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How to get blood out of sheets?

I wasn't sure where to put this.

I'm staying at someone's house and I've managed to get a lot of blood in their sheets. I need to get it out before they come home without putting in the washing machine.

How? Luckily, it's not white, so it might be a bit easier.

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Reply 1

flowermaster91

hand wash it
get another sheet to replace the blood stained one
or you could just paint the sheet red :dontknow:

Reply 2

hungryhippo

just use a damp soapy cloth?

Reply 3

Flashphotographer

Soak the sheet in cold water and hand scrub it with some soap. That should get most of it out.

Reply 4

yesioo

Google it

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006031210746

Reply 5

Manchunia

come on splash the cash, seriously buy new ones - if your too short for time bleach it, if they're white.

Reply 6

Daya

They're not white - thank god. They're a kind of orangey-brown colour. I just need to get most of it out before they get taken to the launderette

Burn And Replace.

Rinse in cold water if the blood is still fresh. Then scrub with some soap, and put in a wash.

Reply 9

SonnyJim

biological washing powder

Reply 10

machiavelli123

in actual fact, saliva is the best way to get rid of blood, the enzymes break it down and reverse the clotting process...i often have nosebleeds in bed and have found this to be the best method

a friend has suggested that other bodily fluids are also fairly effective, but i've not tested them yet

Reply 11

SonnyJim

machiavelli123

in actual fact, saliva is the best way to get rid of blood, the enzymes break it down and reverse the clotting process...i often have nosebleeds in bed and have found this to be the best method

wrong wrong wrong wrong, wrong wrong wrong wrong. You're wrong. You're wrong. You're wrong. (in the famous words of Dr Cox).

The only enzymes found in human saliva are of the amylase family, which will only break-down carbohydrates. The main staining ingredients in blood are made up of proteins, particularly hemoglobin, which will require protease enzymes to break-down. Therefore, biological washing powder, which contains these enzymes, are the best course of action (and make sure you do the wash at 30 degrees so that the enzymes don't denature).

Reply 12

Gilly Gillett

I can't believe no one has suggested salty water yet. That's what I've always used, works a treat. Soak it in there for a bit, blood will be gone.

Reply 13

ieo91

you used the sheet as a giant tampon?

Reply 14

Rosamund123

I used vanish the other day, and it worked fine. Biotex is really good at getting blood stains out but you have to let the sheet soak.

Reply 15

Daya

That's right! I have a huge vagina and in my sleep, I put all of the bedclothes up it and this morning awoke to a bare mattress.

God, if I did that, I'd feel obliged to replace the bed aswell.

Thanks for the imaginative responses, though I think I'll leave painting them red as a last resort.

wtf is wrong with the quote thing!

Reply 16

kamc

soak the bloodstain in cold, salty water for ten minutes

Reply 17

Tomcat449

Soaking in cold water is the best way...
...for some reason hot water makes it more stubbon to come out.
If the sheets were white, you could have bleached them....that's what I did when I was faced with a similar problem. I would avoid using bleach because you may discolour the bedsheet.

Just a word of warning....if it is a lot of blood and it has dried on, the washing machine wont shift it!