It is not difficult to stain jeans. The problem is to return the clothes to their original appearance. Knowing how to wash blood out of jeans will help you quickly solve the problem with minimal time and physical effort.
Why is the stain difficult to remove?
It is quite easy to remove stains from clothes, unless they are blood stains. The problem is that the protein in the blood, when reacting with oxygen, begins to disintegrate, and its molecules become firmly embedded in the tissue fibers. It also contains iron. It is this element that leaves unsightly red marks on jeans that are very difficult to remove.
It is very difficult to remove blood quickly, sometimes almost impossible. But knowing some secrets, the problem of stains can be solved with minimal effort:
- Remember: never wash blood stains with hot water. If you make this mistake, your clothes will be hopelessly ruined. Hot water activates the process of protein coagulation, due to which its molecules are firmly embedded in the fibers of the denim fabric;
- Ice will help wash jeans faster. It is applied to the stained area for several minutes before washing;
- any stain remover is applied to the stains with gentle movements, moving from the edges to the center;
- Dry washing powder is poured onto the stain two or three times. As it is absorbed, the powder is removed and new powder is poured.
Methods of removal
The main rule for removing blood from jeans is to start washing immediately, before it sets into the fabric.
Fresh
Some of the most effective ways to remove blood stains from denim:
- use cold water. Fill a basin with cool water. Soak the stained jeans for twenty to thirty minutes. After the trousers have soaked thoroughly, rub the stain with a stiff brush (so as not to damage the fabric). Continue the manipulations until the stain disappears. Then rinse the jeans again in cold water and wash them in the normal washing machine cycle;
- use laundry soap. After washing the jeans in cold water, rub the blood mark thoroughly with laundry soap. After half an hour, put the jeans in the washing machine;
- A good alternative to laundry soap is liquid dishwashing detergent;
- use a soda solution. Dissolve several tablespoons of dry soda powder in water. You should get a paste, slightly thicker than sour cream in consistency. After thoroughly rubbing the stains on your jeans with the resulting mixture, leave the trousers for half an hour. Then wash them as usual;
- Rub with salt - it not only absorbs blood particles well, but is also an excellent absorbent powder. You will need one teaspoon of salt per stain. Sprinkle it on the stain and rub it in thoroughly. For convenience, you can use a brush. After the blood has been removed, wash the jeans.
Dried up
Washing old blood out of denim is not an easy task. Before you start washing, you need to prepare the denim. Soak it in a salt solution for at least twelve hours. Then you can start removing the stain:
- use ammonia. The ammonia solution is diluted with water (you will need no more than a tablespoon per glass). The resulting solution is carefully rubbed into the old stain. After the stain has slightly come off, the jeans are sent to the washing machine;
- Glycerin will help to wash out blood stains that have already eaten into the fabric. First, heat the bottle of glycerin slightly. Place an oilcloth under the stain on the fabric so that the blood does not transfer to the clean side. Use a cotton swab soaked in glycerin to thoroughly wet the stain. Repeat the manipulations several times until the stain completely disappears;
- We use hydropyrite - the tablet is ground into powder, which is rubbed onto the blood. Then the trousers are washed according to the standard procedure;
- we use borax powder. It is diluted with water to the consistency of a thick gruel, after which it is rubbed into the ingrained dirt. After thirty minutes, the jeans can be washed in the washing machine;
- If you can't get the blood stain off your jeans yourself, dry cleaning will help. In addition, the damaged fabric can always be decorated.
Folk methods
There are a sufficient number of methods on how to wash blood out of jeans using improvised means. Regardless of which method is used, it is important to remember: blood stains cannot be wetted with hot water. Otherwise, this will nullify all efforts to clean such stains.
Every housewife has a seasoning for meat. It will be an assistant in the fight against blood stains on jeans. Mix one teaspoon of seasoning with water until a thick paste forms. Rub the resulting paste into the stain and leave the jeans for at least half an hour.
The meat seasoning corrodes the protein contained in the blood, so the stain disappears very quickly.
Hydrogen peroxide will help quickly remove blood stains from white jeans. The solution is applied directly to the stain (preferably fresh), and in a matter of seconds the stain will begin to disappear.
Hydrogen peroxide has a bleaching effect, so it should be used with special care when cleaning dark jeans.
Sunlight can also help in the fight against blood stains. Lay the stained jeans in the sun so that the blood is exposed to direct sunlight. In about five to six hours, the stain will fade. Careful handling of things and timely removal of stains will extend the life of the jeans and preserve their original appearance for a long time.
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