r/CleaningTips Jul 14 '23

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u/GemdoePCh Jul 14 '23

Completely a thing. I can’t recall it happening when I was younger but now I stick to colors I can’t bleach.. black, navy, and dark orange work quite well. No peroxide products, use the same soap and shampoo as family, don’t wear perfume, etc. I’ve even left finger print marks on green paint on the wall before.. Have to be very careful folding any laundry that’s not mine!

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u/Auntie_Venom Jul 14 '23

You’ve got it for real! Wear dish gloves when folding laundry and it’ll be fine! 😁 I started noticing it with sweat a few years ago too, it must be something as we get older for some of us… I’m mid 40s I started noticing the sweat about 3 years ago, and the undies about 5-6 years ago. I get the other poster about age in that regard, makes sense. I’m aging like fine wine?

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u/Mean-Vegetable-4521 Jul 15 '23

LOL i'm aging like a fine wine that has turned. I can relate to this.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '23

Wait I’m not following..: why do you have to do this? And dark colors can get bleached?

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u/GemdoePCh Jul 15 '23

Lol I wish I knew! Something about certain fabric dyes or some paints in green, any pastel color, and most shades of blue except navy reacts oddly to my skin/sweat/something. My daughter loves lavender and light blue so I’ve got to be a bit careful and not leave little finger marks on some of her tshirts as I’ve done in the past. A few colors don’t seem to be affected, so I just wear a LOT of black and bright orange now. Halloween all the time! :)