Protein family: cold water first
How to get blood from scrapes out
Skinned knees and elbows: blood plus dirt.
Do this first
Rinse cold from the back
Fresh stain
- Rinse cold from the back
- Enzyme pretreat 15 minutes
- Peroxide on whites
- Wash cold to warm
Dried or old
- Overnight cold enzyme soak
- Wash
- Fabric care
- Never hot.
- Time
- 15 min
- How to tell
- Look: red-brown spots; 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.