Returning clothes and furniture to their previous look: how to remove blood at home
Not everyone knows how to wipe off blood that gets on clothes or furniture. And this is a serious problem, since this kind pollution sometimes it is not easy to withdraw, to put it mildly. But the editors of homemaster.techinfolux.com/en/ suggest that persistence and useful advice will help to return things to their previous appearance, and the blood stain will disappear without a trace. So, we study the recommendations and hurry to use them!
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Is it possible to remove blood stains using folk methods
The first impulse when blood appears on things for many is an attempt to wash everything in hot water. This is the most common mistake! Fresh spots are removed with cold, and old ones with warmth. But not very high temperatures!
The second important rule: rubbing fresh bloody pollution is absolutely impossible. It seems to us that if you take a brush and rub the stain with it properly, it will disappear. Whatever it is! With these movements, we only rub it into the deep layers of the tissue. The speck must be soaked, removing excess liquid, and then proceed according to the recommendations for washing this type of fabric.
It is important to consider the type of material: gasoline and thinner are not suitable for synthetics, you need to be more careful with stain removers. Therefore, first we will try to deduce the trail using folk methods.
Removing a fresh stain
If these are clothes, then first we go to the bathroom and rinse the problem area under the stream. Next, pour cold water into a bowl and leave clothes there for 30 minutes, after which we change the liquid. Salted cold water has proven itself well when soaking.
After treatment with peroxide, the spots are washed with 72% laundry soap. Now it is better to send the thing to the washing machine. If it has a stain removal mode, it will be perfect.But, unfortunately, if the fabric is not white, but colored, then the entire pattern can fade along with the disappeared blood trace.
If the fabric is thin, like chiffon or silk, then the problematic locally must be greased on both sides with starch water and left to dry. Then the starch is shaken off and the clothes are washed.
If the stain is old
Do not despair if the dirt is old. First, the affected area is moistened in cold water, and then ammonia is used. A solution of 1 teaspoon of alcohol in a glass of water is suitable. An hour later, the thing is washed.
You can soak stained clothes for 4-5 hours in a solution of salt at the rate of 2-3 teaspoons per 1 liter of cold water. Then a normal wash is carried out.
Important! You can't take a lot of salt. A strong concentration will rather help the protein in the blood to clot, and such contamination is almost impossible to remove without a trace.
There are other proven means.
Soda
Baking soda does a pretty good job of dealing with this problem. You need to take 1 liter of cold water and stir 2-3 tablespoons of soda in it.
After that, ideally, it would be good to use a stain remover, if possible, and then wash the thing.
Glycerol
A small amount of glycerin is heated in a water bath (one bubble is enough). A warm product must be applied to a cotton pad, with which to wipe the blood.
Moreover, first they process the wrong side, and then the front side of the product.
Starch
Old blood spots are removed by starch. The product works especially effectively on delicate fabrics. Using this method, it is necessary to treat the dirt on both sides of the thing with a starch gruel.
Combating blood stains with industrial products
To help those wishing to remove burgundy-red pollution from clothes, furniture or carpet, various manufacturers have long rushed to help. Today the market offers to cope with the problem with the help of liquid (gel), powder and solid compositions.
Effective stain removers to keep cleanliness
There are several decent products that have the function of a stain remover. Oxygenated bleaches are the best at this, but there are a number of powders available. There is a powder used in laundries - "Biomig". It is diluted in cold water and the thing is soaked before washing.
Another stain remover is known, perhaps, to everyone: "Vanish".
To remove the bloody trail, if it is fresh, the "Fairy" detergent will also help, moreover, it is suitable for all types of fabrics and for upholstery and carpets.
From solid means effective soap "Antipyatin" and "Aist". The smells from them are specific, but the compositions work perfectly.
In what order do we act
Before you literally plunge into the washing process, you should remember what chemistry does to our skin and put on rubber gloves.
Gloves ready, stain in place, stain remover nearby. If this is your first time using the product, read the instructions on the label.
Advice! It is better not to risk the material and slightly reduce the concentration of the composition by diluting it with water.
By lowering the concentration, we will secure the fabric. The fact is that the product is applied to some of its limited areas, and, from excessive attention to chemistry and subsequent washing, the thing may not look its best. A diluted agent will not act so aggressively on the material, but it will still fulfill its function.
If you are in doubt, it is worth applying the stain remover to some inconspicuous area of the material and a little to observe the reaction of the fabric.This advice is especially important for delicate fabrics.
Remember that you cannot rub anything: this applies to both fresh and dried stains. If the water becomes dirty, first take out the item, and then drain the water. We repeat the process and leave the product to soak this time.
After half an hour, take a cotton pad or a new dishwashing sponge. Put bleach on the disc and gently apply it to the dirt. You don't need to rinse off the product right away, it should work.
Important! Bleach is only good for whites. If you don't have an industrial stain remover suitable for your type of fabric on hand, use traditional methods. This will be many times better than waiting for the blood to dry.
We wash clothes with a blood stain in the washing machine
Trying to completely remove the blood stain in washing machine without pre-processing it, which we described above, would be a desperate move.
If the required mode is not available, then you will have to select it manually. We immediately exclude even warm water: we put only cold water. At the very minimum.
In addition to the detergent itself, add a couple of tablespoons of table salt or a teaspoon of ammonia to the hole for the powder. If there is a stain remover suitable for the fabric, then use it instead of salt and ammonia.
How to remove blood stains in specific cases
We made a general overview of removing bloody marks on fabric, it's time to consider other options, because life is full of surprises, but we will be ready for them!
Denim things
You can use all of the recommendations above, but since denim is a thick fabric, there are a few things to add.
Then a microfiber cloth or sponge is used. It is applied with a cleaning agent and left for 15-25 minutes on the spot. Remove traces of blood with the same napkin, moistening it in water and applying it to the stain. From cleaning agents for jeans, gruel from baking soda, salt and starch, peroxide, and if the fabric is light, soda, heated glycerin and ammonia are suitable.
Ammonia is applied with a spray bottle and cleaning begins 5-10 minutes after application.
After all the manipulations, the jeans are thoroughly rinsed in cold water and sent to the machine for washing.
White cloth
White fabrics are more capricious than colored ones. A trace of blood can remain a rusty reminder forever. Who likes to sleep on such bedding or to wear clothes with such "decoration"? Soda will help in the fight for whiteness. Take 25-30 grams of baking soda and 2 cups of cold water.
After soaking, we use laundry soap or antipyatine. We treat the stain with it and send the thing to the washing machine.
When working with white fabrics, it is recommended to use oxygenated bleaches.
Sofa upholstery
To remove blood stains from upholstery, two points are taken into account: the type of upholstery and the type of stain remover.
But besides these funds, there are several more ways to return the sofa to its former look. Let's consider the available methods.
When cleaning upholstery, any product is first applied to a damp sponge or cloth, and only then directed to the soiled surface. All cleansing movements are made only in the direction of the fibers of the matter, moreover, the stain is processed from the edge to the center.
If the upholstery is made of cloth, then 72% laundry soap will do, but you can remove dirt with ordinary aspirin. The tablet is dissolved in a glass of lukewarm water and the contamination is treated.
If there is a baking powder in the house, which in itself perfectly breaks down protein compounds, then it is also used. It is enough to dilute 1 tablespoon of baking powder in 2 tablespoons of water. This gruel must be applied to the spot for an hour, and then removed with a cloth and cold water.
Excellent removes blood from fabric upholstery with ammonia and borax. You need to pour a glass of water and 1 teaspoon of ammonia into one bowl, and take a teaspoon of borax into another glass of water.
If the upholstery is made of artificial leather, then the treatment is done with whipped foam from a solution of a glass of cold water, ammonia and dish detergent. Brush off the stain with an old toothbrush.
If you take 1 part lemon juice and the same amount of tartar, leather upholstery will be cleaned again of old blood stains. Everything is mixed into a gruel and applied to the mud.
Suede furniture is cleaned with water and ammonia.
Mattress cover
The mattress cover will not become more attractive when, from attempts to reduce bloody pollution, it will be covered in stains. All is fair in the struggle for a clean look. These are both folk methods and stain removers.
In achieving the goal, you should not use all imaginable means. Chemistry should not be thoughtlessly mixed. The reaction of substances on fabrics will be unpredictable and may lead to the need to purchase a new mattress.
If our recommendations were helpful, we'll be glad to know about it! In the meantime, watch the video tips on the topic.