Bleached crotch in black underwear?!?!?!

[dianna11]

This is terribly embarrassing and confusing. I tend to wear black cotton underwear, because all of my pants are black. For as long as I remember, the crotches have bleached out within a few wearings/washings. I don't keep actual bleach anywhere near my laundry, and it's just the crotches!

What the heck is going on here? Does my hoo-hoo somehow have magical bleaching powers?

[minkajane]

You're not alone! It happens to me too, but just in my cheaper cotton underwear. I've always wondered why!

[Viola]

Originally Posted by dianna11

What the heck is going on here? Does my hoo-hoo somehow have magical bleaching powers?

I honestly don't know--my black underwear are still black in the crotch. Is the crotch a different material?

[DreamsInDigital]

It happens to me too, and not just in black underwear but basically any that have colored areas.

[queenjulie]

Err, me too. How weird is that? Maybe cervical mucus has some kind of chemical in it that works like a bleach? It is quite acidic (to kill sperm) during most of your cycle.

[wonderwahine]

wow, ive never heard of this, all my dark underwear is still dark inside, and i have some very very cheap undies

[dianna11]

Originally Posted by queenjulie

Err, me too. How weird is that? Maybe cervical mucus has some kind of chemical in it that works like a bleach? It is quite acidic (to kill sperm) during most of your cycle.

I was wondering about that too - I have bought new underwear since I have been pregnant, and it still gets that horrible orange stripe on the crotch :

The underwear itself is 100% cotton, including the crotch.

[2Sweeties1Angel]

Can you imagine asking your doctor about this? Mine would give me that "WTF is wrong with you?" look.

I've had the crotch bleaching before, too, but I have no clue what causes it. Maybe I should ask my doctor next time I see him just to see how he reacts. I bet nobody's ever asked about that before.

[day_sleeper]

Oh this is frustrating! When I started using cloth pads, I bought lots of cute black and dark print fabric-topped pads, and now they are getting the bleached spots too. I finally got the nerve to ask my best friend about it, and she said the same thing happened to her black undies too.

[bigeyes]

Me too.

I'm glad I"m not the only one with the crotch that eats the undies.

[wonderwahine]

you know, i wonder if your urine may have a high content of amonia that could be causing it?

[celestialdreamer]

No answer to the question, but I have had this happen too! I thought it was just something wrong with me I actually purposely stick to white/nude undies for this reason :

[bigeyes]

Originally Posted by wonderwahine

you know, i wonder if your urine may have a high content of amonia that could be causing it?

nope. the placement is all wrong. Plus I'd have to really be leaky. I think it's an acid/alkaline thing though

[crispysmom]

This is amazing. I seriously thought I was the only one this happened to.

Nice to know I am not alone.

[nolansmummy]

Seriously, i have no idea why this happens, but it happens to me to . All my colored underwear its so bizarre. Its nice to know i'm not alone.
I hope someone reads and know why this happens, i'm very curious.

[Jasmyn's Mum]

Ammonia is the only thing I could think of. It must be some sort of pH thing. It doesn't happen to me. I guess I couldn't read this and not post something

[J's Mombee]

I was always too embarressed to ask anyone why this happens to me... and I always forget to ask my doc. I also hope that someone reads this and provides and answer to why this happens.

[crispysmom]

Dr. Google says it is an acidity issue.

[bigeyes]

So instead of firecrotch, now it's acidcrotch?

I can't seem to find the cringing smiley.

[onemoremom]

I just want to thank you, because I have always been too embarrassed to bring this up in conversation. I will talk about nearly anything, but could never quite figure out how to casually mention my bleach-crotched undies to find out if others have the same problem.