Out, darned (blood) spot!

Blood stains are normally associated with gore and gruesome incidents. Getting them out of your clothes can be a nightmare – but not with a good stain remover.

Let’s face it, most of us are squeamish about blood. Whether a child or an adult, the sight of blood makes us stop and rush to get first aid. We all know that it is an essential part of our bodies, but we want it to be inside the body, not outside! Whether droplets at the site of a scrape, or a gushing wound from a serious injury, the sight of blood is a distressing one.

Even more distressing is when you get blood stains on your clothes. Its properties bond it to fabrics and surfaces quite strongly. Dried blood can be a nightmare to get out of your clothes. Often, you may have to throw the garment away altogether. Those who work in industrial kitchens, or hospitals, or butcher shops, face the problems of stubborn blood stains on the clothes. Closer to home, women face the problem of their favourite underwear and sleepwear getting ruined by menstrual blood stains.

But removing blood stains need not be the impossible task it is made out to be. We’ve compiled a handy guide on how to remove bloodstains from your clothes, using a great stain removing system like Vanish.

Step 1: Grab a box of Vanish Gold Oxi Action Powder. It is a proven product to lift and remove blood stains from the clothes easily. In fact, Vanish claims that it can remove a variety of stains in just 30 seconds.

Step 2: Fill the scoop provided with the pack to ¼ capacity, with the Vanish powder. Top up with cold water and make a paste.

Step 3: Apply the paste prepared in the above step to the blood stain directly. Use the underside of the scoop to level the paste onto the stain to cover it completely. Set aside for five minutes.

Step 4: If the stain is old, soak the clothing in warm water with a scoop of the powder (six hours for whites, one hour for colours). After this, repeat Steps 2 and 3.

Step 5: Wash the stain with cold water. If the stain has not altogether disappeared, put a scoop of Vanish in your laundry load and wash the clothing as always.

Vanish Gold Oxi Action Powder is a proven stain removing solution owing to the 10x active oxygen molecules in it. The active oxygen molecules isolate the blood stain and start to lift it out of the clothing fabrics in just 30 seconds of application. So when you wash the garment next, the stain molecules are washed away with the water!