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In the same article, Jolie make some recommendations on how to re-whiten towels, so they could could be used equally as effectively on undershirts. How to Wash White Undershirts to Ward off the Dullness? Hopefully that will help prevent future white undershirts from going grey. In the article, Jolie made some recommendations on how to minimize the hardness or “soften” the water that goes into the washing machine. In Russ’ case, I have a suspicion that he has hard water - though there still is a remote possibility that his washing machine is dirty. (3) The washing machine you’re using needs a cleaning. She referred me to this article where a follower asked about her white towels turning off-white, and among other things, she made a couple suggestions that stood out to me: Jolie Kerr ( twitter) is a well-known and respected cleaning expert. Statistically, that seemed unlikely - Which drove me to dig a bit further. It seems a little strange that all of his different white undershirts, from different brands, would be turning grey. That said, Russ identified 4 different brands in his email and also indicated that he tried different laundry products and different water temperatures. Secondarily, I would assume that maybe someone is over-bleaching them when laundering them. If you think about it, if the whiteness in your undershirt or shirt starts to fade, or become less white, then it would be practical to assume it’ll fade to it’s original color (grey-ish), right?
Why would white undershirts would lose their color and turn greyish? Likely poor manufacturing, or more specifically, lack of quality color processing. Photo credit: Why Do White Undershirts Lose Their Color? I mentioned this fact in an article where a reader was wondering how to re-whiten his undershirts. Then, the fabric mill uses optical brighteners to bring the fabric to different shades of white.
More simply, the fabric in the majority of your white undershirts starts off as more grey-ish color fabric. (textiles) Raw fabric before undergoing dying or bleaching.
Greige goods is defined by Wiktionary as: Most fabric starts off as “greige goods”. I’ve tried different brands (jockey, fruit of the loom, hanes, Kirkland), different detergents, bleach and different water temps.Īny suggestions on how to keep them white?īefore we get into the possible solutions for Russ, and share some helpful information on the best way to wash white undershirts, let’s first discuss how these garments get white in the first place. Hi, after about 4-5 washes my white undershirts start greying. Ever wonder why your white undershirts lose their color or turn grey-ish over time? Curious as to how to wash white undershirts to maintain their whiteness?
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