How to Fix Bleach Stains on Clothes: 2 Simple Tricks Worth Trying

before applying it to a visible area.

 

Expensive, delicate, or sentimental garments may be better handled by a professional cleaner.

 

The Bottom Line

 

A bleach mark isn’t an ordinary stain because bleach can chemically remove color from fabric.

 

If the spill is fresh, immediately rinsing with plenty of water and appropriately using a chlorine neutralizer such as sodium thiosulfate may help stop further bleaching.

 

But once the original dye has disappeared, no household mixture can simply “remove” the white spot.

 

At that point, recoloring the affected area with fabric dye