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Non-Toxic Way to Get Red Wine Stains Out

Dear Annie, What is the best method for removing red wine from white cotton? The tablecloth has a embroidered/color border. The stain sat for several days before it was detected. –Sally, TX
The best way or removing a red wine stain is to stretch the fabric over a pan in the sink, and pour boiling water over the stain from a height of three to four feet. This works most successfully when the stain is fresh.
Next try soaking the red wine in white wine to bleach it out. Finally, cover the stain with a thick baking soda paste, leave it for a few hours keeping it moist by spraying it with water from a spray bottle. Wash as normal.

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add your comment »Salt works well, but better than that, soak the area with vinegar and add baking soda, it does wonders.
Oxygen bleach works well, also, but will severely whiten the area.
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Club soda works extremely well, also - if on a tablecloth that is on the table and you don't want to remove it while everyone is still visiting - rub salt on it then wash as usual. And one more way that works well, specially if it has set - hydrogen peroxide and a bit of detergent. Mix the two then pour on the stain.
I have a natural coir and jute rug - my husband spilled red wine on it and I didn't notice until the next morning. I knew not to use the hydrogen peroxide because I had tried that on a similar "natural" rug and it bleached it so I used club soda. It worked perfectly - left no stain and you cannot tell where the wine was spilled at all!
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Wine away is a wonderful product! It works, it's affordable, and, no...I don't work for the company. :o)
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Actually, the very most effective way to remove red wine stains is plain old milk. It's a chemical reaction - try it, and you'll be amazed. Salt also works pretty well, but only if the stain is still wet.
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Another way is to use a product made from fruit & vegetable extracts called "Wine Away". It is non-flammable, bio-degradable and make without phosphates or bleach. And as a bonus to some, the company, Evergreen Labs, is a privately-held woman-owned and operated company. Sound like a commercial, but, I assure you I benefit in no way from this plug other than possible good karma! ;)
www.wineaway.com - it has worked for me!!
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