Blood doesn't have to stain your cleaning reputation

Last week I received two calls from separate individual with different problems however the cure was the same for both problems.

Jessie called and said apparently during the night he sustained a bloody nose and when he woke up the following morning he had blood all over his bedding and undergarments. Susan called wanting to know how to get blood out of undergarments.

If this happens to you, try this, it really works great.

If there is blood on their clothes, have them take their clothes off, then pour a little peroxide (3 percent) on the blood stain, wait about 3 to 5 minutes then rinse with cold water. If some of the blood remains, repeat the process again. In Jessie’s case I told him to go to the drug store and buy several bottles of peroxide and a small container of Oxyclean (powdered peroxide).

Put his bedding and under garments on a large flat spot and pour the liquid peroxide on the blood soaked spots. When it stopped bubbling, rinse with cold water. If needed, he was to repeat the process if necessary until all of the blood was gone. The final process is to wash the items in the washing machine using the OxyClean as directed.

For fresh or dried blood on floors, use cold water or club soda. Take a wet sponge or rag with water or soda on it and immediately wipe up the spots. Repeat as necessary. If blood gets into the cracks of the floor, pour a little peroxide (3 percent) on the cracks, let bubble the blood out of the crack, then wipe up, repeat as necessary.

When cleaning with any cleaning product, always wear eye protection and rubber gloves to protect your hands. If you would like to share a cleaning idea or concept with the reading audience, call Ed at NWES (255-2266), e-mail them to madannwees.com or send them to Bonner County Daily Bee, 310 Church St., Sandpoint, ID 83864, Attn: What Would Ed do? For more information about Ed, check him out online at nwees.com or at nwesinc.com.

n Copy written by Edmond E. Madan, certified forensic, fire, flood, mold inspection and remediation/restoration contractor. Ed is the president of Northwest Environmental Services, Inc.