How to Get Blue Stains Out of White Clothes

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Question

I have some really bad blue stains on almost all of my white laundry. I have added bleach to my laundry load, and it doesn’t seem to help. Do you have any ideas on how I can fix this?

Answer

Usually these types of stains are from dye transfer from a colored item that got mixed into the load by accident. This discoloration is surprisingly difficult to remove–a regular cycle with bleach is usually not enough. Instead, try presoaking with ¼ cup Clorox® Disinfecting Bleach added to 1 gallon of water for 5 minutes, and then machine wash the items again.

There’s a more detailed discussion of how to do this [here](<a href=), too.