How to get out bloodstains?
Question:on mattresses and clothes
from my period
Answers:
Be careful with bleaches as they thin out the fabrics over time. Instead try using OXI CLEAN which you can buy at any drug store or grocery store. Wet the spot first then apply a thin coat of the Oxi Clean to it and tub it well, rinse off and repeat the process if necessary.
peroxide!
Cold water
Have you tried hydrogen peroxide? It usually works if the stain isn't too old. It gets all fizzy and bleaches it out with out hurting the fabric. It got the blood out of my daughters pillow form a bloody nose she got one night while sleeping !?!?
My friends mother who's an ER nurse said thats what they used to use for bloody spots on scrubs.
Other than that try soap and cold water. Maybe even some "Spray & Wash"
Good luck
I recently found out from a nurse that if it's your own blood, the enzymes in your own saliva will remove your own blood stains. Cool, huh?
Use ERA laundry detergent for your clothes. Clorox clean up for the mattress. let it the ERA sit overnight on the clothes it gets out everthing grass blood wine grape juice etc...
hydrogen - peroxide. it will create white bubbles on the top of the surface, which will go away. i usually just let it soak in and if the stain is still there later i will add more. you may find it more effective to rub, but sometimes depending on the stain it makes it worse. but definetely hydrogen - peroxide will help. i believe you can get it at a grocery store or somewhere like kmart or target in either the cleaning sections or beauty sections.
but be careful if you have pets or children. i'm not sure if its harmful or not, but check the back of the bottle to double check and probably just to be safe keep children and pets away anyways.
Peroxide will remove the blood, but be careful using it on denim it tends to give it a green tint. Works excellent on mattresses and most other materials though.
Sorry to hear about this, because I know the feeling. Anyway, I don't know what to do about the mattress, but for the clothes, you will need to rinse the blood with cold water as soon as possible. Then you can simply use any hand soap or dish soap and scrub the stain by hand. Use cold water to rinse then put the article of clothing in with the usual laundry. (The stain should go away completely - mine always do.) Good luck
try cold water
ammonia
If the stain is fresh, all that may be required is soaking the fabric in cold, salty water. However, this is not advisable for some fabrics, such as wool. Alternatively, you can sponge liberally with cold water or club soda and then blot with a soft absorbent cloth or paper towel.
If you want to tackle the stain directly, first blot up as much of the blood as possible then place an absorbent pad underneath the stain and cover the top of the stain with another absorbent pad, soaked in an enzymatic detergent (Note: do not use enzymatic cleaners on wools and silks). If the fabric is strong enough, tamp the stain with a spoon or brush by tapping the area vigorously and blotting regularly by pressing hard on the stain with an absorbent material. This enables you to remove the loosened stain particles immediately. Then, flush with cold water - not hot, as this will set a blood stain.
If the stain persists, then you can try flushing it with an ammonia solution made up of 1 Tbsp of household ammonia and ½ cup of water. Again, rinse thoroughly with water afterwards and blot. Alternatively, you could tackle the stain with a vinegar solution, made up of 1/3 cup white vinegar and 2/3 cup water. Flush again with water and blot. Finally, if the stain is still not completely removed, you can bleach it with a solution of 3% hydrogen peroxide, applied with a medicine dropper directly onto the stain. (You can add a drop of ammonia to the hydrogen peroxide for even more potent stain removal.) Follow with a water rinse and blot again.
* Remember, hydrogen peroxide can also have a bleaching effect so always test in a small area first.
For clothes that need dry-cleaning, it is best not to do anything yourself and simply take the garment to the dry-cleaners as soon as possible, in case you unwittingly set the stain even deeper. For very old blood stains, try applying a solution of 1 tsp mild detergent (non-alkaline, non-bleaching) mixed with 1 cup of ice water, blot, then follow by a solution of 1 Tbsp household ammonia with half a cup of ice water; blot again and then finally sponge clean with ice cold water and blot dry.
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