AIBU - bubble stains on shirt?

[lunchboxloony]

Sorry it's a laundry one but no replies there yet so posting here for traffic....

DH's best white shirt (50/50 poly cotton) has come out the wash with a load of weird, oil-like stains on it. DS's was the same last week - we have worked out that it must be from a party we attended recently where there were little bottles of bubbles in champagne style plastic bottles on each table, and he and DS were blowing them at each other. He then put the bottle in his pocket which is where the worst marks are. The rest are all on the front in circular shapes - I can only imagine the bubble mix reacted somehow with my Bold pods, as nothing was visible before the wash .

Anyway - I washed it at 40 and have since soaked in stain remover and scrubbed with Vanish but to no effect. Has anyone any advice on how hot I could wash this shirt? I'd boil it if it was cotton but the instructions say 40' . I can't try DS's shirt first as I binned it last week........

Were they the catchable style bubbles? The ones that land and don’t pop easy? We had those on the house once and they leave circle marks on ceiling walls and curtains.. that I can’t get off

I don't think so - I didn't see them doing it but I still have half of the bottle and they look like normal soapy ones. Plus I couldn't see any marks until I washed the shirts. But either way - I'm just wondering how hot a wash i could put the shirt in, just in case there's any chance of rescuing it?

Just (nervously) blew some and they seem to be normal bubbles. I know the ones you mean - that's awful if they stain things, they shouldn't be allowed to sell them!! (Or these ones......)

Rub in some washing up liquid from the kitchen, scrub it in with a small brush if possible then wash as normal.

It works really well for grease marks too x