On Saturdays, we like to take the day off and spend it with our families. Sometimes. When they’re behaving. Here’s a blast from the past:
Dear Home-Ec 101,
How do I remove blood stains from fabric?
Signed,
Lizzie B.
Ivy says:
Turn yourself in, Dr. Michael Baden‘s on the case now, I hear. I’ll answer the question anyway, though; I hear we have quite the following in prisons all across the nation.
Most everyone knows the old peroxide trick to get rid of blood stains. But some people don’t happen to have it on hand, and some fabrics might be ruined by it. My mother always swore by using contact solution (saline) on a blood stain, if you can catch it right away.
I also heard that soaking the fabric in milk overnight will do away with the stain quite well. If you have a set-in stain, try rubbing salt on it and scrubbing with water, then laundering as usual.
Good luck on that whole “avoiding jail” thing!
UPDATE: A commenter, Stacie told us about Folex. She says she has used it on all sorts to stains and fabrics, including vintage fabrics with no damage. She told me you can find it with the carpet cleaners at Home Depot and with regular cleaners at the grocery store. With such glowing reviews, I’d say it’s worth a shot!
Peroxide definately does the trick. Do not ever put peroxide on natural fibers. It may be ok if you get some blood on your $10 cotton sheets, but if you get blood on a $3000 wool sofa beware. Peroxide is an oxidizor. Against natural fibers you risk yellowing and damage. It's great for synthetics though. And the best part about it is that is self neutralizes. It turns to nothing more than undrinkable water after being exposed to light for 24 hours. That's why it's always stored in black bottles.
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