Help! DH turned our prefolds pink!

[PDXMom]

He ran a red towel through the wash with our nice white prefolds, and now they are faintly stained pink. Does anyone know of a safe way to get them back to white? They were already put through the dryer when I discovered them. Grumble.

[mumkimum]

You will end up washing them a lot - even without doing much they will probably fade.

If you want it to go faster, consider vinegar rinses/washes. Maybe add lemon juice. And sunning - that'll probably do the most good.

[Ola_]

Or you can go with the flow - pick up some Dylon dye and make colourful prefolds.
Don't these look pretty? http://myenchanteddandelions.blogspo...-prefolds.html

[Blu Razzberri]

Faint pink will likely wash out after a few washes. I might try sun bleaching them too (hang them out in the sun for a few hours per side...this might work best if you hang them out while they're still damp from the wash).

[cristeen]

Once it's been set, you're pretty much out of luck. Sunning it to fade, letting it fade gradually or over-dyeing are about your only options, since bleach is not a good idea with diapers.

[Ifluffedthree]

That BAD red towel.

I second dying them

ie: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/...dc549171_m.jpg Its hard to mess up dyed prefolds.

[Carhootel]

I threw my new red booroi diaper cover in with a load of other covers and prefolds and the prefolds all came out lightly pink - over the last 3 washes though they have almost completely gone back to their original color. I think dyed prefolds are pretty too! but if you don't dye, don't worry they'll go back quickly..