13 January 2023 , 12:23
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If you've ever used bleach to try and remove a stain from a black or dark-coloured piece of clothing, you probably know the pain of accidentally making the situation worse by creating a bigger bleach stain that leaves brown patches on your clothes.
But one woman has claimed there's a £5 product you can stick in your washing machine alongside your stained clothes that will remove any traces of bleach and return your garments to their glossy black glory.
In a video shared on TikTok, Minie Eli said that she starts by pre-washing her clothes before putting them back into the washing machine while damp. She then puts a pod of Dylon Washing Machine Fabric Dye into the drum with her clothes, and washes at 40 degrees.
Minie removed the bleach stains using black dye (@theironingqueen/TikTok)
The clothes came out looking good as new (@theironingqueen/TikTok)She said in the clip, which was posted to her @theironingqueen account: "Pop one of these pods into the machine. Make sure you follow the instructions.
"Get the clothes out when the cycle is complete. Your black clothes are bleach stain-free and also returned to a rich black colour if they were faded."
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Dylon fabric dyes cost £6.50 when purchased from Wilko, but you can shop around for better deals and they can be found on places like Amazon for as little as £5.
Commenters were quick to praise Minie - who also posts on TikTok under the username @minie_eli - as a "game-changer" for her hack, as many said they hadn't thought about using dyes to fix stains before.
One person said: "Game changer!"
While another added: "I did this with a black coat jacket."
However, some were concerned that the dye could stain the inside of their washing machine and risk causing the black dye to coat their next wash.
Someone pointed out: "Yes but leaves black residue in the machine! Have to run extra cycles to wash it away."
As someone else added: "I'll just get a new shirt/make the old shirt my pyjama top. Fear of ruining my expensive machine."
Minie returned to the comments to respond to some worried posters, as she insisted that you can clean your washing machine of residual dye by running a wash cycle with no clothes immediately afterwards.
She said: "You run a cycle after with no clothes in it."