Top Tips for cleaning red wine stains

Easy to drink red wine, even easier to reverse.

Ask anyone, and they will have a solution for removing red wine, either white wine or other substances, such as unlikely, milk or shaving cream . It is a terrible thing to reverse, but we are here to calm your fears.

Call a professional, Ingrid Johnson , Professor and Vice-Chairman of the Textile Development and Marketing Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) , some myths to debunk cleaning and give us the right solutions.

This is what we learned:

1 salt is the best option for cleaning freshly spilled red wine.

"The first and best thing to do is sprinkle with salt, as it will absorb the wine," Johnson told us by e-mail. The solution is for bedspreads, curtains, sofas and other household items, all "slowly absorb," so it's easier to get the wet spot on. If the item is made of cotton, warm water enough for all, according to Johnson.

February. Oxi products are dried best age spots.

"Old or series of wine stains can be a challenge," Johnson said. But it is possible to obtain dry wine stains . Commission recommends saturating the area with warm water, apply a pre-treatment and then leave everything Oxy product - usually a combination of pills and water - "their magic" for anywhere from 2-10 hours.

3 Use. White wine clean up spills

Johnson takes these home remedies myth. "In both cases it is the task essentially fruit juice and no matter how bright it appears white wine has the color of the fruit," she says.

4 issues prevention is difficult, period.

We have rumors that the use of certain tissues, as heard Sunbrella within the stunning home or protective tissue are easy ways to avoid stains, Johnson put on the other side. "It Scotchgard fabric protectors, but surface applications and can be reached in use. Sunbrella can basically manage exposure to the elements and is known for exceptional weather resistance."

At least if the spill can not really avoid, we have solutions for you. As Johnson said, where is the mass Oxy, "there is always hope."

Professor Johnson answers are compressed for space and clarity.

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