Whites not white!

ebaybaby

Hi All,
Wonder if you can help. When I do a white wash, I put the machine on for a 1hr 30min cylce at 40 deg. I use Daz bio.

I only put solid whites in, no mixes at all, yet my whites always come out with a blue tinge.

Can anyone explain this?

jk0

Probably laundry blue in the powder I'd guess.

Wash at 95 C with Ecover, and they'll be lovely & white.

ebaybaby

Thanks jk0, I always wondered if it could be the blue particles. I will try Ecover.

samuela66

ebaybaby wrote: »

Hi All,
Wonder if you can help. When I do a white wash, I put the machine on for a 1hr 30min cylce at 40 deg. I use Daz bio.

I only put solid whites in, no mixes at all, yet my whites always come out with a blue tinge.

Can anyone explain this?

I used that whitening bag you put in, cant remember the name put other halfs shirts in, my god they were BRIGHT!!! amazingly so

HTH

Bigjenny

It was called a blue-bag.

ebaybaby

Sorry, what is it? Were do I buy it?

peachyprice

The blue tinge is definitely Daz, and it affects some fabrics more than others. A few washes with vanish type stain remover for whites should get rid of it.

ebaybaby

Do all powders have the blue particles in?

jinny

Four tablespoons of bicarb in the drum along with the washing. Normal washing detergent in the drawer. Then a glug of white vinegar in the fabric softener drawer.
the whites come out lovely.
be careful of coloured fabric softeners they can dull your whites the vinegar does the same job
it doesnt smell and you can use a few drops of essential oil if you want. I sometimes use a cap of zoflora as well.