How are blood stains removed?
Soak in cold water. Launder in warm water. Soak and agitate a fresh stain in cold water before washing. If hot water is used first, it cooks the protein, causing coagulation between the fibers in the yarns of the fabric, making the stains more difficult to remove. If the stain is dried or old, scrape or brush off any crusted matter, then soak in cold water using a detergent. After treating the stain, launder in warm (not hot) water, rinse, and inspect. If stain remains, soak an additional half-hour, then rewash. How are collar soil stains removed? “Ring around the collar,” more accurately referred to as collar soil, is usually a combination of body oil and plain old dirt. Try using a strong, heavy-duty liquid detergent applied undiluted directly on the ring, followed by washing in hot water. In synthetic fibers, hot water washing may cause wrinkling during the washer’s spin cycle, requiring steam pressing after the stain is out. Air dry until the stains are removed, so they aren’t set
