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My very nice cream coloured underwear got washed on a 95 degree cotton cycle, and now it is a very lovely shade of pink

Does anyone know why this happened?

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I forgot to include the crucial information - the material is polyamide and lycra (82:12)

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sophina

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Pink is far better than cream, do not worry.

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Kathy_

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Pink is rubbish, wash them with your grey pants and see if they turn grey.

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You've ruined the lycra.

The temperature was too hot for it and it's reacted that way - sorry to break the bad news!

Actually, why on earth are you using such a hot wash for your undies? There's no need!

Be gentle on the fabric

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Peewee

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...you dont know what was on them chick!!

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Originally posted by Chicken Little:
You've ruined the lycra.

The temperature was too hot for it and it's reacted that way - sorry to break the bad news!

Actually, why on earth are you using such a hot wash for your undies? There's no need!

Be gentle on the fabric

It was an accidental wash at 95 degrees. I'm not going with the lycra theory, doesn't lycra fall apart and go baggy when its ruined? I've never heard of it going pink.

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Originally posted by sophina:
Pink is far better than cream, do not worry.

It is actually a nice shade of pink but doesn't match anything else. I could try washing a few more bits on the same cycle to get some matching pairs

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Originally posted by Puurrplexxed:
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Originally posted by Chicken Little:
You've ruined the lycra.

The temperature was too hot for it and it's reacted that way - sorry to break the bad news!

Actually, why on earth are you using such a hot wash for your undies? There's no need!

Be gentle on the fabric

It was an accidental wash at 95 degrees. I'm not going with the lycra theory, doesn't lycra fall apart and go baggy when its ruined? I've never heard of it going pink.

Oh I see - woh harsh accident!

I work with yarns and they can react in funny ways *nods* Is it a slightly yellowish pink?

Is it Lycra or generic nylon elastic?

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Its not at all yellowish, its a lovely dusky pink. The whole item is pink and is 18% lycra 82% polyamide

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Now I'm confused!

There wasn't a red sock lurking in the wash was there?!

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No there wasn't anything red, it was mostly white cotton (hence the mistake) plus a pair of beige trousers

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Hadn't washed anything red before it? *is clutching at straws now*

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no, and all the other whites were still white

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It's a freak of nature

*nods*

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Peewee

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you hadnt been eating a load of beetroot the day before and....er...had "problems" ?

one litle beetroot skid mark could cause a whole heap of trouble

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no, no beetroot or skid marks or any other red things were involved

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I think you ought to give them to a museum or summink as a phenonomemenoninononooememememn.

*nods*

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the creature

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Originally posted by Chicken Little:
I work with yarns...

You certainly spin untruthful ones.

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Luna Coco

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quote:
Originally posted by Chicken Little:
I work with yarns...

You certainly spin untruthful ones.

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the creature

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Are you stalking me?

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DraketheFakeII

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i was born a wasp

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