How to Clean Blood From Carpet Using Hydrogen Peroxide

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Clean Blood From Carpet Using Hydrogen Peroxide

If you have blood on your carpet or upholstery you can easily remove it.

In my work as a midwife I occasionally see some blood left behind on a cloth surface, including my clothes. To my knowledge I've never left a stain behind because I use hydrogen peroxide to remove blood drips. Even dried blood will sometimes be removed using this method.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Hydrogen peroxide
old terrycloth towels or a roll of paper towels

Step 1

Soak up as much of the blood as you can with old terrycloth towels or paper towels. On carpet the best way to do that is to make a little pad with the absorbent material, lay it over the blood, and step on it. Turn the pad over or fold to create a clean spot and repeat.
Step 2

Once the blood has been soaked up pour a little hydrogen peroxide over the blood stain. It will bubble. The bubbles may turn brown. It's best to start with a very small amount of hydrogen peroxide rather than to soak the area.
Step 3

Give the peroxide a few minutes to "eat" at the blood and then sponge it up, like you did in step one with the blood. Lay a clean absorbent pad of paper towels or old terrycloth towels over the blood stain and step on it. If the spot is on a sofa or chair or mattress, you can press it with your hand.
Step 4

Repeat this process - pour hydrogen peroxide and let it bubble, sponge off - until the stain is gone.

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Twinsmom4 said

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on 3/20/2009 Great solution!! I tried out a few different eHow tips about blood removal on a couple of blood drips on my carpet and yours worked the best!! Totally lifted up the stains without damaging my carpet!! Thanks :)