Protein family: cold water first
How to get animal blood out
Butchering, calving, hunting. Large blood stains need big cold soaks.
Do this first
Rinse cold, hose if large
Fresh stain
- Rinse cold, hose if large
- Soak cold in enzyme detergent an hour or more
- Peroxide on whites
- Wash cold to warm
Dried or old
- Overnight cold enzyme soak
- Repeat
- Fabric care
- Never hot water.
- Time
- 1 h to overnight
- How to tell
- Look: red to brown; Feel: stiff; Smell: metallic
Where this fix comes from
We check every fix against these published guides. We do not run a test lab of our own.
Before you start
- Test on a hidden seam first.
- Never mix cleaners.
- Keep it out of the dryer until the stain is gone.