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Bleach stains on brown towels only?

I notice that my brown bath towels/wash cloths have what I am guessing is a bleach stain.  It looks kind of orange.  I only notice them on our brown (we have grayish purple ones, too, but I don't notice anything on those) towels.  I don't use bleach for our laundry or anything else it our house.  What could be causing it?  Any ideas?

Re: Bleach stains on brown towels only?

  • I use a facial cleanser sometimes that uses a little salicylic acid, but I rinse my face well before drying and I only dry my face with wash cloths, not the big towels (a few of all sizes of brown towels have a bit of what appears to be bleaching or discoloration).  Could that be the culprit?
  • I think it's the face cleanser, I have one brown towel that has the same stains you are describing and that was the only thing I could think of, too.
  • Could be a hair product that you might be applying with your hands?  I know this happened to me a few times when I used to use a glossing creme
  • Folding towels today, I noticed quite a few brown face cloths that have some discoloration.Sad  I guess I will have to be extra careful.
  • My hubby uses the Proactive line of skin care, and keeping the towels unstained is impossible.  I have switched him to all white pillowcases as well because of it.

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  • Yes!  I think it's the glossing creme!  I have had this problem with brown towels, and after I ruled out my facial cleanser I had no idea what could be causing it.  I too use a glossing creme on my hair!  This has also happened on the inside of a hood in a brown jacket I had.  Makes so much sense now!  Thank you!
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  • It might also be from whitening toothpaste.  I have a few bleached spots on my bathroom towels and I think the culprit is DH wiping his mouth on the towels after brushing his teeth with a whitening toothpaste. 

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  • I hadn't thought of whitening toothpaste.  That could be it too.
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