How To Remove Blood Stains From Sheets

Blood stains are some of the hardest stains to remove from a sheet. And if it’s menstrual blood, it can seem impossible - there’s even a special name for it “Effluent”.

Blood is made up of proteins, so placing anything acidic on them will usually leave a mark.

Hence, we have come up with epic blood stain removal ideas. Take a look below and find out how to remove blood from sheets and other fabrics. However, you can also look for professional stain removal services if you’re tight on schedule.

1. Use Salt Water

Salt water is best to remove blood stains from delicate fabric like silk sheets. Take a cup of water and add a teaspoon of salt in it. Rub it over the stained area for a few minutes and rinse it with cold water.

Salt has strong dehydrating properties that helps in cleaning the stains.

2. Use Vinegar

Vinegar removes blood stains readily. Just pour some white vinegar over the stain and leave it for half an hour. Then rinse it with cold water. Vinegar will absorb the satin. Vinegar is a natural stain absorber.

But be sure to check a little amount of vinegar on the sheet from which you want to remove the stain as acetic acid in vinegar can fade the color of some fabrics.

3. Using Baking Soda And Lemon Juice

Use a paste of baking soda and lemon to get rid of the blood stains. Make the paste using 2 tbsp of baking soda with 1 tbsp lemon juice too. Paste should not have too thick a consistency; you can add more lemon juice if you feel it is too thick. Apply this paste on the stain and rub gently and allow it to rest for 5 minutes and then clean it with a sponge and rinse with water.

4. Using Salt And Dishwashing Soap

For this take 1 tbsp of dishwashing washing soap with 2 tbsp of salt. Wet the stain with cold water and then apply this paste on the stained area and leave it for 30 minutes. Rinse with cold water again.

Dishwashing soap is safe to remove the stain as it will not cause any harm to the sheet fabrics.

5. Using Ammonia

Ammonia is a strong agent to remove the stains. Make a solution using 4 cups coldwater, 1 teaspoon dishwashing liquid and a tablespoon of ammonia. Pour the solution over the stain area and blot it and then wash the sheet.

Be very careful when using ammonia as it is strong enough to cause burning to eyes and throat and allergies on the skin, wear gloves and goggles while using ammonia

6. Using Coca-Cola

Using Coca-Cola to remove the stains sounds strange but it is actually a very effective approach to get rid of blood stains from the sheets. Just soak the stained area in the cola and leave it for a few hours and then wash the sheet properly.

The phosphoric acid in cola helps in cleaning the stains

7. Using Club Soda

For this simply pour some club soda over the stain and let it fizz up. Rub the stain with the help of clean cloth until you see the stain disappear and then rinse it with water.

The carbonation of the club soda works well against cutting down the stains. You can also club soda in removing greasy stains.

8. Using Bleach

Bleach is very powerful against removing the tough stains. All you have to do is to mix 4 tbsp of bleach with ¼ cup water to make a solution. Then spray this solution over the stained area and leave it for about half an hour and then wash the sheet.

Chlorine beach is an excellent disinfectant in killing bacteria and germs, and also sanitizes the cloth when used for cleaning.

9. Using Stain Stick Spray

Using stain remover spray is of course the easiest method one would like to opt for cleaning the stains. For this, first soak your sheets in cold water and then run the spray all over the stains and leave for 15-20 minutes and wash the sheets.

10. Using Hydrogen Peroxide

You can use hydrogen peroxide for cleaning the blood stains from the sheets. Firstly rinse the stains with cold water and then pour a few drops of hydrogen peroxide on the stains and leave for 5 minutes. Then rub the stain with the help of a clean cloth and then wash the sheet with cold water.

Hydrogen Peroxide can bleach the dark colors so it's better to use them on light colored sheets. Also be very careful while using hydrogen peroxide. Make sure to wear gloves before pouring it over the sheet and while rubbing it.

Conclusion

Cleaning blood stains is not an easy task but rather not an impossible one, you have to do a little effort for this. Hemoglobin in the blood causes it to clot when exposed to the air and this clotting on the surface makes it difficult to clean the blood stains from clothes and sheets.

Try to clean the blood stains as soon as possible as once they get dried it becomes very difficult to clean them. Don’t use warm water to clean the blood stains. Always use cold water as it prevents the stain from getting into the fabric.

Clean the sheets with good quality detergents strong enough to remove the stains.