What are these stains and how do I get rid of them?
Does anyone know what these stains are from and how I can get rid of them? I tried laundering after applying Oxi Clean and Spray-n-Wash. Neither worked.
I thought it might be a bleach stain, but I'm not sure if it makes sense for bleach to create a mustard-colored stain on off-white pants.
I wore these pants just once and am pretty bummed about the stains. Any recommendations are appreciated!
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Looks kind of like blood stains?
never thought I'd be asking this but... how do I get rid of blood stains
Have you put it in the dryer?
Hydrogen peroxide
Nope, just washed (with aforementioned sprays) and hang dried
I usually use either dawn dish soap or hydrogen peroxide and I rarely have trouble getting any stains out
Also are blood stains normally a mustard color? They're not really reddish/brownish like I'd expect.
What did you do in these pants lmao
I've had micro blood stains like that from accidentally popping a pimple or something
Might be something else though
Idk!! They're on the seat of the pants, too. I have no idea what they are and how they got there.
What's your process exactly? Let the hydrogen peroxide sit for some time? Or apply it immediately before washing?
If it’s blood it’ll come out pretty fast
I usually put it in a bucket or a bowl or something and pour HP over it
Though iirc oxiclean is at least partially hydrogen peroxide?
Yeahhh but I’ve found normal hydrogen peroxide is better
Cheaper too
Yeah same experience
Might take multiple washes still though
I have a shirt where I'm slowly de-staining the collar
It gets whiter every wash
Never forgiving myself for staining a brand new rugby collar with an accidental piece of red clothing
Yeah I accidentally washed a pair of red polyester pants on hot with all my white clothing on vacation 😔
tbf it was my friend doing the laundry settings
But to be balanced I didn't tell her not to
if there's blood in that area, please go to a doctor
Blood stains looks a little different and can definitely be removed with hydrogen peroxide before it sets/laundered in hot water/put in dryer. Bleach stains are much more yellow than mustard too. Looks like a food stain or an errant bird poop missile lol.
I’d use the stain remover solution again but leave it on longer or overnight before laundering to see if that helps.
dawn dish soap
I’ve used dawn dish soap on my hoodie before for a small food stain and it did this 
Tbf that looks like an overdyed hoodie, which makes sense as to why it freely removed the dye
Wow you’re good lmao
It totally was, should have spot tested on the inside of the hoodie
Alright fellas, the Dawn dish soap didn't work. I'll try next with hydrogen peroxide. Any other ideas?
They look like white pants, might be extreme but bleach?
Get some of the Oxy Clean powder and mix up a bucket of it, then soak your garmet for a while in that. That stuff works wonders.