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Dying face-clothes and towels

  • 16-09-2014 4:09pm
    #1
    Lunaarli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 450 ✭✭


    Not sure if this is the right forum...
    I have mostly white towels/face clothes and they're all stained from make-up and what not.
    No amount of whites cleaner will work so I'm thinking of dying them all brown/dark colour.

    Has anyone tried this successfully?


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  • #2
    JuliusCaesar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,885 ✭✭✭JuliusCaesar


    My experience with dying is that no matter how well you follow the instructions, the colour will run forever afterwards.


  • #3
    retro:electro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,039 ✭✭✭✭retro:electro


    Personally I wouldn't bother dyeing something that you're going to be rubbing all over your face and body. More often than not the colour runs when wet and 99% of the time face cloths are wet. It'll prob be cheaper and make more sense to just buy new ones.


  • #4
    dudara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Have you tried a boil wash (i.e. a very hot wash)? I've found that it's the only effective way to bring towels back to whiteness, along with a scoop of whitener.

    Otherwise, I'd be looking at getting a different towel colour.


  • #5
    Lunaarli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 450 ✭✭Lunaarli


    dudara wrote: »
    Have you tried a boil wash (i.e. a very hot wash)? I've found that it's the only effective way to bring towels back to whiteness, along with a scoop of whitener.

    Otherwise, I'd be looking at getting a different towel colour.

    It's mostly mascara, eyeliner stains!!!!!
    You would wonder what's in them to make them so wash resistant :eek:


  • #6
    Icsics
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,059 ✭✭✭Icsics


    Get dark towels in Pennys


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  • #7
    Lunaarli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 450 ✭✭Lunaarli


    Icsics wrote: »
    Get dark towels in Pennys

    I have been buying darker towels of late but have so many stained white ones at home!


  • #8
    dee_mc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,188 ✭✭✭dee_mc


    Have you tried boiling them in a pot with bleach and washing liquid/powder? 20-30 minutes should do it, then get them into a hot wash in the machine straight away. I also find that washing up liquid (Fairy) is great for lifting make up stains (and many other stains), just rub in a drop of it right before washing.
    Also remember that drying in a tumble dryer 'sets' stains, so dry them naturally (without heat) until the stains are fully removed.


  • #9
    Lunaarli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 450 ✭✭Lunaarli


    dee_mc wrote: »
    Have you tried boiling them in a pot with bleach and washing liquid/powder? 20-30 minutes should do it, then get them into a hot wash in the machine straight away. I also find that washing up liquid (Fairy) is great for lifting make up stains (and many other stains), just rub in a drop of it right before washing.
    Also remember that drying in a tumble dryer 'sets' stains, so dry them naturally (without heat) until the stains are fully removed.

    Great tips thanks!
    I never tumble dry (always air dry)
    Will try the fairy liquid, just need to find a giant pot :)


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