Cotton Sheet Blood Stain Removal

Cotton is a comfortable fabric to sleep on, it is easily to care for, and most stains will come out easily from sheets, blankets, and pillowcases thanks to the fabric’s unique qualities.

Blood stains are one kind of stain that can be a bit difficult to remove. Don't automatically think you have to throw out your stained cotton sheets. You may be able to save your cotton bedding if you follow these steps:

Cleaning Cotton Sheet Stains

Shampoo is the secret. That's right, plain old shampoo. Blood can easily be removed from most washable cotton bedding by using shampoo and COLD water. Shampoo works really well to eliminate unsightly blood stains. Any type of shampoo will work.

Removing Stains From Bedding

For optimal stain removal, it's best to attempt to remove the stain as soon as possible. Always use cold water when working on the stain, as heat may set the stain. In any case, using shampoo will usually eliminate hours-old stains in minutes. For stains more than 24 hours old, you may have to first soak the bedding in cold water first. Then, you can get to the task of fighting that stain.

Removing Blood Stains

1. Pour a capful of shampoo on the stain, making sure that shampoo touches every part of the stain
2. Rub the stained area until the shampoo is completely absorbed
3. Rinse out with cold water. Continue scrubbing the bedding
4. Repeat if needed
5. When the blood stain is gone, launder as usual in cold water

Removing OLD Blood Stains

If the stain is older than 48 hours you will probably need to soak the cotton sheets first in cold water and/or with an enzyme presoak, then launder in cold water.

If the blood stain still remains, try using a few drops of 3% hydrogen peroxide from the medicine cabinet.

Shampoo works really well to eliminate blood stains from cotton fabrics. Fresh blood stains can be removed in seconds, and the older stains might need some pre-soaking and repeating the process until stain has faded.