Send to a Friend

robmandu's avatar

Why do black things, when bleached, turn orange?

Asked by robmandu (21331points) August 25th, 2008

Dyes, chemical reactions, etc… just curious. You’d think (hope) it’d go to gray. Actually… how would one attempt to guarantee that bleaching a black garment would yield gray, not orange?

Using Fluther

or

Using Email

Separate multiple emails with commas.
We’ll only use these emails for this message.