Thread: Colour change on towels... Any idea?

Dear sirs,
The towels i use consantly change colours. i dont know the problem.

My setup is occitane cade rich cream with simpson badgers also i use verdon moisturizer and face wash.

after shave i dry my brush first on towel.

1. Can badger brush (cleaned with vinegar and detergent) cause this?
2. Can potassium hydroxide on the cream cause this?
3. Can face wash cause this?

Or any other ideas?

Thank you

Those are bleach stains

If you are washing your towels after you have washed your whites with bleach, then there is still a small amount of bleach left in the machine, that mixes with your load of colored towels. Always wash whites last. Vinegar does not cause that, I use vinegar in my colors all the time.

You mentioned face wash, and some of them can definitely cause bleaching. The typical culprits are acne washes that contain benzoyl peroxide, a very common active ingredient in acne products, which also happens to also be an oxidizing agent and bleach. Benzoyl peroxide is also found in other acne products and skin lightening creams.

Originally Posted by Dzanda

You mentioned face wash, and some of them can definitely cause bleaching. The typical culprits are acne washes that contain benzoyl peroxide, a very common active ingredient in acne products, which also happens to also be an oxidizing agent and bleach. Benzoyl peroxide is also found in other acne products and skin lightening creams.

My thought as well, you just type faster.

I was going to me three after hirlau, but i dont really count i just flick the water out into the bath or shower, and thats really it, so more of a pups in that respect.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

I don't count but maybe 10ish. All depends on the brush. I watch for water to stop coming out. My mirros have never been so clean since I strated this either. Added bonus of wet shaving :<0)

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Me too ,,,,,,,,,,

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I had no idea so I stayed out of this one but..... I see the OP mentioned drying the brush on the towel ....... I have never touched a towel to my shaving brushes. I do 10, not 9, not 11, ten flips of the wrist , like snapping a whip to get the excess water out, hang the brush bristles down overnight to dry. Anyway ........ that's what I do.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

If you are washing your towels after you have washed your whites with bleach, then there is still a small amount of bleach left in the machine, that mixes with your load of colored towels. Always wash whites last. Vinegar does not cause that, I use vinegar in my colors all the time.

Then you buy a new washing machine after every load of whites?

Sure we all buy new washers after every load of whites in the US . that way we never have any left over bleach in the bottom for our next load of colors. Doesnt everybody do that??

Nah, we just turn the drum inside-out for the next load. All the bleach remnants get flung off due to centrifugal force.

Thank you all

Came to SRP to learn to shave and learned why my mom taught me to wash the whites last.
I never really thought about the bleach thing before, so thanks hirlau for enlightening me on that.