Comments on How to Remove Blood Stains from Fabric

If the stain is small, use your own spit directly onto the spot. The reason that the stain has to be small is because you don't have enough spit to do a large spot. After you see that most of the stain is gone, rinse with cold water and wash as usual.

I always keep a bottle of hydrogen peroxide in the laundry area. Just pour a small amount onto a stain and you will see it working immediately. It will even work on dried blood, but you may have to re-apply a small amount again.

I've tried peroxide and other suggestions for removing bloodstains from fabric. The best solution that I've found is pouring Murphy's oil soap on the stain and letting it set for 30 minutes or so before laundering as usual. This method even removed an old bloodstain on a bed sheet that had been laundered and dried in the dryer several times!

I've tried peroxide and other suggestions for removing bloodstains from fabric. The best solution that I've found is pouring Murphy's oil soap on the stain and letting it set for 30 minutes or so before laundering as usual. This method even removed an old bloodstain on a bed sheet that had been laundered and dried in the dryer several times!

I always keep a bottle of hydrogen peroxide in the laundry area. Just pour a small amount onto a stain and you will see it working immediately. It will even work on dried blood, but you may have to re-apply a small amount again.

If the stain is small, use your own spit directly onto the spot. The reason that the stain has to be small is because you don't have enough spit to do a large spot. After you see that most of the stain is gone, rinse with cold water and wash as usual.

I used to work in a blood bank and a clinical lab, so I've had to use this a lot. 1. Do not use hot water. Ever. 2. Wet the stain with cold water, apply plain old face soap, and rub it in. 3. If it's a big stain, let it soak in cold soapy water overnight. 4. If it's still not completely out, repeat 2 and 3. 5. Once it's all out, well, it's out. Wash it as usual.

I used to work in a blood bank and a clinical lab, so I've had to use this a lot. 1. Do not use hot water. Ever. 2. Wet the stain with cold water, apply plain old face soap, and rub it in. 3. If it's a big stain, let it soak in cold soapy water overnight. 4. If it's still not completely out, repeat 2 and 3. 5. Once it's all out, well, it's out. Wash it as usual.

My daughter scraped her knees playing. Bleeding profusely, she kneeled on the expensive fabric on our dining room chairs. Big blood stains to say the least. I got my wife's "AO Sept" contact lens cleaning solution and put a few drops on each blood stain. Most contact lens cleaning solution contains some hydrogen peroxide. I damped up with a paper towel and voil, the stain disappeared. I was the hero tonight!

My daughter scraped her knees playing. Bleeding profusely, she kneeled on the expensive fabric on our dining room chairs. Big blood stains to say the least. I got my wife's "AO Sept" contact lens cleaning solution and put a few drops on each blood stain. Most contact lens cleaning solution contains some hydrogen peroxide. I damped up with a paper towel and voil, the stain disappeared. I was the hero tonight!

Spray the stained area with concentrated Simple Green all-purpose cleaner and then soak for a couple of hours in cold water, then wash and dry as usual. This will clean up all blood stains, but is especially good for 7 to 20 day old stains.

Spray the stained area with concentrated Simple Green all-purpose cleaner and then soak for a couple of hours in cold water, then wash and dry as usual. This will clean up all blood stains, but is especially good for 7 to 20 day old stains.

Before washing, soak stained area in peroxide for about 20 minutes. Rinse stained area completely. Repeat if necessary.

I tried everything to remove a blood stain from our brand new three piece suit. The only thing that eventually touched the blood and removed it was neat white wine vinegar. Always rinse very well afterwards and towel dry.

This may seem gross, but an old theater trick is to put the saliva (spit) of the person where the blood came from on the garment. There is some enzyme in that person's saliva that helps break up his own blood. Treat the stain as soon as possible.

Moisten stain with cool water, apply and rub in meat tenderizer (unflavored) to stain, let this sit overnight, rinse with ammonia water, then launder as usual.

Never use hot....the heat will "cook" the stain into the fabric.

You can try using a bar of Lava soap. Just rub it on under running water a few times, then use a stain remover like Shout. Wait for 20 minutes or so. Pop it in the washer, and the stain should be gone. Recommended for khakis and jeans more than anything.

Take peroxide and pour right onto clothing that is stained with blood. Then wash the garment in the washer. The peroxide will take it right out. I have done this on colored clothes, too.

Saturate the stained area with liquid laundry detergent, I've used Purex successfully. Let the item stand a few minutes. Launder as usual. This tip even works on white fabric.

Mix about 4 parts water and 1 part peroxide in a pail or bowl; soak the article of clothing in it overnight. This removes the stain beautifully and doesn't fade the garment's color.

My family has always used Ivory bar soap. Just wet the area with cold water (cold water only as any heat can set the stain) then scrub the area with ivory bar soap. If it's a set-in area that has already dried, just leave the soap sitting on it for about five minutes. Lightly rub the fabric together, rinse and repeat. I have tried other methods, but nothing gets it out like Ivory bar soap and cold water. Peroxide can take the coloring out of colored clothing, but it does work on whites. Laundry detergent will take it out if you rinse the item right away with cold water then let it sit overnight. But even then, I still have had issues with a stain. So I just stick to my bar of ivory and cold water. Cold water is the other key element. I can't stress that enough. Oh, one other thing I do; after I can't really see any more blood, I will lather the area again and then throw it in the washer without rinsing out the soap. It always works. Never bleach a blood stain, it just turns it green.

Pour lemon juice over the stain and let it sit for a few minutes. Then use a laundry pre-treatment spray or stick. Rinse it out in warm water. Repeat as many times as necessary.

Peroxide works well on bloodstains. My sister-in-law is a nurse, and they use it in hospitals.

If the stain is still fresh, just rinse the clothing in cold water thoroughly. This will raise the stain and remove most of it. The remaining will wash out in the wash.