Colours running.

Caoimhín

Right, Im going un reged for this.

I have a serious problem lads. My colours keep running in the wash. Red turns pink, black turns grey, blue turns navy.
I really dont know what to do.

Anyone help?

Is this even a personal issue, mods please help?

Nevyn

Moved from pi

Check your wash temperature. At 30/40 deg most colours shouldn't run. Also, at the supermarket near the laundry products you will find Colour Catchers which are little sheets of papery stuff which you put into each wash to catch any runoffs.

byte

Maybe use one of those detergents that are specifically made for coloured clothes? They'll probably still fade anyway, but maybe this will slow down the process.

Dizzyblonde

Are you throwing everything in together on a high temperature wash?
You need to separate your colours and not throw everything in together. Underwear and socks can usually be washed together with a colourcatcher sheet in the machine.
If your black clothes are fading, use a liquid detergent for them or even a special one for black clothes.
Nothing except towels really need to be washed above 30 or 40 degrees.
Don't leave dark clothes out on the washing line too long in strong sunlight because this will also fade them.
Always wash white items on their own ( although I put pale blue shirts in with whites and they're fine)

And turn everything inside out.