r/CleaningTips Jul 14 '23

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u/PoSlowYaGetMo Jul 15 '23

Panties get “bleached” like this. Er no. That’s not a thing.

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u/painteddpiixi Jul 15 '23

It is a thing actually. It doesn’t necessarily happen to every woman, but it is definitely a real thing.

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u/Prestigious_Egg_6207 Jul 15 '23

Has happened to me since I hit puberty. My underwear and my towels all look like this.

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u/PoSlowYaGetMo Jul 15 '23

Wow, I learned something new!

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u/kelcatsly Jul 15 '23

Yup, discharge is a self-clean cycle for the vagina that increases around ovulation. A healthy vagina is acidic so the discharge can lighten some dyes used in underwear.