Bleach marks appearing on clothing. Possibly washing machine?

JustAnotherSaver

Really no idea where on the message board to put this question tbh. I thought this forum possibly a better bet than the others. Can a mod please move it if it's better suited elsewhere?


Anyway looking to see if anyone can offer a bit of advice. We've been noticing for a little while random clothing ending up with bleach marks on them, just smallish marks and thankfully there hasn't been too much that's been ruined, only some cheap t-shirts we only use at home. There's other stuff that's marked up but luckily nowhere you'd see so it can still be worn outdoors.


We couldn't understand where these would be getting marked up at. We thought maybe some bleach had gotten on the bathroom or kitchen floor but even this was unlikely.


Then recently we've been told about the possibility of it being chunks of washing powder in the washing machine which will contain small amounts of bleach. Not sure how likely this is but so far it seems the best bet.


Just wondering how to avoid it / deal with this?

Browntoa

Run the machine at hottest temperature with some bio powder or liquid in it . Put some old clothes or towels in the machine

Brambleberry

If you're using a regular powder detergent, not one designed for colours, then it will probably contain bleaching agents (you can check the label). If these aren't dissolved well before coming into contact with the clothes they can get stuck in one place causing a little spot where the bleach is more concentrated.
The best way to avoid this is to use a detergent without bleaching agents in it for your coloured clothes.