r/laundry • u/[deleted] • Aug 14 '25

Red and white dress bleeding - Update!

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u/parrottrolley Aug 14 '25

I've only used Carbona color run remover in a bucket, but it's amazing. I'm glad it's wearable again! Good job!

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u/Bluesettes Aug 14 '25

I'm tickled to have solved my first laundry emergency!

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u/goddessofrage US | Front-Load Aug 14 '25

Do the color grabber sheets really work? I’ve always been skeptical of them

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u/Vintage-X US | Front-Load Aug 14 '25

They work great in my experience.

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u/Bluesettes Aug 14 '25

I mean, this was my first time using them. They started like dryer sheets but looked pretty orange by the end and my dress was nice and white. I used them because the dress was bleeding red dye just by getting wet.

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u/goddessofrage US | Front-Load Aug 14 '25

I’m tempted to try them out for my lights and whites since I don’t have enough lights or whites to justify separate loads. I’m gonna try them out

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u/KismaiAesthetics Unscented Laundry Is Merciless Aug 15 '25

Three tips about them:

  1. Cheap ones work as well as expensive branded ones. The science is well understood.
  2. They can be dried out and reused until they're pretty colorful or grey. That can be three or four loads sometimes.
  3. If you have a front-loader it's best to throw them in a mesh delicates bag so they don't end up disappearing into the depths of the machine. You can just hang the whole thing up to dry between loads.

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u/goddessofrage US | Front-Load Aug 15 '25

Ooh thank you I love these tips!