What is causing the orange stains on my white towels?
Sunday, October 4th, 2009
Our housekeeper washes our laundry, which we’re grateful for, but she’s somehow getting orange stains all over our white towels. What is causing the orange stains?
I’ve checked for rust in the machine - nothing. Could it be that she’s pouring beach and detergent directly onto the towels?
I’ve checked for rust in the machine - nothing. Could it be that she’s pouring beach and detergent directly onto the towels?
And about having someone do our laundry. Yes, it’s a priviledge to have help. I wouldn’t have help if I didn’t really need it though (I have a chronically ill child) so don’t think I’m too spoiled or anything : )
The stains look like someone spilled orange tang on the towels. It’s not like there’s a general orange tinge. It really looks like a spill here and there. That’s why I’m thinking it could be a chemical reaction of bleach and detergent that’s poured directly on the towels. I don’t have these stains on anything else but what’s being bleached, so it can’t be the iron in the water.
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