I have blue stains on light clothing, washed with Tide and Downy. These are pieces I wear regularly and am a bit devastated at the thought that they seem ruined. Is there any way to remove these stains? They are not white. One is yellow, one lime green, and one peach. Will Biz or Clorox 2 work? Please advise.
Leonette
I used Gain. One person said that took it out for them, and it didn't for me. I'm going to try the less detergent and no fabric softener and adding some vinegar. I agree with the one person who thinks it's the well water. I have the blue spots but sometimes mine are just a darkish spot. I have used crud cutter from Walmart but it's a little costly. It does remove the spots, but I didn't find that adding it to the entire load stopped the spots from ruining my clothes. (11/29/2008)
By Laurie/ Florida
It is possibly caused by failure of a blue coloring in detergent, laundry aid, or fabric softener to dissolve or disperse. If caused by a detergent or powdered laundry aid, add 1 cup (240 ml) of white vinegar to 1 quart (.95L) of water. Use a plastic container. Soak item for one hour; rinse.
If caused by fabric softener, rub stains with bar soap, wash. (01/17/2009)
I have the blue stains intermittently like everyone. No blue detergent, no fabric softener ever used, have not used toilet cleaners in 20 yrs, no well water (all city water), spots show after the washer (dryer is no different), happened on old and new washer (washer hoses only 8 mos old). I use TIDE FREE HE and previously TIDE FREE 2x and had the problem. The City of Raleigh says my water PH is 8.7SU.
I've had the anode (that is the device that pulls heavy metals from your water so it doesn't wreck the H/W heater) checked in the hot water heater and it appears to be working fine (only 7 yrs old). The white top that got the stains had very little contact with my skin when I wore it so I don't think it is a chemical reaction to something on me.
Then it happened while hand washing a white garment in 2 gallons of warm water with a Target brand of mild soap (like Woolite) and had sprayed spots with Spray 'N' Wash. There they were, those blue dots. The city of Raleigh is testing my water for copper and lead levels...no feedback yet. I now have little blue stains on the metal of my white washing machine. I had wet kitchen dish cloths sitting there when they were dirty. I also tend to lay cloths out on the top of washing machine when I spray them with Spray 'N' Wash.
So now I have ordered a replacement for the anode rod in the hot water tank. The hot water heater manufacturer says maybe the anode rod is used up because it is very, very pitted. Hopefully, that will take care of it. There is some chemical reaction going on that's making these blue dots on cotton and metal washing machines! (08/17/2009)
By Sarah
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Chlorine bleach strips the dyes out of your whites if used in too high concentration/too often, white laundry is not white when it is produced, colors are added such as blue to make them look white (they are originally a beige color) your chlorine bleach is stripping the other colors besides the blue out. I'm also looking for an answer for this, and I do not use colored, scented detergent or fabric softener.
I worked as a head house keeper at an inn and fought stains on all our white things (everything was white....) and we had some nice products there, but to buy for personal use you need a commercial license and must buy packs coming out to hundreds of dollars.
Hey, I think there is a reason why your cotton clothes are turning blue. It usually happens when you rinse you clothes with copper. I don't really know exactly why. It's just that I've seen this in a video. You know, a person rinsing white cotton with dozens of copper coins to make it look blue. But does your washing machine have copper parts? Or did you put copper coins in your shirt pocket instead by mistake? If yes, then you have your answer.
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