did dyes/laundry detergent change/get better?
because I swear it was an issue when growing up.
Same with ironing clothes.
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Yes, actually
A combination of better dyes that don't bleed as much, and detergent that works better in colder water (which bleeds less dyes).
Yeah someone on tumblr (? Ok i forget where) had a great explanation about the improvements in “clothes-cleaning juice” over the years.
Tl;dr it’s not a problem anymore, usually, but it used to be.
Depends on the items and their age, but yes, you should generally be fine.
The last time I had an issue was some coloured pillow cases that bled all over my white bedsheets.
It never happens. Untill it does. Ask me how I know.
Enjoy your new pink shirts though!
Solution: don't own white shirts
Or yellow, or tan, or light grey, or baby blue, or anything striped with white/any of those colors…
It must be detergent or washers are easier on clothes. Growing up, all my clothes eventually became the same dirty pink color when I’d wash colors together. These days I just dump everything in and toss in some laundry soap, maybe some softener if we have it around, and I still have clothes that are 20 years old and in regular rotation. Colorful as always.
Its improvement in dyes more than anything, not detergent
Yeah, could be. I still have some old stuff though (my grandpas shirt which has got to be 50 years old). I don’t wear it much, but I still wash it when I do..
Do you wash in hot or cold water?
This is the right question. I always use cold water unless something is soiled. Or maybe towels if there's nothing else in there.
I think detergents have gotten good enough to work just as well in cold water, and that's mostly why it's better.
Yeah, cold for everything except whites (they get warm plus bleach). Else these days I do still try to separate them into dark and light colors. Jeans do still fade but it doesn’t transfer to the rest.
After switching to black socks years ago, I haven't really had whites in a long time.
Once you go black, you don't go back ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Real rule:
You can drop them all together, coz all clothes are so low quality, those won't last long enough to lost colors during mixed washings.
Me who wears clothes that are 12+ years old:
also don't use a clothes dryer and your stuff will last way longer
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Some additions.
You can mix colors, just don't add white clothes, especially when the color clothes are new.
Then there is someone like me that still wears 5 to 10 year old clothes that still look fresh 🙈
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one time my red pullover converted one of my white sjirts into a pink one, but otherwise ive got a clean slate in the last 10 years
I thought this was too, until I washed my white work clothes with a bright yellow shirt. Suddenly my white shirts look permanently dirty.
Going to sound dumb but get some Bluing Dye. The name is a bit of a misnomer. It'll brighten them back up
This is the first I've ever heard of this substance. Thank you kind stranger!
Generally, the problem is if you wash brand new synthetic clothing, the dyes will be fresh and leak onto other clothes, this isnt really a problem if you have the same shirt for a long time or buy thriftee clothes
White clothes and heavily colored stuff with a "wash separately first time" label goes separately. And thats about it 🤷
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Cold water, separate white items. It really only takes a couple minutes. Eventually even if there isnt an immediate stark change in tint on the item, over time it'll steadily become more and more off-white. It looks noticeably worse imo.
Is that a washing machine with a vertical drum?
Better for slam-dunking your clothes, as you can see.
They’re called top-loaders and they’re so much less efficient that the Energy Star requirements straight up allow them to use more water than a front loader while still being called “high efficiency”.
I have one like that. It's a pain in the ass to grab socks from the bottom because I'm super short.
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Do your colors on cold, do your whites on hot, your colors will last longer and your whites won't get so fucking dingy looking. It's not about bleed, it's about taking care of your clothes so they last a while.
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