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How To Remove Blood Stains From Clothes?

Women often face embarrassing situations during their periods. Already, you feel low and mood swings attack you, getting blood stains on your clothes is just an addition! Getting rid of the blood stains is really difficult as it leaves a yellowish stain on the fabric. The stains of blood can be easily removed by using some simple ingredients. All you need to do is, wash the blood stains immediately. Once the blood stains dries up, it becomes really difficult to get rid of them.

Here are a few simple washing tips to remove blood stains from clothes:

How To Remove Blood Stains From Clothes?

Salt: As soon as you see the blood stain on a fabric, soak it in salt and water solution. Salt can lighten the stain and makes it easy to remove them.

Hydrogen peroxide: You can also use this cleaning ingredient to get rid of blood stains from clothes. You can even soak jeans in this non-toxic chemical.

Detergent bar: Blood stains can be easily removed by using a detergent bar. Detergent powder might not work wonders so just wash the stained cloth with a detergent bar. Use hot water as it makes the job easier!

Use cold water: If the blood stain is fresh, use cold water to remove it. Scrub with salt to get rid of blood stains from clothes. Cold water also maintains the quality of the fabric, depending on the fabric and stain. If the stain has dried, it is advised to use hot water.

Vinegar: You can use this cleaning agent to wash the clothes and get rid of blood stains. Soak the stained cloth in water and vinegar solution overnight and wash with a detergent. If the blood stains do not go, use some detergent soap and scrub.

Baking soda: This is another cleaning ingredient that is used for washing clothes. You can wash hard as well as soft fabric clothes with baking soda. Satin fabric for example is very soft and delicate. So, if you need to remove blood stains from it, use vinegar or baking soda. Similarly, thick fabric clothes like denims can be cleansed with baking soda. It also helps in maintaing the elasticity of the denims.

Lemon: This is one of the cleaning ingredient which can be used as a natural bleach. Scrub the stained cloth with lemon and salt. It will definitely remove the stains. You can also use lemon to maintain white colour of the clothes. So, if you have got blood stains on a white cloth, make sure you use lemon to get rid of it.

Try these washing tips to get rid of blood stains from clothes.

Story first published: Friday, April 5, 2013, 15:33 [IST]
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