Why does blood stain?

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Blood is so hard to get out of anything it gets on. What’s in it that makes it so hard to get out without bleaching the fibers to death out of fabric?

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  1. musicimprovedme says:
    January 9, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    Blood being a body fluid isn’t just a passive substance, it has a lot of work to do. The substances that make up blood are hard working and need to be stubborn in order to do their job well inside the body.

    Mostly what makes blood such a stubborn stain, esp menstrual blood, is PROTEIN…blood contains everything that feeds the cells, and in the case of menstruation, that blood was meant to nourish a baby in the uterus.

    Looking at nutrition and biology, we find that protein in the body is digested by pepsin found in the digestive system. It also is found in meat tenderizer…the purpose of which is to help break down meat products before cooking (digestive process is started even before we chew it!) so that it is more tender to eat.

    This makes meat tenderizer a PERFECT remedy for blood stains. Simply make a paste of meat tenderizer and a few drops of water, scrub it into the stain, and let it dissolve the blood.

    Some bonus info for you…is that venom from beestings is also a protein product and a meat tenderizer paste will help dissolve it and relieve the pain. Remove the stinger, apply the paste to the wound, then flush out the area, apply neosporin and bandage it up.

    This isn’t a substitute for dealing with an allergic reaction to venom, which requires antihistimine.

    Back to stains…

    The other thing about blood and the way it works, is that it contains coagulants which are supposed to gel over a wound and keep us from bleeding to death. Once the blood gets on something else, it coagulates as well, making it important to deal with blood stains as soon as they occur, before the blood BONDS to the fabric.

  2. mediahoney says:
    January 9, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    Soak the strained garment in cold water and normal laundry detergent while the stain sets. It’s worked for me over the last 30 years.

  3. cupid460 says:
    January 9, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    you have hemoglobin in your blood. Have you tried pouring peroxide on the blood stain rub it together let it set a few minutes then wash it.

  4. Black Aliss says:
    January 9, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    cold water & a stiff bristled brush like a nail brush, get to the stain as soon as you notice it. The less time the blood has been in contact with the fabric, the easier it will be to clean. Blood stains because of oxidation of the iron component, just like rust stains. It is the same basic principle

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