Congealed gussets?

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

It's only polite.

You take off your pants.

You fold them up.

Even screw them up if you're a wee bit lazy.

But concealment is key.

My 5yo knows this simple life skill.

Nobody wants to see what's ranking in your pants.

Not even the washer.

Nor a visiting guest who happens to walk past your washing dump basket.

[sonicboak]

Ahhhh ha ha ha ha This is without a doubt the funniest thing I have read today! Uh-mazing thread!

I have to say the word moist makes my shudder, but not as much as anyone saying panties or giblets urggggghh. Shudder, shudder, shudder, cringe!

I have to say that whilst I do admit to gusset-bleaching, it has mainly affected very old underwear, e.g. the lacy yet very well fitting thong that I have had since 1998 (yes, really) and still wear because it looks very good under dresses, Plus, it is a thong, so it is kind of hoiked right up there so it is understandable that the bleach has done it's worst over the years...

But my newer comfy black 'uns? No they are still black. Just how long does it take you ladies to bleach your gussets? One wear? Maybe mine isn't acid enough...

And I'm not sure that black undies should be cheaper. Paler ones fall victim to other stainage so it is swings and roundabouts really...

I have noticed Inastate that its taking less and less time for the bleaching to occur, i did have a pair of knickers from next, those seamless/linefree ones and they didn't bleach.They got lost in Greece in the end, but they are the knicker of my dreams, i've never seen them in next again

Has anyone actually found a cure for bleaching yet??

You have pants that are 13 years old.

Freaky.

Lovemelillady - I have 2 words for you:

Co Mando.

Gawd I did that yesterday Chaos . ds2 rang from school in a panic over forgetting his water bottle (sats week), I wasn't showered or dressed for work so took my pj's off and grabbed the nearest set of clothes and hopped in the car to school to be greeted by the head, assistant head, receptionist and another teacher all chatting in reception. If only they knew.,,,

I've been blaming a mysterious Milton spillage for the faded patch on a pair of my black pants - but it must have been my caustic fanny .

How do nudist camps cope with an influx of caustic fannies? Do they have special chair covers made from the same material as those chemical warfare protection suits?

gusset bleacher I have that problem too with boy-shorts and diamond gusset - and the free wax.

I am consdereing reusable san pro but think I'll just bleach those lovely patterns.

Eagle - that would have been a very specific Milton splodge, non?

I have just spent 30 minutes wetting myself reading this thread.

Which prolly isn't to good for my gusset is it?

Excellent.

Why isn't it in classics?

but it doesn't bleach white on black knicks does it...... it's more of a rusty pink

Is it because we have rusty floofs?

AttilaTheMum I think that's because there's no such thing as "black" in the art world (I'm including fashion in that) basically anything that's black started life as a different colour, it didn't work so it was over-dyed black. If you bleach black you take out the black first then there will be another colour (or colours depending how they made black) underneath.

It's the worst nightmare when you work in a studio to be asked to go and buy some black thread. You're matching fabric that isn't a standard colour to thread that isn't a standard colour. I'm convinced there are more shades of black than any other colour!

Question to the bleachers, do you find the fabric wears out on the bleached gussets? That's if you're not chuckling them.

I'm honestly so happy that this thread exists, I know it's been a lot of send up but I didn't know what it was and have never seen/heard anyone talking about it before. I remember asking Mum when I was a teenager why my pants came back like that and she told me it was because I didn't soak them properly when they've been stained after a period so I think I've been really shy about it because of that as I thought it was a sign of me not being hygienic enough with my periods.

doubt it. It hasn't been wet enough for that to happen

You're right Attilla, mine seem to go rusty pink/reddish as well. Same thing with my purple ones.

Reflux, I think the bleaching only works on cotton gussets? I have a pair of black seamless ones where the gusset still seems ok and they are a few years old.

Maybe all of us bleachers should do some sort of experiment. All buy a pair of black knickers with cotton gusset and count number of wears till bleaching occurs?

I could make use of my science degree....we'd have to control for time between wearing and washing, type of washing detergent and temperature of wash, etc.

Or I could just go have a cup of tea. Yeah, that sounds better.

I'm relieved that I now know more about it all. I always blamed my dd, believing she had been borrowing my black knickers and so causing the gusset bleaching with her period blood or acid urine. I even complained about it to my dh. (He remarked on it once when pegging out the washing). Now I'll have to let him know that the problem is all mine.

Now what I'm dying to know....is WTF is the trampoline test?! I would google but after the dragonbutter horror I'm scared to go there!!

It is a test of your pelvic floor...

Re the intelligence thing - maybe we breed more intelligent kids, 'cos only the stronger sperm can get through the peroxide bleach mucus!

So Hecate, if we jump on a trampoline our pelvic floor is battered if what happens? We wee ourselves....?

yes.

I have a grass green pair of knickers that the fanjo domestos caustic brass cleaning juice has bleached PURPLE, ha, go on, beat that.Might even change name to colour me beautiful

Chaos hunny, you might want this book.....
[wunk]

Get thee to the darkside Netmums with your hunnies.

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