How to Clean Blood Stains Out of Fabric

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Cleaning a Blood Stain

Blood stains can be difficult to clean out of fabric, especially if you go about cleaning them the wrong way. Follow these instructions to get blood stains out of clothing and other fabric.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

cold water
cold water detergent
stain remover

Step 1

React Quickly

React quickly. Treat the blood stain as soon as possible. The longer the blood stain dries, the harder it will be to get the blood stain out of the fabric.
Step 2

Use Cold Water

Use cold water. Rinse the blood stain with cold water. This is very important!! Unlike other stains, blood stains will set you use warm or hot water. If the blood stain is fresh, it will start to wash out already with the cold water. If the blood stain is dried, you should merely dampen it before moving to the next step.
Step 3

Scrub with Detergent

Scrub with detergent. With a small bristle brush, like the kind used for washing vegetables, scrub the blood stain gently. Add detergent to the brush as necessary. Rinse and repeat until the blood stain is removed.
Step 4

Rinse out

Rinse out the fabric thoroughly, removing all detergent residue.
Step 5

Heavy Duty Stains

For heavy duty blood stains, try the following. If the blood stain is not removed completely from the above steps, add a stain remover gel. Let the stain sit for as long as the instructions on the stain remover bottle indicate. Then, repeat the above steps until the blood stain is gone.