![]() That is why many blue jeans are dyed with indigo since with time it does fade, giving a faded look. After a few washes quality towels will not transfer or bleed any more dye.īlue jeans are also known for their fading colors, which are actually typically desired. Prevention Tip 2: Keep In Mind The Types Of Fabrics Known For Dye TransferĪs you wash clothes, always keep in the back of your mind that certain types of fabric tend to be known for dye transfer and should be laundered with care.įor example, the first couple times you wash towels, especially those with bright or dark colors, you should wash them separately from other fabrics so they can bleed off any excess dye. After all, dye cannot transfer from one fabric to something else if you don't wash the items together. Therefore, if you see labels that indicate an item isn't colorfast, such as with terms such as "wash separately" or "wash with like colors" then make sure you follow the instructions. When a manufacturer has used dyes that are likely to bleed they are required to warn you on the care label to wash such items separately from others. Prevention Tip 1: Read Fabric Care Labels Therefore, here are my tips for how to keep your clothes the proper color while washing them, so you don't have to resort to removing dye from the now off-color garment. Of course, it's better to prevent dye transfer from happening than to have to fix it afterward. Tips For Preventing Dye Transfer And Bleeding Dye For The Future However, you shouldn't soak for more than 15-20 minutes, since bleach can be tough on fabric.įurther, you should only soak colored items in chlorine bleach after testing for colorfastness (click the link for instructions on how to do this when using chlorine bleach), otherwise you may again bleach away all the color on the fabric, not just of the dye that bled. ![]() If that doesn't work you can do a quick soak in chlorine bleach (click the link to read the article for more details, including the correct dilution of the bleach to water ratio). ![]() If you feel like it may bleed more during the process of trying to wash out the original transferred dye some people have had good luck with using a color catcher while washing in this way to catch the dye that bleeds before it redeposits onto the fabric again ( here's an example if you're interested).Īnother option to try is a presoak in an oxygen or color safe bleach, perhaps overnight. It is much more difficult to remove bleeding dye from colored fabric, since there are not really any products designed to help with this problem.įortunately, if the dye bled in the first place it will often lift off the item it transferred to also, sometimes on its own with a couple more washes, typically in really hot water with a strong laundry detergent. What To Do When Dye Has Transferred Onto Colored Fabric If you don't want to buy a product to try to remove this dye run, you can also try some of the techniques I suggest below for colored fabrics on your white fabrics. Color Remover īoth of these products are designed to be used only with white fabric, since they both strip away not only any colors that have run, but also any dyes already in the fabric. The products that are the most well known, and that I recommend for use on white clothes are Rit Color Remover and Carbona Color Run Remover (see below for where you can purchase these online). ![]() I've collected color remover reviews here, for various products they've used when readers have experienced this problem (on either white or colored fabrics), sharing how various products worked for them. They are called by a variety of names such as dye remover, color remover, or color run remover. This is somewhat of an illusion, since the dye transfer is generally about the same, it is just that you notice it a whole lot more with white cloth because there's no other dye to hide the bleeding.įortunately, there are a couple of products designed specifically to remove dye or color runs from white fabric. It seems that color runs onto white fabrics more than onto colored fabrics. What To Do When Color Has Run Onto White Fabric Once you are ready to deal with the problem, what you do next depends on whether the article that had the color run onto it was white, or another color. The heat from the dryer may set the dye, making the transfer permanent, so let the item air dry if you don't have time to deal with it right away. If you wash some items together in the washing machine, or lay a wet piece of fabric on something else, and you see a transfer of dye from one piece of fabric to another, the first rule to remember is, do not dry the fabric in the dryer. ![]()
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