How can I remove a dried, set in blood stain on a white linen shirt? So far I have tried cold water, white vinegar, and ammonia. None have worked. I have a bleach pen, but am afraid it will make a hole in the fabric.
By Cisco's Mom
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I'm a 40 year old male and live on my own. My washing experience is putting clothes in the front loader and then in the dryer.
I'd just like to say that this site works. I had a $400 shirt and I got a large blood stain, after falling on a chair and after an emergency visit, I forgot about the shirt for a few weeks.
As a result of this site and others, I have basically removed the stain, which was the size of a hand.
The way I did so, was I tried to cold wash it out after spaying with oxy and pre wash products. It came out of the machine the same.
I then got a bucket of cold water and some peroxide, I put the shirt in the bucket of cold water (approx 1/3 a bucket) and approx 100 ml (or not very generous dash of Peroxide). I left for 3-4 days, as I was busy.
I pulled the shirt out of the 3-4 day bucket and the stain was significantly reduced. I wish I poured all the peroxide in, as I might not have need to continue with this story.
Once out the shirt was still not wearable, but with a bit of baking soda/peroxide and a toothbrush, we are rocking.
I didn't measure out the above, just put a dash (few tablespoons of peroxide and a heaped tablespoon of baking soda) mix it all around and then use a toothbrush to put on like brushing your teeth, wait a few minutes and rinse or launder.
I'm an idiot single man that got blood on a valuable and hardly used shirt, so use the above at your own risk.
Pink color had bled on to my daughters sweater and she had tried multiple things to get it out with no success. The last thing she tried was rubbing Fels Naptha soap (bar of soap found in the laundry detergent aisle) onto the stain and let it sit about 40 minutes before washing it.
It may be too late after using the other things, but maybe not. Hydrogen Peroxide will get out a blood stain, even if it had dried.
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