to absorb or dry before using white towels.
If a particular product repeatedly causes discoloration, using an older or darker towel with it may help protect your lighter towels.
Don’t Leave Wet Towels Sitting Around
After using a towel, hang it up so it can dry properly.
Leaving damp towels crumpled in a warm environment encourages unpleasant odors and can make laundry problems more difficult to manage.
What If the Stain Won’t Come Out?
Sometimes a stain becomes permanent.
Repeated washing, heat, chemical exposure, and aging can cause discoloration to become deeply embedded in the fibers.
If you’ve identified the cause and treated the towel appropriately but the mark remains, replacing the towel may ultimately be easier than continuing to use increasingly aggressive chemicals.
The Bottom Line
Orange stains on towels can be frustrating, especially when they survive wash after wash.
But the stain itself may be giving you a
