Is it ok when washing clothes to mix bright colors with light colors IF the brights are old and been washed?

Question

like 10000 times?

The color won't bleed out and attach to my light colors anymore, right?

It's not going to hurt anything will it?

I'm tired of sorting clothes, just because some stupid rule of thumb tells me to. Especially if i have a feeling that no more color can bleed out :)

should i try it or not?

Answer 1

I do it all the time, every load, and the bright colors are not fading intot he others. The brights have been washed a 1000 times too. Just did it yesterday in fact and there was no bleeding.

Generally you only have to worry about that bleeding if it is new or if it is a material like silk or rayon. Go for it, I did.

It will probably save you some money on electric and water bills by mixing. I figured out that I had 3 loads less to do by mixing them.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

That rule is a huge lie if your washing with bio.

Bio wash is used at 40 degrees which is the same temp your body is at and your sweat is at.

I have never separated clothes and all my colours are vibrant and my whites are crystal white.

I don't even use colour catchers or stupid anti running products, I use a mid range price bio tablet with a mid range concentrated softener. Works a treat.

Answer 3

You can mix brights with darks expect for the color black. Because no matter how manys it has been wash it may transfer on into a light color. For example one day i was washing all my clothes and I had like two pieces of black and light blue jeans and the jeans had these dark slide marks I figure it was from the blacks jeans.

Washing them in cold should be fine

Answer 4

color bleeding is based on the quality of the cloth what your getting.. If ur getting a cheap cloth for a low price means surely it will affect the lighter cloths. So u might get tired of sorting the cloth but the best way is that only.. and mainly you must use a good detergent powder which should not affect the cloths threads which leads for color bleeding.. use a good detergent and good dark cloth.. thats all.. good luck..

Answer 5

yeah....I wash everything together anyhow and use oxy clean it hasnt effected anything

no it wont bleed

Answer 6

You don't really have to separate your clothes unless you use bleach

Of course if the color runs you do want to wash it with like colors but the only thing I have that runs is a green blanket

The reason to separate clothes these days is because of drying time heavier things take longer to dry and a lot of clothes still shrink when dryed to long

And also when you fold things its easier if all the clothes are of a like thickness so that the lighter things don't wrinkle while your folding the heavy stuff

Answer 7

Personally, I do not do this in fear of ruining anything I own, but if you must you should make sure that you are able to take it out of the washer and put it in the dryer immediatley, as when leaving the clothes in the washer for a long time on top of each other they could potentially bleed or stain each other.

Answer 8

It's probably safe.  I do it.

Answer 9

sure go ahead as long as you've washed them a couple...which you said you have...then it wouldn't bleed out or anything...just make sure when you get new clothes to wash them seperately!!

hope i helped!!

Answer 10

I mixed my laundry for years but then one day I did a wash and a brand new white shirt that I really really loved got all spotted with blue marks.  I tried bleaching it but I never did get the spots out.  I ended up having to throw the shirt away.  It is best to separate darks from lights and do a separate load for whites.

Answer 11

If all of the clothes are older and have been washed many times before, it would be fairly safe to wash them together.

The only time that you need to keep them completely separate is when the clothes are new and the color in the fabric may still bleed.

Answer 12

as long as everything has been washed before and you are using cold water, sure go for it.

Answer 13

Yes, it is OK.  A lot of people do it.  Don't worry.  OK?

Answer 14

Usually, once the brights have been laundered a few times, they wont bleed on light colored clothing.  If in doubt, do a really small load of both, preferably clothes you dont care about and try it. Also, wash in cold, colors dont bleed in cold water nearly as bad as in hot.

Answer 15

I have done this for like plenty of times, for me it worked very well!!!

Answer 16

yes its fine ! go for it ! i do it all the time i practically throw everything in together and just separate really light or whites ........ my washing is fine so yours will be too . you could always test it with old clothes or rags if your uncertain

Answer 17

Yes, it's OK to do it but wash in cold water only.

Answer 18

i never sort clothes.