Is it possible to wash red things with black and dark ones - is there a risk?

Probably all housewives know how 2x2: black is washed separately. Red, white, colored and wool - 4 more bookmarks, cannot be mixed. However, what to do if there is neither red nor black for a separate bookmark, but there is no time to work with your hands? First you need to find out the reasons: how does red harm black?

Why can't you wash together?

It is not recommended to wash red and black together for the simple reason that both types of dye have always been unstable. Previously, the problem was that things changed the shade of each other. Today, dyes are more durable, and materials do not tend to take on someone else's color. However, it is still preferable to separate bookmarks. Why?

Dyes, although no longer “contagious,” are still prone to fading. So that the dark does not lighten, and the red is rich and bright, they are washed with special products. Black - with a darkening and fixing composition, red - with gel (powders are not advisable), more intense than conventional dye-fixing products.

One of the popular methods is to pour 1 tbsp into the washing machine before the last rinse. l. vinegar, for manual rinsing - 1 tbsp. for 10 l. However, what will happen if at this time there is black and red in the drum or basin?

This is a mystery akin to the mystery of Schrödinger's cat - it's not worth the risk. The magazine purity-en.htgetrid.com recommends washing black in the machine, and red either with dark pink, or in a basin, to save energy and electricity by entrusting the rinsing to the washing machine.

When can you wash together?

Despite all the limitations, modern dyes, fabrics and, to an even greater extent, washing gels make it possible to throw red into black, especially when it comes to underwear and two- or three-color T-shirts with light soiling. Such things can be started with a product for color on a short program; a temperature of 30 degrees is suitable for both types and strictly without additional rinsing.

Author of the resource purity-en.htgetrid.com conducted a number of experiments and noted that “Weasel color protection” is one of the best options: both black and red remained bright and did not fade. Persil Color did not harm the shades either. With Synergetic, colors are retained worse, and red takes on a slightly darker tint, but does not turn black or become stained.

The effect was stronger on children's pink underwear made of 100% soft (accordingly, the fibers are quite fluffy, without strong twisting) cotton: the fuchsia darkened by one shade. It also became clear what absolutely cannot be done.

Important
Don't start red with black by adding detergent for dark clothes, especially cheap ones that color rather than block fading, otherwise you'll have to say goodbye to bright scarlet.

Thus, washing black and red is not the best option; you absolutely cannot soak them together, leaving them in a basin for an hour or longer. If, nevertheless, things start to work together, you need to set a gentle program, without additional rinsing, and choose a gel for colored (not black), with color protection.