How to Remove Red Wine Stains from Clothes (We Tested 7 Methods)
06.06.2023 - 21:02
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Dinners, parties and get-togethers are never complete without a good bottle of red wine. But almost always, someone ends up with a souvenir from the occasion in the form of a wine stain on their much-loved clothing.
While it is a mark of celebration, a wine stain is not something one likes to keep on their favorite dress shirt. So it starts – an endless toil to get that stubborn stain out.
Red wine derives its remarkable staining prowess from a pigment present in the skin of the grapes. This pigment comes under the family of food-coloring chemicals called anthocyanins. Anthocyanins share properties of fabric dyes and are capable of rendering stubborn stains on clothes. Also, clothes made from natural fibers are prone to more stubborn stains than those made from synthetic fibers.
Getting to a wine stain as soon as you can is very important. Fresh wine stains are comparatively easier to remove than older stains. But often it so happens that we discover wine stains on our cherished garments only after a couple of days or weeks.
Keeping this in mind, we have divided the cleaning methods into two groups: methods to clean dry and old wine stains, and methods to clean fresh and wet wine stains. We tested seven methods to remove a red wine stain on a white shirt to see which were the most effective.
White wine, white vinegar and a cleaning solution made from hydrogen peroxide and liquid dish soap are quite the champions and can be used to clean either fresh or old wine stains.
When it came to methods just for fresh stains, boiling water was a clear winner, followed closely by club soda. Surprisingly, baking soda and salt didn’t produce a stainless white sparkle on the shirt like they were supposed to.
Baking soda left a yellow-grey
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