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How to Get Rid of Blood Stains
November 21st, 2006 by admin
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The protein in blood that carries the body’s supply of oxygen and carbon dioxide is Hemoglobin. When combined with oxygen, it provides the red color in blood. It is these proteins that tend to stick to things and causes the red stains. The longer a blood stain sits, the more it coagulates, making it especially hard to remove.
Removing Blood Stains from Clothing
Because of the tendency of blood stains to set in as time passes, the most important thing you can do is blot the stain immediately. The more you can remove and the faster you can remove it, the better it is going to be later. A mixture of dish soap and hydrogen peroxide on a clean sponge makes an ideal blotter.
If the garment is going to be dry cleaned, take it to the dry cleaners as quickly as possible, and do not use any pre-treatment on it.
If the garment requires hand washing, wash it with mild laundry soap in the sink.
If you are going to use your washing machine, use cold water. Detergents with stain removing additives like Oxy Clean work well. It is very important that you air dry the garment after the first wash cycle. Heat accelerates the coagulation, and will cause the stain to set. Make sure the stain is completely gone before drying it with heat. Several wash cycles might be needed.
There are a few pre-treatments that are effective on persistent stains.
- A solution of equal parts ammonia and water. Note: Never use this treatment on silk, wool or linen as it will destroy the fibers.
- Window cleaner, which is often just a mixture of ammonia and water, sprayed on the stain can be helpful.
- Lava soap. Gently scrubbing the stain with lava soap often will break up the stain before washing.
- Straight hydrogen peroxide and bleach are going to remove the stain also, but will also remove or fade the color, so this is only going to be useful on white articles.
- Spit on it! Spittle contains enzymes that are pretty good at breaking down the proteins in the blood, and making them more likely to come out during the normal washing cycle.
Removing Blood Stains from Carpets
The following is a step by step process that is very effective for removing blood stains from carpets.
- Blot with an absorbent cloth being very careful not to spread the stain.
- Place a small amount of a mild detergent on the stain and work it in with a brush starting from the outside and working inward.
- Blot again with a clean white cloth.
- Place a small amount of ammonia and let it sit for a few minutes to break down the stain. Spittle is also recommended here, and can be used in the place of ammonia.
- Blot again with a dry, clean, white cloth
- Repeat again starting from the step 2.
- Rinse with clean water.
- Blot a final time, and the stain should be gone.
There are a couple of other items that can be worked into this procedure that are effective. Salt can be spread over the stain before beginning to adsorb some of the blood. A biological enzyme can be used. This should be followed by using a carpet cleaner with a solution of water and fabric softener. Also, as with clothing, hydrogen peroxide will work well, but will remove the color along with the stain, and should be avoided.
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Vinegar undiluted directly on stain asap Then wash cold water. Cold dry.
shampoo works miracles! i bled on my shorts many times and shampoo removes them easily. or try soaking them for a while with detergent.
I’ve fought with blood stains since I was a kid. Fresh stains are always easy to clean - colors I soak in cold water and scrub (if necessary) with some laundry detergent. Whites I just pour bleach directly on it and after a couple minutes it disappears.
Set stains have destroyed some of my clothing over the years, I’ve found shampoo usually works if you use your fingernail to scrub it, but sometimes it does not entirely remove the stain.
I did’nt had any oxy clean for my new white short that i bled on… so i used some SPRAY N’ WASH whit some bleach and then i put in in the washing machine with COLD water
I just bought a new pair of white capris (my first) and I had them laid out well my cat got her paw hurt on something and you guessed it blood all over my capris. I tried dawn dishsoap and peroxide and no more stain…hurray
why would you need to get out blood stains?
you murderers!
:p
SHAMPOO! its a miracle worker!!!!
Try rubbing alcohol…it works pretty good.
for those of u who dont have oxy clean..u can try this:
fill a small tub with hot water.mix cloth detergent(which ever kind u use).wet the cloth which ur going to wach.then sprinkle a little amount on the stain.just rub a little.and then soak the cloth in the water tub.leave it for 12-24 hours.take it out and wash it again.will b as good as new! trust me
DON’T use HOT water when attempting to remove blood from carpet as you will more than likely set the stain.
First use a pet urine removal product. (I used Nature’s Miracle) It removes the urine by enzyme action. Really works on blood!!!!!! Several reapplications over 15 min. Then an oxygen cleaner that I let sit for about 10 min and washed in cold water. Removed the blood with no trace in clothing and sheets.
Spray fabric with 409 all purpose cleaner. Then, soak in cold water and spray a little more 409. wash in cold water. 409 works for many stains on fabric. I swear by it!
I agree 110% about the OXY CLEAN! My mom left a roast out of the deepfreeze in our laundry room. I had also left my brand new white capri pants on the floor by the deepfreeze when i was in a hurry. Well the roast thawed and bled all over the deepfreeze and (you guessed it) My white capris… We didnt find out for almost a day. I was heartbroken. Now my mom had just bought oxy clean and hadn’t used it before, so we were sceptical but willing to try anything.
Not a spot. No bloody hue. I swear my capris were glowing when i took them out of the washer! Now we ONLY use oxy clean!!
If it’s your blood on your clothing suck it spit on it and suck it will slowly fade then when it stops fading put it in the wash with bleach
Roll him, er…it up in a carpet and dump it in the river.
Call Mr. Wolf.
***OXY-CLEAN!***
THIS IS ALL ANYONE NEEDS TO KNOW… *** OXY-CLEAN *** The hotter the water used the better the results.
Well…that’s weird. I’ve never had trouble removing blood from clothing. Actually, it’s one of the easiest stains to remove.
Now, I don’t know about A LOT of blood, but if it’s a normal amount, like you cut yourself or something, you just have to make sure to turn on the cold water only (maybe wait for the water to drain a little and get colder) and put the fabric under it. You could soak it a little (not always necessary), like 5 minutes maybe then turn to normal water and use soap, rub and it’s usually off extremely easily. I don’t know if it works all the time, but it has for me.
Never tried shampoo, but I’ve heard it works many times.
shampoo,i swear by this ladies,great for time of the month.
Hydrogen Peroxide! Put a rag underneath and pour tiny amounts of peroxide while rubbing and blotting on top with an additional rag or tissue. Keep blotting and pouring, you will see the blood stain go right through to the rag or tissue that you are holding underneath the stain. It will bubble up white as peroxide usually does. If the blood stain has been there for a long time it may not come out as clean as you like. I have used this remedy since I was a child and it has always worked.
if you soak the piece of clothing, don;t soak it too long or the blood will spread to other parts of your clothing making your job harder because you would have to clean mutiple blood stains.