Red Blotches From Shaving. Help.

logovisual — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:35:40 -0800

I shaved my face last night in order to buy me some more time this morning, but it seems like I overdid it, and now there are giant red blotches of irritation all over my face and neck. I have a date tonight. Help me to not look like a chump? For the record, I'm now at the office, so I can't do anything too complicated that might invole showering or the such. There is a Duane Reade pharmacy right around the corner, though, so I can buy things if needed. What's your advice for making these disappear by 7PM Eastern? Will periodic splashing with cold water help, or hurt?

Why does washing my colored clothes make them blotchy so often?

cadge — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:12:30 -0800

What's causing my clothes to occasionally come out of the wash with blotchy spots where the dye has been lightened/removed? I've noticed that sometimes, my colored clothes come out of the wash with blotches where the dye has been lightened/removed somehow.

Somtimes it seems to happen in sweaty areas (like the neck fold on my turtleneck, turning from camel to a light orange, or the neckline on my summertime shirt), but sometimes it just happens randomly (streaks on the front of my blue t-shirt).

It seems to happen mostly when I use Tide liquid detergent in my parents' washer (not when I use Seventh Generation at the laundromat). If possible I'd like to find a way to work around this while not forcing my parents to purchase a different detergent and not having to lug a thing of Seventh Gen home myself.

Does anyone know why this might be happening? How can I avoid this? I'm losing more shirts than I'd like!

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Why does washing my colored clothes make them blotchy so often?