Help removing a dried on blood stain

moo842

a very lovely paramedic once told me salt and cold water gets blood out, and it workd for my daughters very bloody white dress, and beleive me it was covered!!

safesound

I usually use Stain Devils #2 when I can find it, it will even take out "cooked" on blood, just saturate the stain, leave for a few minutes and then wash as normal. Hubby gets really covered sometimes when he comes home from the field. I think its called Dr Beckmann now.

Penelope_Penguin

As this has fallen from the front page of OS, I'll add it to the exisitng thread to give you more ideas

Penny. x

skintchick

I went to a posh do with my DD and she fell over twice, splitting her lip and then badly grazing her thumb. Obviously I had to comfort her, but in doing so she got small bloodstains all over my shoulder and front.

The dress is pure silk, with a pattern, so if I can;t get the stains out totally it won;t show too much, but I'm not sure what to do. I probably should have soaked it but I didn;t, so the stains have dried. I have biological washing powder - should I just wash it with that? Or is there something cleverer I can do?

Or should I just go to the dry cleaner?

I don;t have much luck with blood usually - I have ruined many a pair of knickers by coming on early - but I've only worn this (expensive designer) dress three times and would like to salvage it! If I can't, it will make VERY pretty cushion covers

carly

I used to have a similar problem with DDs nosebleeding sporadically and found the best thing to get rid of the bloodstain was one of those " oxy bleaches " or oxipodwers that you add to the wash. Test your dress for colour fastness first on an inconspiuous place ( inner seam for example ). I never had any problem with colour fading but then I didnt have a designer silk dress either ! lucky you, hope youi manage to get it out.

paloma

This might sounds disgusting, but it has worked for me. If it's just a small stain, spit on it, let sit for a few minutes, then wash as usual. The enzymes in saliva break down proteins in bloodstains.

easy

I'd soak it in cold water for 2 or 3 hours (or overnight) first off, to loosen the stains (supposed to be what you do with bloodstains). Then I think I'd wash it as You normally would, and take a look then before it has started to dry. If the stains are still there maybe dab the stains themselves with some biological liquid detergent (bio not generally considered good for silk), then leave it for a few minutes, and then wash again.

Hope you get it clean !!

easy

paloma wrote: »

This might sounds disgusting, but it has worked for me. If it's just a small stain, spit on it, let sit for a few minutes, then wash as usual. The enzymes in saliva break down proteins in bloodstains.

Ooooh, now, I've just remembered from my past, someone once told me that soaking in milk can help, as that has enzymes which dissolve bloodstains ??

BitterAndTwisted

paloma wrote: »

This might sounds disgusting, but it has worked for me. If it's just a small stain, spit on it, let sit for a few minutes, then wash as usual. The enzymes in saliva break down proteins in bloodstains.

This will only work if it's your own blood on the fabric. The OP should have her child spit on the stains.

I've found that a cold soak and one of those Vanish soap bars will remove small blood-spots. Warm or hot water will fix the stains.

paloma

I've used my own spit successfully on my own child's nosebleed stains,perhaps it depends on your blood group ?? Worth a try anyway, costs nothing