Blood stains are biological contamination, which, in some cases, is difficult to remove. And here we need to know that it is impossible to delay the removal of this pollution. How to remove blood from clothes and return it to its former appearance? In this review, we will try to tell you everything we know about cleaning clothes from blood stains.
To remove blood, we can use a variety of substances and preparations, both traditional and more than unusual. But the result should be the same - the complete absence of visible traces of pollution. At the same time, we need to make sure not to spoil the fabrics themselves, especially colored ones.
How to clean up fresh blood
Fresh contaminants are the easiest to remove – and everyone knows about it. The same applies to blood stains. As long as the stains are fresh, dealing with them will be very, very easy. But as soon as they dry out, the task becomes much more complicated. What does it take to get rid of fresh blood stains?
If blood gets on clothing, remove it and immediately soak in cold water. Yes, the water should be exactly cold (even icy), but not warm and not hot. Here we add any detergent, for example, washing powder. In just an hour, we will be able to remove the stains directly with our hands, rubbing the folds of fabric against each other.Cold water, combined with detergent, cleans fresh blood stains well without leaving a residue. Next, we need to throw the clothes into the washing machine and perform the washing cycle corresponding to the type of fabric.
Many people find that hot water removes stains much more effectively than cold water.This is true, but not in the case of blood. The thing is that blood is a biological fluid containing proteins. Under the influence of hot water, the blood immediately coagulates and literally eats into the folds of the tissue. It will be very, very difficult to remove it after such a rough impact. Cold is also useful for removing resin from things.
How to remove dried blood
We already know how to remove fresh blood stains with plain cold water and detergent. But how to wash off old blood stains that have eaten into the fabric and cannot be removed normally? In this case, you need to understand that by old we mean stains that were left a maximum of a few days ago. If they are already a year old, and you just remembered that they need to be removed, you can safely send the thing to the trash can.
How to wash off old blood? We start the washing process with soaking. Moreover, it will last long enough, given the properties of blood to be well absorbed into the fibers of the tissue. Soaking in cold water should be done for several hours. It is recommended to change the water periodically - it should be as cold or even icy as possible.
After the first soak, we need to perform the second soak, but not in pure water, but with the addition of one of the following components to it:
- Stain removers;
- Bleach Vanish;
- Hydrogen peroxide;
- Regular table salt;
- Laundry soap;
- Glycerol;
- Ammonia;
- Soda;
- Starch;
- Special washing powder for biological pollution.
Now let's try to consider all the soaking methods in more detail.
Stain removers for white and colored fabrics help to quickly get rid of old traces of blood. But they should be used only after pre-soaking in cold water - this applies to almost all the methods that will be described in our review. Add the selected stain remover to the next portion of cold water and soak for the period specified in the instructions for the stain remover.After that, we wash the soiled thing in the washing machine with ordinary washing powder.
Not every person keeps stain removers at home - whatever you say, but such persistent stains appear on clothes quite rarely. But many actively use powder and Vanish liquid bleach. We apply bleach directly to the blood stain and leave it for a couple of hours, after which we rinse the item in cool water. The final cycle is washing in a washing machine with powder and a portion of bleach. There will be no trace of blood stains!
If there are no stain removers and bleaches at home, you should look
hydrogen peroxide - it is sold in every pharmacy and costs mere pennies. We apply it on the stains before soaking, wait 10 minutes, then soak it with any detergent and send it to the wash. Hydrogen peroxide is quite good at dealing with blood, leaving no visible traces of it. If there are still yellowish stains on the clothes, they can be removed with bleach.
Hydrogen peroxide is used with the utmost care with colored fabrics, as some dyes do not have sufficient resistance to this drug.
The next active ingredient is table salt. We take a container with ice water, pour 3-4 tablespoons of salt there, stir and soak the affected clothes in the container. It must be left here overnight, and washed with laundry soap in the morning.
By the way, it is laundry soap that is one of the most active destroyers of such biological pollution as blood. It contains a gigantic amount of alkali, which penetrates well into the fibers of the fabric. Do not forget that before using laundry soap, clothes must be soaked in plain cold water. This soap is great for
removing hair dye from clothes.
It is advisable to remove stains from colored fabrics not with laundry soap, but with Antipyatin soap.
Regular glycerin, which is sold in every pharmacy stall, will also help to remove the old blood stain.Glycerin needs to be warmed up a little so that it becomes warm, and then applied to the stain. After a few minutes, we send the clothes to the wash - the blood stains will disappear without a trace.
Ammonia It is sold at any hardware store and is quite cheap. It removes stains well, but for this we also need borax - this is an antiseptic, the active substance of which is sodium tetraborate. We dilute a tablespoon of alcohol in a glass of water, pour the blood stain with the solution and three. We leave the clothes alone, prepare the borax - dissolve a teaspoon of this drug in another glass of water and pour it on the stain. After that, we send the clothes to the laundry.Pre-soaking in cold water is not necessary.
How to get blood out of jeans? To remove stains from denim, ordinary baking soda will help. To do this, we prepare a solution of 50 grams of soda and a liter of cold water, soak the soiled jeans in it for several hours. After that, we send the jeans to the wash. We hope you remember
how to wash jeans in a washing machine. A slurry of soda and vinegar will help you
remove strawberry stains from clothes.
A bowl of starch no less effective than other drugs. To remove blood stains, apply gruel to clothes, wait for it to dry, shake off the starch and rinse the clothes in cool water with the addition of a small amount of vinegar. Next, we send clothes for washing with washing powder.
Concerning specialized washing powdersdesigned to remove biological contaminants, the methods of their use are described on their packaging. But most often the most common washing in an automatic machine with pre-soaking is used here.
How to get blood out of white clothes
In order to remove blood from a white cloth, we can use any of the above methods. A good effect is the use of ammonia and laundry soap. To give a special whiteness and remove possible yellow spots, we can add a little bleach for white fabrics when washing.
Clean blood from upholstered furniture
Getting blood out of a mattress or sofa is harder than getting blood out of clothes. To do this, we can wipe the stains with a solution of hydrogen peroxide or a solution of laundry soap - after a while they will disappear.After that, it is advisable to walk on the fabric of the sofa or mattress with special stain removers, which are sold at any hardware store.
By the way, some inexpensive stain removers work even better than their expensive counterparts. We can get detailed advice on this issue from sales consultants.
If the house has a vacuum cleaner, you can try to clean the stains with a suitable detergent, after soaking the stain with cold water, baking soda or hydrogen peroxide.
