How can one get the "dingy grey" out of light colored bath towels? I keep finding answers for white towels, not colored?

I keep finding answers for white towels, not colored. I use detergent (Tide or Arm and Hammer) and no fabric softner, and usually hot water wash, cold dry. I am at my wits end!

Asked by KittyCuriosity 41 months ago Similar questions: dingy grey light colored bath towels finding answers white Home.

Similar questions: dingy grey light colored bath towels finding answers white.

Try Oxy Clean powder Using a concentrated soak of Oxy Clean powder I have gotten great results for both stain removal and general brightening of laundry and it's safe for both whites and colors. The soaking is the key, you won't get the same results by just adding it to your regular wash load. Here's what you do.

Set your washer to hot water. Add your regular detergent and 4 to 5 scoops of the Oxy Clean, then add your towels. (You want to be using the original full strength Oxy Clean powder, not the Oxy Clean detergent which is just detergent with a little Oxy mixed in).

Now let the washer run just long enough to get everything good and mixed up and then turn it off and shut the lid. Let the load soak for at least 8 hours and up to 24 hours. After the soak, go back and set it to complete the regular cycle.

Good luck, hope it works as well for you as it has for me.

Believe it or not, it is likely the water you are using. If you have hard water... Believe it or not, it is likely the water you are using. If you have hard water, that means you have calcium and magnesium deposits in your water.

Unfortunately, these can stay on cloths - colored or white clothing. You can take several approaches, however a combination of approaches will work best:1) Don't take my word for it that you have hard water. Test your water.

Of course if you know you live in a region with hard water, then you will likely already know. 2) If this is a hard water issue, as I suspect, you will want to use a hard water treatment softener. You can have an expensive machine installed in your home that all of your home water will be filtered through, but there is an easier option - Calgon Water softener.It will run you between $10 to $14 for a 32 oz container.

You can obtain this at Wal-Mart, K-mart, larger grocery stores, etc. If you want to install a system, I would recommend any of the following three, but be ready to dish out some money: Morton System Saver 30000 Grain Water Softener Morton Salt offers this water softening system for the whole house or small business. Softening water with a Morton System Saver Softener will result in ....$400.00 Samsclub. Com HEAVY-DUTY WATER SOFTENING SYSTEM WITH METER REGENERATION; 10 GPM, H2O SOFTNR SYST 45K GR 1"METR.

$915.00 Cole-Parmer Instruments http://www.coleparmer.com/catalog/product_view.asp?sku=9958286 Fleck 5600 water softening system Fleck 5600 water softening system.30KG softening system with on demand metered regeneration. Simple and established valve. Includes by pass and oversize ....$879.00 http://www.aquadocaffordablewatertreatmentsuperstore.com/fleck-5600-water-softening-sy5600.html...3) Clorox 2® for Colors is a wonderful Color Safe Bleach that also kills germs.

It works best in combination with a good detergent which it seems like you are already using. Clorox 2 comes in either a liquid or dry form, which ever you are more comfortable with. Personally, I like the liquid best, but that may just be because I prefer liquid detergents as a general rule anyway.

http://www.clorox.com/products/overview.php?prod_id=c24) You may also want to try an enzyme based detergent. Of course this is expensive so be prepared for it to hurt when you make the purchase.5) My guess is you are concerned with using hot water with your colored clothing - of course most of us are. However, do not eliminate the use of warm water.

Cold water is a sure fire method for the future development of dingy clothing.6) One final culprit may be your dryer. If you are drying colors at too high of a setting, you can actually scorch your clothing and they may appear yellow or gray depending on the type of material and the ink used in coloring the material. Don't toast the trousers!

On the humorous side, I had a friend who was so determined to get her cloths dry, she used the hottest setting. The dryer actually caught on fire. Yes, it was the dryer that malfunctioned, but it took us weeks to convince her of that.

Hope this helpsBest of wishes Sources: Been there! And http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_hg?url=search-alias%3Dgarden&field-keywords=Calgon, http://www.aquadocaffordablewatertreatmentsuperstore.com/fleck-5600-water-softening-sy5600.html...

1 Bleach won't harm your light colored towels. Just add bleach to your wash load.

Bleach won't harm your light colored towels. Just add bleach to your wash load.

2 Any oxygen action laundry product, usually called bleach substitute. - oxiclean, Quixtar all fabric bleach, Clorox 2 .

Any oxygen action laundry product, usually called bleach substitute. - oxiclean, Quixtar all fabric bleach, Clorox 2.

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