Name: Christa
Message: HELP! I recently purchased an adorable white blouse(95% cotton and 5% spandex) with an army green woven combo (97% cotton and 3% spandex). When I bought it there was makeup on the white blouse so I spot treated it with a bleach pen. I washed it in the washing machine but on handwash cyle. When I took it out, the shoulder and back of neck have a yellowed bleach spot. How can I correct this?

I'm afraid that it is impossible to correct the damage in this case. Synthetic fibers such as spandex are permanently damaged by exposure to the hypochlorite in chlorine bleach. It is important to never use chlorine bleach on synthetic fibers. 

A better choice to remove makeup stains from a spandex blend would be a bleach-free stain remover, makeup remover, or even white toothpaste. Color-safe non-chlorine "oxygen" bleaches, based on peroxide or perborate, are also suitable for use on spandex.

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