You’ve
been there... I’ve been there. We’ve all done
it.
You
were sipping red wine at a friends house feeling pretty
good about the selection you chose to bring. Feeling proud
and somewhat sophisticated, you take another sip.
Just
then, your friend says something funny and that’s
when it happened. Slosh. Splash. Red wine stain on your
friend’s white carpet.
Not
feeling so svelte after all… So what does one do to
remove such a dirty mark on one’s reputation?
Help
is out there. This page has two solutions
for your problem. The first is a product available for purchase
that has been tested to be the number one effective
stain remover (commercial and home remedies) by
a recent study out of the University of California - Davis.
The
next is a home remedy that works really well but uses peroxide
so make sure the item being cleaned is colorfast. My recommendation
is to keep a bottle of the first solution on hand and use
the home remedy as an emergency backup.
The
First Solution
A
diagnostics laboratory out of Florida has been making a
product and selling it for the last 40 years under the name
Erado-Sol to doctors, labs, health care companies and other
commercial venues for the purposes of cleaning biological
stains from medical equipment, hands, labcoats, etc.
It
wasn't until these labs started noticing bottles of the
product disappearing that its effectiveness as a household
stain remover was discovered. It turns out that doctors
and technicians were taking them home to clean their own
clothing and household stains because it worked so well
in the lab. Word started spreading and the decision was
made to sell Erado-Sol to the public under the name StainRx.
The
company sent me a sample because of this stain removal page
and I set it aside until needed. It wasn't long after receiving
the sample that we had some friends over and what do you
know... my brand new, white shirt decided to adorn itself
with some of my voluptuous Cabernet.
After
shamefully retreating to the bathroom and using the product,
I was totally amazed! Right then and there
I knew I had to show people how well this works because
you really have to see it to believe it. It's almost
like magic! Watch the video I created below and
I think you'll agree.
Red
Wine Stain Removal Video(Here's the Proof!)
Okay,
pretty bad commentary, but you get the point.
Still
Not Convinced?
Just
look what it did to a strawberry in just 3 hours! It totally
removed the color without dangerous bleach or peroxide.
I
am so sold on StainRx that I called the manufacturer back
and explained that they must allow me to make this available
to my readers. This stuff works better than the
products that are being marketed exclusively for wine stains!
So I set up a secure payment system through Pay-Pal and
now my company (Tactical Innovations) can offer it to you
to be shipped directly from the manufacturer. Now while
they cannot guarantee it will completely remove any and
all stains (nothing will do that) I am convinced that it
is the best stain removal product that I've come across
so far.
The
Pay-Pal website accepts credit cards if you don't have a
Pay-Pal account.
Stain Rx
3.75 fl. oz.
Spring Fresh Scent
Product #442 $8.00
Stain Rx
16 fl. oz.
Spring Fresh Scent
Product #454 $14.50
Stain Rx 16 oz. and
(1) 1 oz. Purse Size Spring Fresh Scent
Product #454-1 $17.00
Stain Rx 16 oz. and
(2) 1 oz. Purse Size
Spring Fresh Scent
Product #454-2 $20.00
Bonus:As a thank you for ordering from this website,
I'll give you a copy of my Wine Tasting Kit which sells
for $9.95 for FREE. After completing the purchase from Paypal's
website, you'll be directed to a Thank You page on this
website which will contain a link to the tasting kit where
it can be downloaded. Cheers!
Below
is the original article I posted back in 2004. I am leaving
this solution for those in immediate need of stain removal.
My suggestion is to buy a bottle of StainRx even if you
plan on using the method below because it has been proven
to work better (according to a more recent study from
University of California, Davis) and it is safer (no peroxide).
Just
keep the bottle for next time. Besides, it also works
on coffee, blood, mascara and many other common substances.
The
Second Solution (For Immediate Help!)
The Washington Post ran an article in July 2004 by staff
writer Leef Smith who found herself desperate and reeling
over a red wine stain on her brand new beige sofa.
The
Post story follows her Internet search for the best wine
stain removal system. In the weeks that followed the Post
story, Smith’s article was reprinted in the South
Bend Tribune, the Modesto Bee, the Duluth News Tribune,
the Winnipeg Free Press, and the Contra Costa Times —
to name a few. Hmmm, seems fumbling red wine is a national
problem.
Whatever
the case may be, Ms. Smith “Googled” up the
issue and happened to stumble upon the better of the red
wine stain removal systems for both two-minute and 24-hour
stains, even according to a 2001 study overseen by Andrew
L. Waterhouse, professor of enology at the University
of California, Davis.
The
study’s researcher used several fabric types and
tested out all the most talked about red wine stain remover
systems on the market, in home remedy books, and off the
Internet.
So
what secret potion will remove your stain of humiliation?
Well, it’s a homemade solution from none other than
“Patty S.” who heard from “Nancy O.”
Patty S. randomly posted it on a wine, gardening, and
arts web site about four years ago, and the site got rave
reviews on the simple household staple mix.
To
whip up the super solvent, all you have to do is stir
up nearly equal parts of plain old hydrogen peroxide and
Dawn dishwashing soap (or Patti recommends using a soap
that’s suitable for the fabric; i.e., carpet cleaner
for carpets, Woolite for wools, dish soap for washables,
etc.). Then apply it to the red wine stain.
Nancy
O. via Patty S.’s simple recipe for red wine stain
removal:
A
little suitable soap
A
little hydrogen peroxide
You
must use BOTH ingredients
Spray,
pour, or dab the mixture on the stain
One
warning: Since peroxide is a bleaching
agent, the remedy could potentially bleach some colored
fabrics. Always test a small patch before trying this
recipe!
Try
it on:
Clothing
Carpet
Tablecloths
And
more!
Other
red wine stain removal systems such as the age-old “add
white wine to red wine” miracle method only seem
to make matters worse.
Now,
relax... enjoy your next wine, and wives... you can stop
making your husbands drink out of a sippy cup! (inside
joke!)
