https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wine-and-white-shirts Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 11 May 2026 12:48:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wine-and-white-shirts#post-37714 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:31:33 +0000 Emily 37714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the product Antje is referring to is Oxyclean. It works wonders on all kinds of stains - definitely worth a try. I've never soaked anything for as long as 2 weeks (usually a few hours is enough), but you can always keep checking on it to see if the stain is out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wine-and-white-shirts#post-37712 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:15:51 +0000 Antje 37712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry to hear this, Patience. I actually heard something on NPR just the other week that might help with this (I haven't tried it yet though I expect to have a need for it eventually): Put the shirt in a bucket of water with a detergent that contains no bleach but that does contain enzymes, and let it sit there for 2 weeks. I know it sounds crazy, but the listener (who runs a catering business and has done this with her table lines to clean red wine and food stains) swore that 1) it gets the stains out and 2) it does not in any way harm the fabric. The enzyme action breaks down the stain somehow, but it takes a long time. So if you have the patience for it, I'd give that try.<br /> I forgot the brand of detergent she uses (something with "oxy" at the beginning), but she said it doesn't really matter, as long it's bleach-free (very important, since bleach would definitely harm the fabric) and contains enzymes, which it should say on the packaging, and you just let it sit long enough. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wine-and-white-shirts#post-37705 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:58:22 +0000 Patience 37705@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Red wine, to be clear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wine-and-white-shirts#post-37704 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:57:45 +0000 Patience 37704@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My husband attended a holiday networking function last night and got wine spilled all over his dressy button down white shirt. Is there anyway to salvage it? Thanks. </p>