Dried Blood

[cheekycow]

Anybody know how to get dried blood out of fabric/carpet?

[Bohne]

Not sure if it will hold up to CSI, but if you don't want to get a proper stain remover, try a salt-solution.

[cheekycow]

Thanks for this, I'm not very domesticated do you mean just salt & water?

[shaneystar2]

Try milk ...soak a cotton wool ball in milk and keep dabbing away at it.

[qapmoc]

Well providing this is not interfering with a police forensic investigation ? bloodstains should be blotted while still wet, then sponged with COLD water. Keep the stain wet until you have dealt with it, as dry blood is harder to remove.

What if you can't deal with the stain until it's already dry? there is a midwives' trick which you can use to remove dried blood from carpets.

Midwives in the know take Hydrogen Peroxide with them to home births. This substance can be bought cheaply at any pharmacy. It is often used to clean out cuts, or in stronger solutions to bleach hair. Pharmacies normally sell it in 5% solutions, which will not bleach most carpets if used carefully, but test first on an inconspicuous patch to make sure.

Simply pour the solution on the carpet, and it will bubble and fizz as it removes the blood. Blot with a damp cloth, and continue applying solution and blotting until the stain has gone.

[peanut]

A job like that is best left to the forensics team.