Even when you can't treat a stain immediately, the five powerful Stain Fighters in OxiClean™ Max Force™ Spray tackle tough stains like dried-in blood. Rinse blood stain in cold water. Spray directly onto the spot or stain until saturated.
Just apply a small amount of hydrogen peroxide directly to the stain and watch as the red blood stain disappears. In the case of old or stubborn stains, reapply as needed. After the stain is removed, rinse the area with cold water to remove any peroxide that may be left behind.
Quickly remove any excess blood stain by rinsing with cool water before pre-soaking the item. Fill the scoop to line 4 per 1 gallon of water and mix OxiClean™ Versatile Stain Remover well to create a solution. Make sure the product has fully dissolved. For best results, soak blood-stained sheets for six hours.
Unfortunately you can't treat every stain immediately so sometimes they set. But OxiClean™ Max Force™ and its 5 Powerful Stain Fighters, can help you get out old stains.
By comparison, OxiClean suggests that you don't leave it on a garment for more than six hours, because it can start to damage the fabric.
Old blood stains can be especially difficult to remove, however it's not always impossible. If the blood stains have been washed in hot water or put through the dryer, this could have set the stain and made them permanent.
The trick to removing dried blood is trying a simple method (soap and water) and moving on to more complicated methods if needed. If at first you do not succeed… Use an enzymatic cleaner. If soap and water do not adequately remove the stain, move on to an enzymatic cleaner, which will biodegrade the stain.
But the 5 Powerful Stain Fighters in OxiClean™ Max Force™ Spray, can help you get dried blood out of clothes. Rinse blood stain in cold water. Spray directly onto the spot or stain until saturated. Let stand for 5 minutes or up to a week depending on the severity of the stain.
Ammonia. Rub out blood stains on clothing by dabbing the area with a half-strength solution of ammonia and water before laundering. This is a great method for how to remove blood stains, but it can also help get rid of perspiration and urine. You should also know how to whiten a yellow-stained pillow.
Finding and documenting blood residue
Freshly dried bloodstains are a glossy reddish-brown in color. Under the influence of sunlight, the weather or removal attempts, the color eventually disappears and the stain turns grey. The surface on which it is found may also influence the stain's color.
These stains are removed by using a bleaching agent, for example, hydrogen peroxide. These oxidizing agents break down the color-causing components of chemical structures so that the stain becomes invisible!
Laundry products: Use a laundry detergent that contains hydrogen peroxide, such as Clorox formulas to remove the stain. Hydrogen peroxide oxidises blood stains, leaving your fabric stain-free! Vinegar: White vinegar can break down blood stains while also disinfecting the area.
Are Dried-in-Blood Stains Harder to Remove? Yes, unfortunately they are, and this task often needs something stronger than soap and water. The most effective method is to use hydrogen peroxide, an oxidizing agent that removes old blood stains via a chemical reaction, breaking it down.
The types of cleaning solutions used to remove blood stains are upholstery cleaner, hydrogen peroxide, water and soap mixtures, and rubbing alcohol.
Natural products like vinegar can actually help get out blood stains from clothing. To use vinegar to remove blood stains, all you need to do is pour the vinegar over the stain until it is completely covered and start gently blotting at it with a clean cloth or sponge.
A blood stain is an organic stain, which means it's full of proteins, and proteins are programmed to bind together when heated, making them set fast into our clothes. This means it's important to resist the temptation to wash blood stains out with hot water and instead approach with slightlmore caution.
Pour peroxide on the stain and give it a good scrub with the clean rag. Feel free to use as much peroxide as you're comfortable with - you want to really give the stain a good soak, followed by a good scrub. Give it one last splash, and let sit for 5 minutes or so.
Heat activates the proteins in blood, causing it to set quickly and permanently stain.
Make a paste using equal parts baking soda and hydrogen peroxide. Cover the stain and let it sit for over an hour in direct sunlight. At this point, check your progress to see how much of a dent you've made in the stain. Continue to let sit, then hand wash or launder according to care instructions.
Try Baking Soda + Vinegar
Sprinkle a layer of dry baking soda on the stain. Then, mix a cup of white vinegar with a cup of water and a few drops of dish soap in a spray bottle. The vinegar will foam when it hits the baking soda which will clean the stain.
Try one of our alternative stain removers for dried-on, tricky marks that don't come out in a regular wash: Baking soda: make into a paste with water and scrub into stains. Leave for a few minutes then rinse. White vinegar: soak clothes in water then scrub with a solution of a equal parts baking soda and white vinegar.
Don't use OxiClean on wool, silk, or other off-limits fabrics.