Even after the water drains upon the completion of the washing cycle, your clothes could still transfer colors to the surrounding items. The fabrics will still be damp enough to release and absorb the dye. So you should get your load out and either put it in a dryer or hang it up to try as soon as possible. Don’t Use the Dryer on Vibrantly Colored Clothes This is way more likely to happen if an item of clothing is new, but can still occur with older clothing too.

Raichurkar, P. (2010). COLOUR BLEEDING PROBLEMS IN COTTON YARN DYED FABRICS DYED WITH REACTIVE COLOURS & SOME REMEDIAL MEASURES. ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277559743_COLOUR_BLEEDING_PROBLEMS_IN_COTTON_YARN_DYED_FABRICS_DYED_WITH_REACTIVE_COLOURS_SOME_REMEDIAL_MEASURES Li, Y. (2017). Stain removal and whitening by baking soda dentifrice. Journal of the American Dental Association, 148(11), S20–S26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2017.09.006 Originally published 19 July 2018 Make your voice matter MediaMath sets this cookie to avoid the same ads from being shown repeatedly and for relevant advertising.The cookie, set by Krux Digital, registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads. This is a consent cookie set by Dailymotion to store the CCPA consent string (mandatory information about an end-user being or not being a California consumer and exercising or not exercising its statutory right). Doing so is especially important for dark and vibrant items, which stand to lose most of their color if you run them through a hot cycle. As mentioned above, you’ll probably have to process white items at higher temperatures to preserve their brightness. Additionally, underwear, which is typically white, is also washed on high heat — but for hygienic reasons.

This is a chemical chain reaction that normally occurs if you’ve been wearing sunscreen that’s rubbed off onto your clothes. The bleach reacts with the sunscreen, causing a bright pink colour to appear. You can use natural stain removal and whitening products like vinegar, baking soda and lemon juice. Q: Can you bleach pink fabric white?This cookie is set by the provider The Guardian. This cookie is used for embedding The Guardian video player.