Quick Tip: Stage/Fake Blood Removal

I learned this tip from a wonderful special effects artist on the set of Sea of Dust named Josh Turi. Fake Blood can be removed from Costumes/Clothing with shaving cream. Barbasol seems to work the best, in my opinion, and it's one of the least expensive shaving creams out there. I would apply the shaving cream to the spot and scrub it out with a gentle brush. Then Rinse.

Next time you have a horrible fake blood accident.... give it a shot.

From my experience, the shaving cream did not do any damage to the garment (even the dry clean only ones), and it didn't leave any pink spots from the dye in the blood. I even tried this on a costume that I created for The Second Tosca, that played for a month. In that case, the blood was on the garment for the entire month run of the show. It all came out of the period dress, easily.