Bacteria or something on my clothes?

my nice new shirts and pants were sitting in a plastic bag, wet for like a week or something. Finally I have time to wash them, but theres these scary little red stain marks all over my nice new shirt!, and other clothes. How can I get this out, or is this 100% permanent.


Now I know to not leave dirty damp clothes in a bag...

Bacteria or something on my clothes?
This has never happened to me but I would say use clorox stain remover! SPRAY IT, PUT SOAP ON IT,AND WASH AGAIN!!!!! If that doesent work, I would say throw away the shirt!! OR OR OR, you can take the risk of fading clothes and bleach the shirt like crazy!
Reply:Wt clothing usually produces mildew, which should have given you an indication when you reopened the bag. Would suspect the red spots are some kind of mold, perhaps from material itself or from something in the bag.


Take them to a dry cleaner and explain. Let someone else use more powerful cleansers than clorox and market soap.
Reply:It's a mold. The white clothes I suggest soaking in hot soapy bleach water. The colored clothes you could try soaking in hot water with a cup or two of white vinegar..They may be ruined forever...
Reply:There is a red-colored mildew or mold.





Here are instructions for "cotton" clothing ....





"Always follow garment label instructions when pretreating and laundering your clothes. For colored garments, test an inside seam for colorfastness. If the garment is washable, follow the instructions below..."





"Launder stain with Purex detergent, 20 Mule Team Borax, and bleach if recommended for garment. If stain remains, sponge stain with hydrogen peroxide and relaunder. Dry in sunlight. Note: Some badly mildewed fabrics may be damaged beyone repair."





Am sure you can substitute Purex with your own brand of clothes detergent.





Best of luck!

ivy