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Ok, Im sure you have heard of or even used the blue washing powder that makes your white whiter?
Well, I bought some in the market the other day, washed my clothes and now everything is BLUE!!!!! I didnt put more than I usually do, maybe this one was stronger or bad quality? I dont know.
However, what can I do now? I did wash everything with Javex/Clorox in hot water several times and it helped but its still blueish...
In Canada there's a dye remover powder, you boil your clothes in it (yes, boil on the stove) and it removes all stains. Is there something like this here?
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This happened to me when I put too much blu (via soaking in a bowl). Try washing the clothes in a machine on normal cycle - worked for me. I also tried the bleaches etc and maybe that helped it as well.. finally the blue tinge disappeared
I'm not sure about other powders available in Egypt, after my escapade with the blu I gave up and left the whites to the washing machine Posts: 815 | From: London and the other | Registered: Jul 2005
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Get Persil or Ariel powder and put half a cup in a bucket of lukewarm water add half a cup of bleach and a few pints of water, it will froth up!! Then put clothes in and stir and leave for an hour. Make sure everything is covered by the water. Then transfer it all to your machine water and all. Add usual powder and half a cup of bleach again and wash on 90 degrees. Should be white as snow!!
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My mother in law turned my white undies blue from this when i first arrive in Egypt, I was too shy to say anything about it.....its strange.
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