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LuckyAlbatross -> Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 9:21:44 AM)
Don't ask how this question came up, but last night one of my partners said that cold water and salt work better to remove blood than hot water. I stridenly disagreed with him, saying that I and generations of women had been removing blood from our panties for years and we certainly knew the best way to remove blood is just lots of hot water immediately applied. So, Dear CollarMe Posters, What's the best way to get blood out of fabrics?

mistoferin -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 9:34:34 AM)
When I worked in the medical field we would frequently get blood on our clothing. I found the best way to remove it was to dab it (or rinse it with it if there was a higher quantity) with hydrogen peroxide. Makes it disappear instantly.

Archer -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 9:36:42 AM)
Hints From Heloise http://www.heloise.com/hints.html Blood For clothes that you launder, soaking the bloodstained garment in cold water for about 30 minutes will usually remove it. However, if stains are visible, mix a bit of water with unseasoned meat tenderizer (which breaks down the protein in the blood) and apply to the area. If the garment can’t be laundered at home, take it to the dry cleaner right away and identify the stain. Let the professionals save the clothing.

raiken -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 9:38:11 AM)
i was told to use cold water intially, to keep the blood stain from setting in, until it could be washed. That worked well also. After that trick, warm water with a bit of soap, got the rest of it out just fine. the key is to get to the stain before it has tmie to set in. Cold water works that way with many different stains.

meatcleaver -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 9:42:08 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LuckyAlbatross Don't ask how this question came up, but last night one of my partners said that cold water and salt work better to remove blood than hot water. My mother was a nurse (I don't know if that is relevent) but she swore by cold water and salt for removing blood stains.

reticence -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 9:44:04 AM)
I have always used cold water immediately.. blood contains protein, hot water immediately can denature the protein, resulting in "setting" the stain Rinse or soak in cold water as soon as possible after soiling... this will remove most of it, then as stated above, peroxide for any residual staining, and then wash as usual, if it is on whites, you can wash in hot water and bleach.

stef -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 9:44:37 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LuckyAlbatross What's the best way to get blood out of fabrics? That depends. For fresh blood, rinse immediately under cold water. Hot water can cause protien based stains to set rather than come out. If it's dried blood, it depends on what type of fabric it is and what kind of dyes were used on the fabric if you want to avoid bleaching out the color. ~stef

Archer -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 9:46:49 AM)
Carefull with the peroxide it is an Oxidizor and can thus also bleach out colors. (Why do you think itwas used to beach hair), LOL Yes it certainly works as a stain remover but watch the concentrations you use or bleaching out the color of clothing may result.

NorthernGent -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 11:37:51 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LuckyAlbatross Don't ask how this question came up, but last night one of my partners said that cold water and salt work better to remove blood than hot water. I stridenly disagreed with him, saying that I and generations of women had been removing blood from our panties for years and we certainly knew the best way to remove blood is just lots of hot water immediately applied. So, Dear CollarMe Posters, What's the best way to get blood out of fabrics? Lucky, although not well versed in the principles of women/blood/smalls I can guarantee you that cold water removes blood from fabric whereas hot water doesn't. Next time you have blood on your smalls, let them steep in cold water for an hour and then put them in the washing machine and abracabra - clean as a whistle......it's a miracle to make Jesus's loaf of bread routine look like a mere drunken card trick.

LotusSong -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 11:40:40 AM)
Flush with Hydrogen peroxide

mistoferin -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 11:56:59 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LotusSong Flush with Hydrogen peroxide LOL....sorry I just gotta....Just don't flush them in the toilet....the blood will be gone but so will your panties....not to mention the plumbing bill!!!

juliaoceania -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 12:24:50 PM)
Soaking most stains in cold water is the best method of removing them.. hot water sets stains. I worked at a laundering facility when I was 19 and that is what they taught me Hairspray removed ink btw.. try it sometime

PrimitiveLogic -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 12:35:03 PM)
Speaking of hairspray...My son and I use White rain as an explosive propellant for our potato cannon. It has 3 flammable ingrediants...so no ink removal near open flames. WWW.SPUDFILES.COM or Http://store.scudlauncher.com just in case you're interested.

NorthernGent -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 12:39:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: juliaoceania Soaking most stains in cold water is the best method of removing them.. hot water sets stains. I worked at a laundering facility when I was 19 and that is what they taught me Hairspray removed ink btw.. try it sometime Absolutely bang on and white wine will remove red wine stains.

juliaoceania -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 12:50:52 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: NorthernGent quote: ORIGINAL: juliaoceania Soaking most stains in cold water is the best method of removing them.. hot water sets stains. I worked at a laundering facility when I was 19 and that is what they taught me Hairspray removed ink btw.. try it sometime Absolutely bang on and white wine will remove red wine stains. Crisco will remove greasy oily dirty stains... then you have to get the crisco out[:D]

NorthernGent -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 12:58:56 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: juliaoceania quote: ORIGINAL: NorthernGent quote: ORIGINAL: juliaoceania Soaking most stains in cold water is the best method of removing them.. hot water sets stains. I worked at a laundering facility when I was 19 and that is what they taught me Hairspray removed ink btw.. try it sometime Absolutely bang on and white wine will remove red wine stains. Crisco will remove greasy oily dirty stains... then you have to get the crisco out[:D] Yeah, but, what you're forgetting here is that putting your clothes in the fridge will remove chewing gum and when you're armed with this life-shaping knowledge there's no need to worry about crisco (whatever crisco is, is he the devil?)

juliaoceania -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 1:10:24 PM)
It is hardened hydrogenated oil... not to be eaten, only used to treat stains...smiles. People actually put it in their food here though[:'(]

windchymes -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 1:18:09 PM)
ERA detergent works like a charm....they even advertise it as having "enzymes which get out biological stains" and it really works. The sooner you get to the stain, the better. Since I work in a hospital lab, I keep some on hand all the time for just that purpose. Rub some directly into the stain and let it sit for 10 or 15 minutes, then wash in cold water. I also agree that hydrogen peroxide or salt water (if you wear contacts, saline solution will work) works on a fresh stain. They break down the red blood cell walls so that the red stuff can be washed away. On an old blood stain, if it's white cotton or cotton-blend fabric, try soaking it in bleach. Most of the time it will bleach out. Obviously, bleach would be too strong for your finer fabrics.

NorthernGent -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 1:50:59 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: juliaoceania It is hardened hydrogenated oil... not to be eaten, only used to treat stains...smiles. People actually put it in their food here though[:'(] Never let it be said that the people of the USA are not a strange lot.......whatever next? ketchup on eggs?

Chaingang -> RE: Blood- Amusing/Needing to Prove Myself Right (10/4/2006 4:05:31 PM)
NorthernGent: Ketchup is good, esp. Hunts. But I don't use it much myself. I prefer most foods without too much in the way of condiments. But hey, are you saying you don't like malt vinegar on your "chips" (french fries)? C'mon, that's good stuff - barley juice juice on a fried potato bit. As it happens, vinegar is one of the main ingredients in ketchup, and it's not as if the tomatoes didn't also provide a certain acidic fruity tartness themselves. These things are not miles apart after all.

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