How to remove red wine stain from a cotton garment?

Freiheit

Hi as is the norm I there was red wine droppings on my lovely new cotton striped top last night. Does anyone know of anything, either around the house or in the shops that would remove this, with minimal affect on the cotton?.

Danke
K:)

Dizzyblonde

I've moved this to the Fashion & Appearance forum because I think you're more likely to get help in here. There's a product called Stain Devils, with one particularly for tea, red wine and fruit juice. It used to be available in supermarkets so you should have a look.

Moved from Beer & wine & spirits.

Toast4532

Bread/baking soda is fantastic for removing stains from clothing.

It's about €2 for a bag which will last ages.

Wet the stains with luke warm water, then gently massage in a small amount of the soda onto the stains and let sit for about two minutes and then rinse the soda out of the garment. Once the soda has been rinsed put the top into a wash and put in about a pinch (not a teaspoon, literally a pinch) of the soda with the washing powder and put the wash on as normal.

It's great for getting tan, make up stains etc. out of clothes so it will hopefully do the same with red wine.

There is also ace bleach which you just spray onto the stains and put into the washing machine straight away. If you use ace bleach DO NOT leave it sitting on the clothes for any more than three or four minutes before washing in the machine otherwise it will stain but if you wash the garment straight after applying the bleach it won't stain but will remove the stains you sprayed with it.

Ace bleach is a few euros and again will last you ages.

dee_mc

Have you tried soda water? Just pour it on and blot with tissues, then wash as usual. Have only done this with a fresh (still wet) stain.
For a dried stain, equal parts hydrogen peroxide and washing up liquid works perfectly, followed by washing as normal. Again, just blot with tissues rather than working the mixture in to the stain, which will only 'set' the stain.
Definitely don't wash the shirt before trying to remove the stain

Freiheit

Thanks all. Is Baking Powder the same as Baking Soda? tried that a while ago and it looked to be helping although it's hard to tell when something is wet. It's in the machine now.

fits

I only went and did the exact same thing last night. My friend sent a glass flying and I have red wine spatter on a lovely white cotton top. Only noticed when I got home so I put it steeping and tried bleach/washing up liquid on it this morning. I don't have much hope:(

Freiheit

Toast it's nearly dry and I don't see the wine stain, thank you:)

How did you get on fits?

fits

Spots are barely visible, you really have to look for them so top is grand as they were tiny specks in first place

Meangadh

White wine helps to remove red wine stains, weird but true! Maybe it has to be on a fresh stain but I've done it before and it works!

Sully

Sorry for bumping an older thread but..

Any suggestions if the garment has already been treated with salt & white wine, and washed in a machine but its still stained?

Abouttime

There is this soap and literally gets every stain out. It's a chunk of yellow soap, I don't know where you live but you can get it in Howards Storage in The Park in Carrickmines! Amazing stuff.

Miaireland

Sully wrote: »

Sorry for bumping an older thread but..

Any suggestions if the garment has already been treated with salt & white wine, and washed in a machine but its still stained?

Vanish used to have a bar of soap that was great to remove red wine stains. You have to work it well into the stain and then wash. You may have to repeat it a couple of times.

Carawaystick

Soda Water is basically fizzy water with bread soda in it, so it's amore expensive way of using the bread soda post.

Baking powder has an acid, usually tartaric acid to neutralise the base of the bread soda.
You want bread soda, baking soda, bicarbonate of sodium, sodium bicarbonate.
you should get it in a kilo or half kilo type size, while baking powder comes in a 50/100g tin.


I've heard Salt as a remedy for red wine stains also, but usually whe still wet.

The OP may have to consider the garment is ruined, My Da splashed red wine on a wall and despite scrubbing it off next day, after 5 coats of paint, there's still a blemish on the kitchen wall... the grapeskins are a potent dye