the containers you get when ordering takeout food that are often yellowing from the food stored in them. Simply follow the below steps to restore your stained plastic containers back to its original clear look.

We recommend carrying out this hack on a sunny day for best results. Cut a lemon in half and run one half over the container, making sure to thoroughly cover any particularly stained areas. For stubborn stains, squeeze a little bit of lemon juice onto them. Once done, put the containers outside in the sun for around an hour or until the lemon juice has properly dried. If you live in a place with a sunny and dry climate, you can even leave especially stained plastic containers out for a day or two. Do not leave the containers outside in rainy weather. When the juice has dried, bring everything inside and wash the containers to get rid of any stickiness, ensuring no lemon residue remains.

The reason why this hack works is because a combination of sunlight and lemon will get rid of the marks on your plastic containers. Lemon is considered to be a gentle bleaching agent and is also slightly acidic, meaning it has solid stain removal power. Additionally, lemon juice has deodorizing properties, so you can say goodbye to smelly plastic containers. When combined with the bleaching power of the sun, any tough stains and unpleasant scents don't stand a chance.