Blood stain on the mattress: what to do and what never to do
A blood stain on the mattress happens more often than people think: a cut, a nosebleed, a period. The good news is that fresh blood comes out well, as long as you avoid the most common mistake, which is using hot water.
What to do at once
- Blot with paper or a cloth, pressing, without rubbing
- Dampen with cold water only and blot again, several times
- Use as little water as possible: the mattress must not get soaked
- Let it dry well, with the window open, before making the bed again
What never to do
- Hot water or a hair dryer: heat cooks the blood protein and sets the stain
- Rubbing hard: it spreads the stain and pushes it into the filling
- Bleach: it discolours the fabric and does not remove the stain from inside
When the stain has already dried
A dry or old stain has gone into the inner layers. That is where injection-extraction cleaning helps: it injects the solution and sucks it back out with little moisture, and specific stains are treated with suitable products. Old stains can lighten a lot without disappearing completely, and we tell you so before we start. See a real example in mattress with yellow stains.
How much it costs
Mattress cleaning costs €30 per mattress, anti-mite treatment included, with a €35 minimum order. The mattress is dry in 2 to 6 hours. We work in Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Matosinhos, Maia and Gondomar.