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sqad617 | 10:56 Mon 02nd Mar 2009 | Science
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How does one get dry blood off clothes?
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I was told to soak the item in salt water.
Burning them is your safest option ;)
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ummm......thanks..........do I have to take them off first?
Soak in cold water, then wash as normal with Vanish Oxy-Multi. It's in a pot with a pink lid, and available in Coop and most supermarkets. This is only suitable for clothes which are washable. Hope this helps. Hopefully the stain is fairly new.
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chuck......you are a suspicious, cheeky boy..................but I like you.
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Thanks schultz..........it's mrs sqad's question not mine. LOL
You can leave them on if you want.....
Sqad- thought it was Mrs Sqad asking. Tell her my suggestion usually works.
1. put blood on the clothes.

2. let it dry

3. now you can get it off
The key ingredient to removing blood stains is oxalyic acid. It removes the iron in the haemoglobin from the blood stain.

The term Oxy-action or variations on this theme usually indicate the presence of Oxyalic acid in a cleaner.

Chlorine bleaches tend to set the bloodstain. It is all about the chemistry of iron.

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