How to remove tea stains from tea cups or mugs

By Valley Green Tea

Posted On October 7, 2019

How to remove tea stains from tea cups

tea cupFor those who are visiting this page, I expect you have experienced what is the image – tea stains. Tea stains are inevitable for the regular tea consumers, especially for those who like dark teas, such as some Oolong, black tea, Hei Cha or Pu-erh tea.

Following are some quick, economic and safe ways to remove the tea stains:

  • Bi-carb soda, the cheapest and safest cleaning agent around. Apply a small amount and rub with a sponge or brush with a toothbrush if inside a teapot. The stains are gone in no time without causing any harm to the tea vessel.
  • Sault. Apply a small amount and rub with a sponge.
  • Lemon peel. Soak the tea vessel with the sains in warm water with lemon peel in it for a few hours before brushing.
  • Coke or soda water are good cleaning agents due to the acidic nature of the solution.
  • Powder detergents such as Jif in Australia are extremely effective. Use the unscented ones and avoid using them on unglazed and porous materials such as Yixing Zisha.
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