Help Save My Towels
Sorry the picture isn’t that great. I took it at night in my bathroom. But this gives you an idea of my problem.
So I am having this weird problem with my towels that I desperately need help with. For the last few years I have been finding these pink bleach-stained-looking marks on my towels. But I NEVER use bleach. I can’t be trusted not to ruin perfectly good clothing when messing with bleach, so I just don’t use the stuff. That being said, bleach-like stains are showing up on my perfectly nice towels!
First I thought, OK maybe these are cheap towels and the dye is washing out and leaving a mark. But now I have new expensive towels (wedding gifts) that are popping up with pink marks!
I have tested every face product, toothpaste and soap I own a towel to see if when dried it leaves a stain and none of them left any stains. I mean, I put most of the stuff on my face so I HOPE they don’t bleach my towels.
I am just so confused. Anyone have any ideas on what could be causing this?
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I’m wondering, myself. I see them on my towels sometimes
I always thought it was the colour leeching out, or bleach … but bleach turned my clothes with an orange tinge, not a white yellowy one like this one.
ahhh my towels do the same thing… expensive ones from Macy’s too not just the cheap ones. I thought it was bleach but, now I think it might be something in the washing machine but, not sure what
That never happened to my towels until I let a guest use them. I’m not sure what sort of product he was using, but it must have been a moisturizer, hair gel/pomade, or deodorant. I can’t think of anything else that might have been in his repertoire.
Do you use any of the ProActive products? They cause bleach like stains on towels, pillowcases etc. - I’ve also heard that Oxy products do the same.
Apparently this is not an uncommon problem.
Roxane - I actually don’t use any products like that.
I do you moisturizer with SPF. Maybe its that? But sunblock doesn’t dye my beach towels.
My husband uses mouthwash. That might have alcohol in it or something?
Interesting problem. I think 1 or 2 of my towels might have this problem too. Your guess about the mouthwash might be right. It’s obviously not just the towels but some kind of chemical that is getting on them from certain products.
That never happened to my towels until I let a guest use them. I’m not sure what sort of product he was using, but it must have been a moisturizer, hair gel/pomade, or deodorant. I can’t think of anything else that might have been in his repertoire.
A friend of mine also had this problem with ProActiv (pillowcases too!)
If you use a liquid fabric softner and it gets directly on the towels….it might do that but my guess is face products.
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