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[Scooby Doo]

Color Catchers work very well.  You can get them at Walmart or most stores near the detergent.

We Quilters use Retayne for fabric when washing the fabric before construction of the quilt.

[KathyM23]

I use Tide for everything as it doesn't irritate my sensitive skin.  Use in cold water, separate light clothes from dark.  Wash bedding  and towels in hot water.  I am one who likes color so I have alot of bright clothes and I put them with the lighter colors and never had a fading issue.  I consider my dark load as black, reds, dark olive, true purples, brown, darker blues.  I wear very little white and I would save them and wash with a light load when it doesn't have bright colors in it.  I have also put bright pinks with a dark load, depends on the intensity of the color.

[sann]

Tide and cold water.... I've tried other brands, but always go back to  Tide.

[Kachina624]

I have a ton (literally) of brightly colored clothing; pinks, purples, many turquoise pieces, etc.  And I've never experienced any of them fading.  I don't have much 100% cotton which I think is more susceptible to fading than poly/cotton blends.  I don't think detergent has much to do with it.

I do think dark black clothing fades but, again, it mostly the cotton rich fabrics like jeans.  My 100% poly pants have not faded.

[Mindy D]

@sann @There are a gazillion Tides. I used to use one made for co,ores clothing that prevented fading. I used it on my dressier towels too. It kept everything looking like brand new. I washed in cold water and line dried except for the colored towels, which I used a hot dryer for (to kill germs). Now I can't find anything similar. My colored cotton clothes definitely do fade with other Tides, even in cold water. I've tried regular Woolite for delicates and it has a very strong odor and does not work the way it used to when I was younger. 

[Foxxee]

I use Studio by Tide, but can only find it on Amazon and ebay.  Puzzling.  

[Shelbelle]

Woolite for Darks. 

[sann]

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@Mindy D wrote:

@sann @There are a gazillion Tides. I used to use one made for co,ores clothing that prevented fading. I used it on my dressier towels too. It kept everything looking like brand new. I washed in cold water and line dried except for the colored towels, which I used a hot dryer for (to kill germs). Now I can't find anything similar. My colored cotton clothes definitely do fade with other Tides, even in cold water. I've tried regular Woolite for delicates and it has a very strong odor and does not work the way it used to when I was younger. 

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Does anything work like it use to when we were younger?  As far as the type of Tide well it's whatever Tide that's on sale or the lowest price......Also the city water where I live is so bad......probably causes clothing to fade with all the chemicals.

[Big Joanie]

Nellie's .....

[eddyandme]

I use Amazon's brand.  For preventing fading on darks, I use the dark cycle; otherwse I just wash on the quick cycle.