How to remove wine stains from fabrics? Between natural remedies and grandmother's advice, here are ten tips to experiment to more easily remove wine stains that are still fresh or now dry. Beware of boiling or very hot water. Using it could partially remove wine stains, but the risk is that it will fix the halos left on the fabrics, irreparably ruining clothes and tablecloths.
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How to remove the wine stains from fabrics? Between natural remedies and advice from the grandmother, here ten tips to be experimented to more easily remove still fresh or dry wine stains.
Beware of boiling or very hot water. Using it could remove the wine stains in part, but the risk is that it will fix the halos left on the fabrics, irreparably ruining clothes and tablecloths.
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Acqua and sapone
If you do not have other remedies available to pre-treat the wine stains that have formed on the tablecloth, try a little warm water to which you have added a few drops of liquid soap. Pour soap and water directly on the stain before going to the actual washing, so as to remove it more easily.
sparkling water
Here is a very handy emergency remedy for wine stains that can accidentally form on clothing. If a few drops of wine have stained your shirt, rub it immediately with a little bitaqua frizzante. Keep this trick in mind next time you have lunch or dinner out of the house. In the absence of other remedies, the bottle of sparkling water on the restaurant table will be for you. At home you will proceed with the normal washing.
Toothpaste
You can resort to toothpaste for pre-treat wine stains that have formed on the clothes, when they have already dried. Apply the toothpaste to the stain and let it sit as much as possible before washing. Do not apply toothpaste on more delicate fabrics and beware of whitening toothpastes, which could have a bleaching effect on the fabrics.
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Marseille soap
This remedy is useful both for wine stains that are still fresh and for those that have already dried. If you have the Marseille soap, moisten the dough and rub it on the wine stains. It will serve as a pre-treatment before washing in the washing machine.
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Sodium percarbonate
Il sodium percarbonate is one natural whitener which harnesses the power of active oxygen to remove stains. If you have stained a tablecloth or a dress with a resistant fabric, you can proceed to soak it in hot water with the addition of sodium percarbonate. Follow the instructions on the product package to determine the exact amount of sodium percarbonate to use, depending on the type of fabric, temperature and amount of water.
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Lemon juice
Among the grandmother's remedies useful for eliminating wine stains we find the lemon juice. You can apply it both on dry spots and on those that have already formed to facilitate elimination. To enhance the effect of the remedy, add a few drops of liquid soap and let it act as much as possible before moving on to normal washing.
Coarse salt
Salt is a useful natural remedy for absorbing wine stains, especially if they have just formed on tablecloth. You can intervene immediately by applying del salt. Leave to act to help remove and absorb the stain for at least half an hour before washing.
Hydrogen peroxide
For fresh wine stains on tablecloths or sturdy fabrics, mix hydrogen peroxide e liquid soap in equal parts. Apply the mixture with the help of a spray or a sponge and rub to help remove the stain.
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White wine and bicarbonate
White wine e sodium bicarbonate can be a useful remedy to facilitate the removal of red wine stains from the resistant fabrics of the clothes or from the tablecloths. Pour some white wine over the red wine stain and squeeze. Then apply a fairly thick layer of baking soda. Leave it on for a couple of hours, spraying the stain with water from time to time to keep the baking soda moist. Finally, move on to normal washing.
More starch and bicarbonate
It is a suitable remedy for fresh wine stains. L'cornstarch helps absorb excess wine and the stain itself. You will use it instead of the normal one talcum powder. Baking soda helps remove stains from fabrics. Mix them in equal parts depending on the size of the wine stain and apply them on it in a fairly thick layer. Let it act for at least half an hour before washing.
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You know other useful tricks and remedies to remove wine stains?
Marta Albè
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