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02-21-2016 10:07 PM
I received Isaac's boyfriend sweater in pink that was a TSV. I wore it out to dinner on Valentine's Day and noticed several white spots on the front of it. I thought it would rinse out but it appears that the color has been bleached out. The only thing I can think of is that I got some toothpaste on it, but I never dreamed that toothpaste could do this. Has this happened to anyone else? I'm just sad because it was a brand new sweater.
02-21-2016 10:10 PM - edited 02-21-2016 10:11 PM
Oh, that's too bad!! So sorry.
Was it a whitening type toothpaste? Did you just rinse it or try some laundry product?
02-21-2016 10:15 PM
Yes, I believe it was a whitening toothpaste. I tried rinsing it out, but it looks like the color is completely gone.
02-21-2016 10:21 PM
One of the ingredients in most whitening toothpastes is hydrogen peroxide, a bleaching agent. If it gets on anything, it should be washed off immediately.
02-21-2016 10:21 PM
I did the same thing to a new top. I was able to find a sharpie marker pen that was a close color. The bleach spots were very small so this camouflage method worked well. It was a permanent pen so it did not bleed when I washed the top.
02-21-2016 10:34 PM
The same thing has happened to me with just regular Colgate.
02-21-2016 10:35 PM
@ChynnaBlue now that you mention hydrogen peroxide I'm wondering if it might have been that instead. I am treating a sore on one of my cats chin with it and it is possible that some could have been on a counter where I leaned into it. Good to know either way. Thank you!
02-21-2016 10:50 PM
Another vote for a Sharpie! I keep a huge assortment for art projects but they are my go to for filling in color on so many things. There are so many colors available in pink...you might take your sweater to Michael's to match it.
02-21-2016 11:31 PM
@Lori Kaye wrote:@ChynnaBlue now that you mention hydrogen peroxide I'm wondering if it might have been that instead. I am treating a sore on one of my cats chin with it and it is possible that some could have been on a counter where I leaned into it. Good to know either way. Thank you!
Man, that stinks, @Lori Kaye. Sorry. I've lost a lot of towels and pillowcases to benzoyl peroxide from acne treatments and I know it's always a huge disappointment whenever something gets ruined, especially something new.
02-22-2016 12:12 AM
So bad dear.. But don't worry give your sweater to dry cleaning. I hope your problem will be solved.
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