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Mike Tomlinson writes:
In article , Frederick Williams
writes

My apologies if laundry problems don't come under DIY, but how does one
get bloodstains out of cotton fabric? Unfortunately the item has been
laundered at 60 Celsius, so it's well and truly cooked.

You'll never get it all out now, but Stain Devil rust remover might be
worth a try.

What's left is the iron (probably in the form of rust now) from
the hemoglobin in the blood, so anything that can get rust out
is likely to work. Oxalic acid is a well know rust dissolver,
but I would test it first on some inconspicuous area, in case
it does something nasty to the fabric or dyes.

Next time, rinse in COLD water with liquid hand soap to get the stain
out, then wash as normal.

I have sometimes smeared some liquid soap on the stain before
putting it in the wash, on the basis that the cold fill and
the soap will work on it before the wash gets too hot. However,
the longer the stain has been there, the longer it will need
to soak, so that probably only works if it's still reasonably
red.

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Andrew Gabriel
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