Removing Blood from a Pillow Top Mattress

RE: Removing Blood from a Pillow Top Mattress Post By (Guest Post) (09/01/2008) Thanks every one. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Blood from a Pillow Top Mattress Post By (Guest Post) (06/14/2008) I need to remove a stain from a mattress too thanks. I'll try the peroxide hope it works =) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Blood from a Pillow Top Mattress Post By Jinx (Guest Post) (03/05/2008) Your own saliva will remove your own bloodstains. IF she isn't grossed out too much, she can spit on it, kinda even drool on it, then blot with a dry towel. I do this for the same problem on my undies, works great! Spit on, rinse with cold water, spit on again, wash normal. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Blood from a Pillow Top Mattress Post by Smindy (1) | (02/26/2008) Contact I have to give a vote to the hydrogen peroxide. Just tried it today on my new pillow top mattress. Worked amazingly well. Stain just lifted out. No smell, very very little echo of stain left (can't even tell what was there). I'd NOT use bleach on a foam mattress, and I'm leery of using many other soaps and chemicals due to potential damage. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Blood from a Pillow Top Mattress Post by Cyinda (693) | (02/15/2008) Profile | Contact I have unbelievably heavy periods (pre-menopause) and after years of this, I've found that there are really only 2 things that can TOTALLY remove dried-on blood stains: Hydrogen Peroxide, & Ammonia. Just pour a capful of ONE of these on to the new or dried-on stain & let it set for 10 - 20 min, then rinse off the ammonia. No need to rinse the Peroxide, just blot with a clean white rag & do it again & again until the stain is totally gone. Of course, this goes without saying, but ONLY use ONE of these products at a time! Start by trying the Peroxide First, Then if after 3 applications of the peroxide that doesn't work, try the Ammonia next. The very LAST resort, is the "Oxyclean" type of cleaners. But these can sometimes eat a hole in your fabric. Bleach NEVER works on blood, so leave THAT in the cupboard! ---> When you get blood on fabric, NEVER rinse with warm or hot water ALWAYS USE COLD WATER, as warm & hot water "sets" the stain. Also, NEVER iron or put stains into the Dryer. The heat sets the stains. Make sure to remove all traces of the stain before drying the clothing article in the Dryer... This also goes for blow-drying a mattress top. Until you remove the stain completely, only blow-dry it on COOL! PS. I buy peroxide on sale (2 for $1) & put it into a well marked small spray bottle which I leave in my laundry area. Peroxide only works for Organic (Natural) Stains (for example peroxide will remove blood, coffee, cocoa & red wine & grape juice but NOT grape kool-aid or Jell-O stains as these have artificial coloring). It works by fizzing out the stain with Oxygen. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Blood from a Pillow Top Mattress Post By bailegirl (Guest Post) (02/15/2008) The Peroxide is a great solution, you might also want to put a little salt in with it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Blood from a Pillow Top Mattress Post by BonnieAngel (53) | (02/15/2008) Profile | Contact I also agree with the hydrogen peroxide tips. I recently had an accident that almost severed my pinky toe. It bled all over the carpet before I knew what had happened. I had to go to the E.R. and was not able to clean the stain until the next day(when it was dried into the carpet). I was told at the Hospital to use peroxide on it. I just poured it right on the stain and then used my little green machine on it. It worked amazingly! There is no staining or discoloration left. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Blood from a Pillow Top Mattress Post By Levada (Guest Post) (02/13/2008) Hydrogen Peroxide gets blood out. Just pour some on the spot and let it work. You can use a dab of soap too after the peroxide. You will have a damp matress for a while until it dries, but the blood will be gone. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Blood from a Pillow Top Mattress Post By hpeter (Guest Post) (02/13/2008) I second the hydrogen peroxide on a cotton ball tip. I have used this method many times at work to get blood out of clothes. My mom has done the same thing to get blood out of her carpet. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Blood from a Pillow Top Mattress Post By (Guest Post) (02/13/2008) If it is a white mattress I would use bleach. Have water and a towel ready to wipe away bleach. Do it sparsely. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Blood from a Pillow Top Mattress Post by Barbie62 (1) | (02/12/2008) Profile | Contact I got a spot on my new solid white mattress and I used a Clorox pen to dab it a couple times and the stain was gone.I can't tell where the stain had been. Barbie62 Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Blood from a Pillow Top Mattress Post by perfume and powder (569) | (02/12/2008) Profile | Contact I've always heard that milk will remove blood stains because both are proteins and they will neutralize each other. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Blood from a Pillow Top Mattress Post by mom-from-missouri (142) | (02/12/2008) Profile | Contact Try using a small amount of hydrogen peroxide on a cotton ball and dab. You may have to repeat it several times. Report Spam or Abuse