I run a small hotel and have just in the last week noticed some bedsheets from a couple of my rooms have these light purple stains on them. Sheets are 50% cotton/50% polyester to be washed in warm non-bleach water. I have tried a light bleach/water solution, vinegar, Oxyclean, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, enzymatic cleaner, but nothing takes them out.
I hate to dispose of the sheets because. Now, you're probably wondering why in the world I'm telling you to turn your white sheets blue and here's why - adding trace amounts of blue to whites will counteract any yellowing that's. Yellow discoloration and stubborn stains on your sheets are unsightly.
Learn how to whiten sheets in four easy steps, plus tips to keep them stain. Can discoloration of sheets be prevented? Whether or not your linens can be saved depends on the cause. It does look like the science experiment you do in school where you put iodine on a potato, and the starch reacts with the iodine and makes everything purple.
Maybe the sheets were starched at one point? Besides the leeching color of the clothes, have you recently taken something like plan B? I know the high progesterone can sometimes lead to a toilet seat turning purple. This is probably too much but my only other thought. Either way I would imagine this would wash out easily, especially with some oxiclean.
Reply reply mrs_andi_grace Reply reply manleybones. hello, for the last week i have been waking up to this kind of stains on my bedsheets. it is driving me crazy.
every day i have changed the sheets and every day new stains appear out of nowhere! Not the usual type of post, but I woke up and my pillow case and bed sheets have this weird purple stain on them. Anyone know? While it may seem perplexing and frustrating, there are a few common reasons why this can happen. Some common culprits behind blue sheets include using certain laundry detergents or fabric softeners that contain blue or purple dyes and transferring dyes from other clothing items during washing.
Purple Stains on Pillow: Causes and When to Seek Help Concerns include possible bleeding or skin irritation causing stains. Purple stains on a pillow may result from dried blood, bruising, or other bodily fluids.