Vampire blood on a white rugby shirt!!!

MrsNobody_2

I would like to warn people not to use bleach on their mattresses. I am not saying this tip doesn't or didn't work for those who posted it. My £1200 mattress is 8 months old and it now has a hole three inches in diameter where the covering has simply perished after applying talcum powder and bleach mixed to a paste. The problem with the bleach is that it continues to eat away at fibres even after you think you've removed it. I really ought to have known better that to put beach on to begin with but as a few posters said it worked I believed them. I would rather have had the stain than a hole that will now have to be repaired.
Mrs Nobody

zippychick

MrsNobody wrote: »

I would like to warn people not to use bleach on their mattresses. I am not saying this tip doesn't or didn't work for those who posted it. My £1200 mattress is 8 months old and it now has a hole three inches in diameter where the covering has simply perished after applying talcum powder and bleach mixed to a paste. The problem with the bleach is that it continues to eat away at fibres even after you think you've removed it. I really ought to have known better that to put beach on to begin with but as a few posters said it worked I believed them. I would rather have had the stain than a hole that will now have to be repaired.
Mrs Nobody

Good grief!:eek: And it was the spot where you used the tip from this thread?

Gosh, am so sorry to hear that! Must it be fixed if it's only a small hole? Sorry if that's a silly question

hannah9_2

I HAVE THE EASIEST SOLUTION EVER AND IT WORKS (and just 70p or so from Morrisons)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

buy Morrisons All Purpose Cleaner (citrus) (made using plant-based cleaning ingredients with no artifical colours or preservatives) (product info household.detergent.info.com)

it's basically a natural all purpose cleaning spray

and just spray lots of it onto where the blood is, and you can then wipe it with a towel or rags, and you'll see it completely works.

it should be sold as blood-stain-remover instead

I got this page when doing a search on google. hope my post helps someone else.

Tim_Deegan

I have said over and over again on MSE, never use any chemicals on mattresses that aren't specially designed for that purpose. It doesn't matter if they are derived from plants, or anything else. They could still damage your mattress as MrsNobody found out.

MrsRogers

phunkles wrote: »

I cant remember where i heard it from or if it would even work but
to remove blood from clothing or fabric if you spit on it it apparently lifts the stain out - has to be the spit of the person whos blood it is though
(seriously where did I have this nugget from :S)

csarina wrote: »

Whose blood is it? quilters use a trick to get blood out of fabric, saliva on a rag and rub the stain, but it has to be the person whose blood it is, it will not work if MIL uses her saliva if the blood is not hers. IYSWIM.

I second both the above. I got blood on my wedding dress :eek: Seamstress had me chew cotton (Has to be natural fiber) and used the soggy cotton to get the blood out. Apparently its an enzyme in the persons saliva that draws the blood. As above it HAS to be the persons saliva who's blood it is.

Primrose

Often the problem is that the mattress gets so wet in attempts to remove the stain that it's still damp when it's bedtime. I've found that putting a hot water bottle on top of the affected damp patch helps to dry it out, and if it's still damp at bedtime, either some hot air from a hairdryer will finish it off, or putting a polythene or plastic bag on the affected area before the sheet is put back on, will prevent the person sleeping on the mattress having an uncomfortable time.

Expose the mattress to the air again the next morning to finish off any drying process.

Tim_Deegan

Primrose wrote: »

Often the problem is that the mattress gets so wet in attempts to remove the stain that it's still damp when it's bedtime. I've found that putting a hot water bottle on top of the affected damp patch helps to dry it out, and if it's still damp at bedtime, either some hot air from a hairdryer will finish it off, or putting a polythene or plastic bag on the affected area before the sheet is put back on, will prevent the person sleeping on the mattress having an uncomfortable time.

Expose the mattress to the air again the next morning to finish off any drying process.

Or you could just turn the mattress over.

fedupfreda

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

Or you could just turn the mattress over.

.....And then it will go all mildewed underneath. :eek:

Err, no.

Tim_Deegan

fedupfreda wrote: »

.....And then it will go all mildewed underneath. :eek:

Err, no.

I think you missed the point completely.

It was an alternative to having to try and dry the mattress and then leave plastic over the wet patch. You can turn the mattress over, and then take it off the bed in the moring, and stant it up to dry properly.

grey_lady

Just came across this thread whilst googling removing blood from matress, thankfully I read all of it and didnt go off to get some bleach! What seems to work fairly well is Napisan mixed with a bit of water and rubbing it with a microfibre cloth.