When the time comes to do the laundry, the items to be washed are usually sorted, separating the whites from the colored ones. Some garments have white areas mixed with other colored ones, and in this case, washing becomes a little more elaborate because the garment must be treated differently from the rest of the laundry.
In this guide, I will explain how to whiten the white part of a colored dress. With my advice, you will be able to perform this operation without problems. I guarantee it!
Who has never happened to ruin a nice colored dress by spilling the sauce or a glass of red wine? Usually, in these cases, we panic because maybe the dirty area is white, not in color like the rest of the dress.
What to do in these cases? Throwing the dress away? Or bleach it with the risk that the colors will fade? Do not worry: I offer you some solutions to remedy this disaster by saving the dress.
First of all, if the dress already needed a refresh, wash it normally with your usual program. When the dress is dry, act on the stains that have inevitably resisted the delicate washing reserved for colored garments.
The best way to whiten the white part of a colored dress is to dedicate yourself solely to cleaning the stained area avoiding in all ways to wet the rest of the dress. Proceed as follows: in a plastic bowl, dilute a spoonful of bleach with three spoons of lukewarm water.
Take a cotton wool pad and wet it in the liquid, squeezing it slightly. Now rub the stains gently, taking care not to go beyond the white area. Leave the diluted bleach in place for at least half an hour and rinse using another wet cotton ball with plain fresh water. When you feel you have completely removed the bleach, rinse all the clothes and hang them to dry.
Once dry, you will find that the spots are gone, and the colored part of the dress is safe. A similar result can be obtained by using 12-volume hydrogen peroxide instead of bleach. In this case, do not dilute it but use it pure. Always use a cotton ball to dissolve stains only in critical areas. If there is still some dirt on the white fabric, repeat the operation a second time.
