What will get out this stain?

Question

My 13 yr old daughters friend came over to attended a twilight festival and when I picked them up she was in tears because she started her period and got blood on her new pants (which were just bought for school and was not supposed to wear) I am now going to try and get this stain out before she goes home tommorrow. It's a whiteish cotton material. I'm at a lose.

Answer 1

No problem, tell her to wipe the tears Y/A is here. Just take hydrogen peroxide and that will remove the blood/ . All new again.

Answer 2

The tricks for treating bloodstains are acting quickly, cool water and pre-soak.

Blot the stain to remove any extra material blood (TIP: A sponge with a scrubby side works great)
Soak with cold water 20-30 minutes
Rub with a mild soap (hand soap or dish soap)
Blot again to remove any of the stain that can be removed
Soak for a couple of hours (If you have a laundry pre-soak product containing enzymes, start to use it now)
Scrub again, rinsing with running water
Wash in the washing machine using cool water

(repeat as needed)

These steps should work for most fabrics.

Couple of tips about the process:

Consider pre-soaking the stained area only – dealing with an entire wet garment can get messy

Hydrogen peroxide works great on blood stains. However it is a mild bleaching agent, which may not show up immediately. It responds to heat and sun, so the treated spot might lighten over time. Since these are new for school... this should probably be a last resort.

I know you are short on time, but there is one more method:

Wick-ing the stain out of the fabric (this is good for delicate fabrics)

- Make sure stain is thoroughly wet
- Place a damp towel under the 'Wrong side" of the stain
- Place a dry towel on the Right side of the stain (coating the dry side with salt will also work)
- Allow to “soak” for a couple of hours

The towel will act like a wick and lift out some of the stain.

Use the steps as you see fit. You have the pants with you, and can consider the details of the fabric and stain when treating it.

Answer 3

Use hydrogen peroxide to break down the proteins in the blood. This will make the stain easier to remove, and also help release some of the stain. Blot with a paper towel, if you'd like you could also try white vineagar, but the best bet is the h.p. Launder as usual, and since their white, add some bleach to the load, or dilute some beforhand and use a soft bristled tooth brush to scrub the stain. Hope this helps!

Answer 4

I second mountain_momma2005's suggestion. I just picked up some M-30 cleaner today. It's one of those waterless hand cleaners often used by auto mechanics. Anyhow, it said it'd get stains out of anything. And I got a dab of tar **** from a bag of that patch material for blacktop driveways on a T-shirt I shouldn't have been wearing while doing that job, and on my hands. It got my hands clean and darned if it didn't take the WHOLE stain out of my T-shirt. Amazing. I thought it was doomed. So I would say it would get out any stain listed on the jar... and I'm keeping that stuff in my house from now on.

Answer 5

Use table salt on the stain. Get the stain wet...pour a little salt on the stain, get the material between your hands and kind of scrub the material together. DO NOT USE WARM WATER> warm water sets blood in. Use cold. Repeat till stain is out. Good LUck

Answer 6

Most of the responses are pretty much correct. My premier choice to remove tough stains is to wet the stain thoroughly, apply undiluted Simple Green directly on the stain, scrub the stain and then wash it in cold water with your regular detergent, some all-fabric bleach and 1/4 cup of Simple Green added to the wash. Second rinse the load with some fabric softener and then check to see if the stain is gone before drying.

Answer 7

Soak the garment in cold water for about an hour, if you have Oxyclean, that would be GREAT.... but if not, after soaking, put in the washer with detergent and the stain should be gone. DO NOT PUT IN THE DRYER IF IT ISN'T OUT AFTER THE WASH. Repeat the steps. Don't wash in hot water either... Hope this helps.

Answer 8

TAKE COLD WATER, THEN M-30 HAND CLEANER FROM THE DOLLAR STORE AND RUB IT IN. IT CAN BE GOT FROM THE AUTOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT AND IT ONLY COSTS ABOUT A BUCK OR TWO. WHEN IT IS RUBBED IN THOROUGHLY, SET IT ASIDE, THEN ADD CLOROX 2 TO YOUR WASH WATER WITH THE LAUNDRY DETERGENT, AND WHEN THEY ARE MIXED, PUT IN THE ITEM TO BE WASHED. LET IT DOUBLE RINSE. IF IT DOESN'T COME OUT, AND IT IS WHITISH, PUT IN A LITTLE CLOROX AND DOUBLE RINSE IT. I DON'T THINK THAT WILL HURT IT. I USE CLOROX ON ALL MY GRAY TEES AND THEY DON'T FADE, SO TRY IT. SHE IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO WEAR THEM ANYWAY IF THE STAIN STAYS. RIGHT?

Answer 9

I use a spray for stains and then wash in COLD water. Anything hotter sets blood.

Answer 10

Use hydrogen peroxide on the stain. Repeat until the stain had faded. Wash in COLD water. If the stain is still there, repeat. Do not dry until the stain is gone.