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Help. Something ran in my whites wash

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lolly5648
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I did a mainly whites wash - bras, knickers and a couple of pale cream t shirts. The colour came out of one of the cream t shirts and now my bras are definitely off white.

Can I rewash them using bleach or is that harmful to the material?

Any suggestions welcomed.

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  • jackyann
    jackyann Posts: 3,433 Forumite
    sadly, it is. It's the elasticy stuff that can't take any sort of bleach / whitening agent. Only cotton can really withstand it.
    You could try what a flat-mate of mine used to do back in the dark ages: if you soak anything in tea it comes out quite a nice sort of "ecru" colour. She made all sorts of things match by doing that.
    I'd tend to keep the bra for when my underwear didn't matter, but if that doesn't suit, try soaking one of the bras and matching knickers in tea.
  • pigpen
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    net whitener works to an extent.
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  • lolly5648
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    jackyann wrote: »
    sadly, it is. It's the elasticy stuff that can't take any sort of bleach / whitening agent. Only cotton can really withstand it.
    You could try what a flat-mate of mine used to do back in the dark ages: if you soak anything in tea it comes out quite a nice sort of "ecru" colour. She made all sorts of things match by doing that.
    I'd tend to keep the bra for when my underwear didn't matter, but if that doesn't suit, try soaking one of the bras and matching knickers in tea.

    Thanks for you reply, I thought I might have problems if I used bleach. At least my knickers are cotton!
  • lolly5648
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    pigpen wrote: »
    net whitener works to an extent.

    Thanks, I have some of this at home it's worth a try.
  • Sagaris
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    How about some of the 'colour catcher' things? Made by Dylon and available in Wilkinson's, Tesco's, Sainsbury's etc.

    http://www.colourcatcher.co.uk/
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  • lolly5648
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    Sagaris wrote: »
    How about some of the 'colour catcher' things? Made by Dylon and available in Wilkinson's, Tesco's, Sainsbury's etc.

    http://www.colourcatcher.co.uk/

    I have some of this but too late - you use it to stop what I did happening! Thanks for replying
  • lolly5648
    lolly5648 Posts: 2,257 Forumite
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    Thanks to everyone who replied, I found some Dylon SOS Colour Run Remover in the supermarket. Just about to try it out.
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