Damn — That Oxo Brite stuff really works!
Yes, I tried some of the other suggestions made when I bemoaned my wine stained shirts. I tried scrubbing with salt and club soda: nothing. I tried white wine: nothing. I tried looking for baking soda and cream of tartar at Trader Joe’s but couldn’t find them, and so held off on those.
But I did find the enviro-friendly Oxy Brite, and tried soaking the shirts in warm water with a couple scoops of the stuff for a couple hours — et voila! Check out my newly de-stained shirts, below.
Below’s what they used to look like.
The aquaish tank in the middle got totally de-stained too, but I was wearing it while writing this post, during which I had another wine oopsie, right. Sorry ’bout the flash — took it in a mirror –
Geeze, Siel, if I were you I’d say that I loaned my shirts to a construction worker. Those are some hefty pit stains, girl! And was it just a camera or lighting trick, or did the Oxo Brite actually change the color of the clothes?
Comment by Harry — June 1, 2006 @ 5:13 am
It’s just the light — no change in the original shirt color :)
Comment by Siel — June 1, 2006 @ 10:12 am
Excellent review – thanks for posting. Anyone interested can find Earth Friendly Products’ Oxo-Brite at http://www.ecos.com.
Comment by Tricia — July 6, 2009 @ 4:58 am