How to Prevent Color Bleeding- and 5 Ideas for When It’s Too Late!

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Most chores aren’t fun- that’s why they’re chores. Some are definitely worse than others, though. While some may loathe doing the dishes and others may detest garbage duty, my least favorite chore has to be the laundry. My laundry room is downstairs despite every bedroom being upstairs, making it a pain just to get the laundry where it needs to go. Then there’s the sorting, the washing, the drying {twice, because my dryer doesn’t work right}, the folding, and the putting away. The worst part? Even when you get caught up, there will be more to do soon. At least, I assume that’s the case- I’ve never actually been caught up. {It doesn’t help that every two seconds I have to stop sorting laundry to check on one of the kids.}

While I can’t make your laundry disappear, I can share a way to help you save time on your laundry. Thanks to Purex, you can now completely skip the sorting! New Purex® No Sort™ for Colors laundry detergent helps you skip straight to the washing machine without a second thought. Not only does it save time- it saves money, too! I picked my detergent up at Walmart and paid just $3.97 for a bottle that is meant for 45 loads. That’s less than ten cents per load!

With Purex® No Sort™ laundry detergent, I can wash a red hand towel in the same load as the Lederhosen I made Shane for “Around the World” day at school. In fact, I can wash the Lederhosen themselves- I wasn’t quite sure how to before since they were both white and black. Now that I have detergent that allows me to mix colors, I don’t have to worry about bleeding dyes- no more ruining a whole load of whites because of one stray red sock!

Yes, I admit, I’ve totally turned a few of Justin’s t-shirts pink. I’ve also managed to turn Shane’s socks blue because of some particularly dark jeans that found their way into the load. While I know that won’t happen again with Purex® No Sort™ for Colors laundry detergent, I still don’t want to waste the clothes I’ve already “ruined”- so I decided to find new ways to use them!

1. Dry your hair. Drying your hair with a cotton t-shirt prevents frizz and breakage and is especially great for curly hair.

2. Clean your mirrors. I love using a t-shirt to clean glass like mirrors and windows. There are less streaks and no flaky particles get left behind.

3. Make sock puppets! Dyed your socks blue like I did? If you have babies, they’ll love to watch you use funky sock puppets, and if you have older kids, they can help make them & put on their own puppet show.

4. Make dog toys. Just braid strips of a t-shirt together, making sure to tie them off at each end. Get a great tutorial here.

5. Make some bibs. Whether your little one is teething or starting solids, you can use this tutorial to make some t-shirt bibs!

With the new Purex® No Sort™ for Colors detergent, the rules have changed! Purex is teaching laundry users that sorting is no longer an essential part of the laundry routine. On their website, you can learn about the breakthrough Anti-Color-Transfer Technology which traps loose dyes in the wash and does not let them settle onto other fabrics. Not only do you get to skip sorting- you can cut down on your loads because you won’t have to wash any that are half-full!

I do want to point out something that the back label says, which is, “Purex® No Sort™ detergent is packed with innovation, but it can’t perform miracles, so please follow these words of advice: wash strongly colored fabrics or new pieces of clothing, especially jeans, separately at least 5 times before doing a mixed color load with Purex® No Sort™ detergent.” That seems pretty reasonable to me- I’ve had jeans bleed dyes on me while I wore them after having washed them three times so I can definitely see how that might be a bit much for the detergent. So far I haven’t had any issues!

You can learn more about the Purex® No Sort™ for Colors laundry detergent on their website {or on Pinterest, YouTube, Twitter, or Facebook}.

What’s your least favorite chore?