to throw sheets & duvet cover away....

[postitgirl]

Does anyone have trouble getting period blood out of sheets. I've washed my daughter's sheets once at 60 with washing liquid stuff, and then again on a long cold wash with bleach. Hasn't made hardly any difference. Anyone any tips, Im tempted to throw them out but it seems wasteful! They're 100% cotton, but white - I know... have just bought her some dark coloured sheets 😜😏 I mean hotels must be able to get the stains out right

Soak in cold water first

I use vanish before putting the sheets in the wash. Either the soap bar or the granules-wet the sheet with cold water, rub with the vanish and put in the wash. Works for me!

I use a large scoop of 'in wash' vanish stain remover and it seems to do the trick

Biological washing powder / liquid is your friend and then mine dry in the sunshine. Sun will work its magic.

Cold water on blood before you then wash, should get all or most out.

Your issue was the hot wash first. Rinse in cold water, add salt if really stubborn. Then cool wash with detergent.

Hot water seems to set the stain (cook it into the fabric)

Rinse in cold water FIRST.

Cold water and salt but not sure it will work now you've washed them at 60.

Napisan/Vanish and a Long Soak in cool water is the only way I think.

Cold water and washing up liquid, works without fail.

Soak in cold water and salt as soon as you can after it's happened, this should lift most of it x

Leave them out in direct sunlight, it honestly really does help!

Vanish! Soak in Vanish & cold water first, then throw in the washing machine with biological washing powder & Vanish added and wash as hot as you can. Works every time. Good luck!

Washing soda crystals. Instructions are on the pack. They have never failed me and really cheap to buy.

Definitely hang them in the sunlight, it will vanish as if by magic.

Unfortunately rinsing with cold water before anything else is the best option then vanish soap tbh.

Vanish

And non bio washing liquid

And dry in the sun

@Cookerhood

Definitely hang them in the sunlight, it will vanish as if by magic.

Also works on turmeric stains!

Leave on the line when ifs sunny. The sun will bleach then stain away.

Leave out all day on a sunny day after washing again before you worry about it.

You've set it with the hot wash :-(

Milk gets blood stains out if it's in a central area. I used to put stained area in glass/ bowl of milk. Obviously you need a tonne for the whole sheet but if you can just soak the stain worth a go. Then cool wash then sun.

Dye them? Cut them up for rags? There's no excuse for throwing them away just because they've got a few marks on them, that's so wasteful.

I've had good results with a long soak in cold water with vanish & a scrub, then a long cotton cold wash with detergent and vanish, and finally a normal 40 wash with just detergent.

That's probably overkill though, but it's a beautiful quilt and a post-dental extraction dog.

Oh yes and sun dry. Do not tumble dry.

Hot water is the worst.

Soak in washing up liquid. I'd stick with the darker sheets if she has such a heavy period.