Tips For Removing Blood Stains From Carpet

by Taylor

Below I've collected tips for removing blood stains from carpet, from two different videos.

These stains can be difficult to remove because you can't just thrown the carpet in the wash to remove the stains, but instead must rely only on stain removal solutions to get it out.

As with all stains, the quicker you discover and try to remove the blood the easier it will be. And, with all these suggestions below make sure you first test the carpet cleaning solution in an inconspicuous area before using it on your carpet, to make sure it does not harm it.

Below you'll find several homemade stain remover suggestions you can use, but I would love to hear even more from you. There is always more ways to remove stains, so you can share your tips for how to remove blood stains here, or read other tips for other surfaces which have already been submitted.

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Removing Blood Stains From Carpet - Video And Tips

Below is a video where a professional carpet cleaner gives tips for removing blood stains from carpet.

Obviously, the most important step is to catch it as quickly as possible, and blot up as much wet blood as possible.

You can then also wet another paper towel with cold (not hot or warm water) and see if you can get more blood to transfer onto the towel from the carpet using this method.

The reason you don't want to use hot or warm water, especially on a blood stain, is because it is a protein based stain.

That means that hot or warm water will set the stain, making it much harder to remove.

Next, she suggests several potential cleaners to use for removing the stain, including a pH neutral carpet spotter, ammonia or white vinegar.

She does not go into too much detail about this, but instead suggests you call a carpet cleaning professional (vested interest, I guess).

For more information and advice about removing stains caused by blood from your carpet see Stain-Removal-101.com's advice for blood stain removal (and also the next video below).

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How To Remove Blood Stain From Carpet

Below is a video that gives some hints and tips for how to remove blood stain from carpet.

These instructions are very similar to my own advice for blood stain removal from carpet.

This includes using both a dishwashing liquid solution or an ammonia solution on the carpet blood stains.

In addition, the video suggests using table salt to help remove cleaning solution residue from the carpet.

Finally, it also suggests using a 3% solution of hydrogen peroxide to help remove the blood stains from the carpet.

With both ammonia and hydrogen peroxide I would suggest doing a spot test in an inconspicuous area of your carpet first, just to make sure neither will harm your carpet fibers or carpet color before you treat the blood stains.

As you can see, I've already collected some tips and instructions for removing blood stains from you carpet, but I would love to hear from more readers, sharing how they did it. You can submit your own tips for how to remove blood stains here, or read other tips that have already been submitted, including for other surfaces besides carpet.

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