Dye family: alcohol or a long oxygen soak
How to get dye transfer (pink load) out
A red sock in a white load. Act before drying.
Do this first
Don't dry
Fresh stain
- Don't dry
- Rewash right away with detergent and oxygen bleach in cool water
- Or soak whites in oxygen bleach for hours
Dried or old
- Colour remover product for whites
- Diluted chlorine for white cotton after test
- Fabric care
- Use colour-catcher sheets.
- Time
- Hours
- How to tell
- Look: overall pink, blue or grey tint; Feel: normal; Smell: none
Where this fix comes from
We check every fix against these published guides. We do not run a test lab of our own.
Before you start
- Test on a hidden seam first.
- Never mix cleaners.
- Keep it out of the dryer until the stain is gone.