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minus-square🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56·7 months agodid dyes/laundry detergent change/get better? because I swear it was an issue when growing up. Same with ironing clothes.
minus-squareLightfire228@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up79·7 months agoYes, actually A combination of better dyes that don’t bleed as much, and detergent that works better in colder water (which bleeds less dyes). https://youtu.be/HsmEl3P2vEM
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·7 months agoYeah someone on tumblr (? Ok i forget where) had a great explanation about the improvements in “clothes-cleaning juice” over the years. Tl;dr it’s not a problem anymore, usually, but it used to be.
minus-squaresetVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 months agoDepends on the items and their age, but yes, you should generally be fine. The last time I had an issue was some coloured pillow cases that bled all over my white bedsheets.
did dyes/laundry detergent change/get better?
because I swear it was an issue when growing up.
Same with ironing clothes.
Yes, actually
A combination of better dyes that don’t bleed as much, and detergent that works better in colder water (which bleeds less dyes).
https://youtu.be/HsmEl3P2vEM
Yeah someone on tumblr (? Ok i forget where) had a great explanation about the improvements in “clothes-cleaning juice” over the years.
Tl;dr it’s not a problem anymore, usually, but it used to be.
Depends on the items and their age, but yes, you should generally be fine.
The last time I had an issue was some coloured pillow cases that bled all over my white bedsheets.