Blood stains
on sheets are a menace. Not only, they are difficult to remove but it also
affects large area. Thus it become time consuming and require lot of effort to
remove the stain which may consume one entire day. However, there are solutions
which may do the job quickly and with less effort. Such stains can be cause
from blood coming out as a result of injuries, animals getting hurt on sheets
that you lay below them or because of many other reasons.
Removing
such stains is very important because otherwise the sheet will go to waste.
Also if cleaning is done not on time, the sheet may also produce bad smell
which may spread on other things that are kept around the sheet. There are
various methods and solutions that you can apply on the sheets to remove Blood
Stains. Some of them are listed below.
Method 1 (Using Hydrogen
peroxide & Baking Soda)
Things you will be required:
·
Hydrogen peroxide
which will easily available in the market.
·
Pieces of clean
cloth.
·
Laundry detergent
that is powdered as it does its job better.
·
Bucket of cold
water.
·
A scrubbing brush.
·
Small bowl to make
a paste.
·
Ammonia.
·
Baking soda.
·
Any regular hair
shampoo that you use at home.
·
Toothbrush.
Steps:
1. The
first step is to apply some of the hydrogen peroxide on a clean piece of cloth.
2. After
that, make sure to wipe the blood stain with that hydrogen peroxide on the
cloth.
3. Then,
soak the sheet in cold water.
4. What
you have to do now is to make a paste of a powdered laundry detergent and some
cold water in a bowl.
5. Then
apply that paste on the area that has the blood stain.
6. Pour
some small amount of ammonia on the stain. Leave it for 15 minutes.
7. After
that clean sheet in cold water.
8. Then
again you have to pour some hydrogen peroxide on the stain with some baking
soda to cover the stain entirely and scrub it.
(You
can use any brush for scrubbing the stain even toothbrush will work in this case.
Continue adding hydrogen peroxide and baking soda).
9. As
you are scrubbing you can also keep adding shampoo to scrub the stain more
efficiently and quickly.
10. Keep
scrubbing until the Blood Stains completely removed from the sheet.
Method 2 (Using Salt)
Things you will be required:
·
Small amount of
salt.
·
Bucket of cold
water.
·
Some open space
where you can lay the sheets.
·
Small and clean
pieces of cloth.
·
A brush for
scrubbing.
Steps:
1. First
soak some clean piece of cloth into fresh water and clean the blood stain with
the piece of cloth to lighten the stain. Do it for almost thirty minutes so
that stain becomes loose and light which will aid in further cleaning.
2. Then
sprinkle salt in to the entire area that has stain.
3. Pour
some cold water and pour salt again.
4. Scrub
the stain after thirty minutes keep scrubbing until the stain has been removed
completely from the sheets.
5. If
the stain still appears you may add more salt and repeat the process until the
stain has been removed.
Method 3 (Using Shampoo & Liquid Detergent)
Things you will be required:
·
Cold water.
·
Bucket.
·
Any regular shampoo
that you use.
·
A brush for
scrubbing.
·
Some of the liquid
cleaning detergent if the stain is deep.
Steps:
1. Soak
the sheets in cold water for almost ten minutes.
2. Take
out the sheets and change the water for further use.
3. After
that apply any regular shampoo that you use on the stain and keep it applied on
for twenty minutes.
4. If
the stain is very deep you may further apply liquid cleaning detergent.
5. Keep
it applied on for ten minutes.
6. Scrub
the stain with a toothbrush or any scrubbing brush.
7. Redo
the process if still some stain appears.
Tips and Warnings:
1. When
using salt make sure that salt is thick one to make a good paste.
2. Make
sure that water is cold enough and not room temperature.
3. When
using hydrogen peroxide make sure to wear gloves.
4. If
you haven’t use any of the above methods you may first sample experiment an
area to test which method will suit your stain.
5. Make
sure when you are buying solutions you check the expiry date.
6. Also
when removing stains make sure that the stain does not touch other things as
then there will be no point in removing a stain which attaches to another
stain.
