Tips to succeed in making a spot of red wine disappear: no, salt is not part!

À la maison •
# conseil, tache, vin rouge, nettoyer
par Jessica Meurens

Red wine is one of the most difficult to clean liquids.You always stress at the idea of ending up with a red spot that will never leave.Do not panic, we have a few tips to make it disappear.

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You taste a good glass of red wine after a long day of work when, suddenly, you overthrow your glass ... And there, disaster: you see a huge spot on your carpet, your blouse or your sofa.

You then think directly of pouring salt on it, a tip well known to make a spot of red wine disappear.It’s not really a good idea.Indeed, the salt will fix the stain, more precisely the tannins, with the fabric.This is also the case for hot water: instead of diluting the stain, it will have the effect of "cooking" it and thus fix the tannins with the textile fibers.

For red wine spots to be your worst nightmare, we give you some techniques that will allow you to make them disappear.To maximize your chances of eliminating the spots, start by immediately passing it under cold water, before using one of these tips.

Milk

Des astuces pour réussir à faire disparaître une tache de vin rouge : non, le sel n'en fait pas partie !

Start by removing a maximum of wine by gently tapping the stain with a paper towel.Then soak the stain in milk for at least an hour.

Lemon juice and baking soda

Apply a mixture of baking soda and lemon juice directly on the spot.Then leave to act an hour before rinsing.

Ammonia

Dab the red wine spot with a damp cloth, on which you will have poured a few drops of ammonia.Be careful to protect your hands and not breathe the vapors from the product.

Oxygenated water

Wet the stain before pouring oxygenated water and give a little time.

White vinegar

Dab the stain with white vinegar then dip the stained part in hot milk for an hour.Dab one last time with white vinegar.

Flour and talc

Sprinkle the talc or the flour on the stain directly after turning off and let the powder absorb the excess wine.Then brush the fabric to remove the flour or the talc.Repeat if necessary before switching to the machine.

Shaving foam

Just apply shaving foam to the stain before wiping it with a clean cloth.

Milk démaquillant

Put make-up removal on a cotton and add a few drops of ammonia before stamping the wine spot.Then rinse the fabric with cold water.

White wine

Yes, pour white wine on your spot of red wine before mop with the wipers and rinse.

Alcohol

Impregnate a clean cloth with a mixture of water, a little soap and a drop of alcohol at 70 ° and then dab the wine spot before rinsing.

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