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Q. I have had a problem with random small spots appearing on red clothes after washing. It doesn’t seem to matter what kind of detergent I use. I always wash my red loads in cold water. I never get these spots on any other color of clothing. What could the problem be? I thought it was a problem with the fabric softener, so I’ve left that out and it seems to help, but today I had a problem with only powdered detergent.
This certainly can be a frustrating problem. I'm especially intrigued by why only red items.
It is possible that this problem may be occurring, but just isn't as visible on the other colors.
My best guess would have been the fabric softener spots, which you stopped using, and/or un-dissolved powder detergent. To help prevent this, try using a little warmer/hot water for the first 3-4 inches of water as you add the powder detergent. Swish/swirl this solution to help insure all the powder is dissolved; then switch back to cool/cold water and wait for another 3-4” of water before adding the red items.
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Comments (2)
Denise's comment is:
24 May
I had the same problem with my sons Dress shirts, no matter what the color was, White, Blue, Lavendar, etc. i could not understand why these spots were appearing after I washed them. I washed each one seperatly each day after he changed from his work clothes. Hung it on a hanger to dry, and there were the spots. It drove me crazy. well I tried washing with no softner and NO SPOTS. So for me it was the softner. Now I use Tide w/softner, and I have no problem with spots and still nice smelling shirts.
Melinda's comment is:
24 May
I am so glad I found someone else with this same strange problem. I washed three red shirts together, with a whole load of laundry, and only one of the red shirts was ruined. Next load , another red shirt ruined. Only the red t-shirts seem to be affected. Did you ever find out why? Or how I can get these spots out?
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