And another question...

[valeriana.livejournal.com]

Because this was a problem for me before and I know it's going to come up again:

What is the best way to get bloodstains out of clothing?

It always annoyed me to no end to lose so many cute/comfy pairs of undies because my period would show up unannounced.

Comments

[trips.livejournal.com]

Right after you notice the blood stain, put them in Cold water - this should remove it. Other wise if it set - Oxy Clean .. that stuff Rocks! Will get blood out of most anything!

~Trips~

Cool!

[valeriana.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much:)

I always used to try the whole "peroxide" fix and it never really worked. I'll try the oxyclean and the cold water next time:)

[lizdefiance.livejournal.com]

i use cloth pads so i am an expert at getting blood stains out of things. what's most important is soaking the clothes in cold, cold water as soon as you can. for my cloth pads, i let them soak, and right before i put 'em in the washer i use a natural stain remover - since they're goin right by my cooch i don't want to use peroxide or chemical cleaner or anything...and when the washing cycle is done, they're all clean!

[puttysan.livejournal.com]

Scrubbing with cold water has always worked for me. Hot water will set the stains, though.

[plug-in-tomato.livejournal.com]

Soaking things in the sink with cold salt water seems to work for me. I don't know why, and I've never heard of anyone else doing this (besides the person who told me about it), but it gets the blood stains out.

[alisatank.livejournal.com]

for me, if that happens it's always when i get up in the morning. so i immediately go fill the sink with cold water, let it soak a bit, scrub... and voila, no more spots :)

[valancyjane.livejournal.com]

Why can't you continue wearing undies once they're stained?

I mean, I realize you wouldn't want to wear stained underwear when your underthings might be on display ... but it's not as if a pair is *ruined* just because it's stained.

But, to answer your question, I like OxyClean. Put some in the washer, let it agitate and then put the clothes in, leave the lid up and let the clothes soak for 15-30 minutes. Does a decent job.

[americanbeauty.livejournal.com]

I'm not a member of this community, I'm just visiting.

I have a set of stained underwear that I wear during my period. When I feel it might be coming I wear dark underwear so the stains won't show and then I wear my "period panties" for the extent of my period. I figure I'm kinda feeling gross already, why wear pretty panties?