Can I remove or treat white lycra, nylon, and spandex with bleach?

Answer by  mammakat (11147)

Never ever, ever EVER use bleach on these kinds of fabrics. Not only are you asking for nasty blotching that will ruin your garment, bleach will terribly weaken the fibers and shorten the length of your piece exponentially- you will lose elasticity WICKED. Follow the instructions on your care label.

Answer by  ApprenticeJenn (959)

No. Chlorine bleach will turn the synthetics you mentioned yellow and eventually break down the stretchy component of the fabric. Use a non-chlorine bleach or oxy-type stain treatment product when needed.

Answer by  AloysiusP72 (96)

It's not a good idea to put bleach on these fabrics. At best, it will turn them yellow; at worst, it will dissolve them.

Answer by  may74 (67)

No! Bleach will cause those fabrics to disintegrate. If you use bleach you will start to see runs and loose, white threads popping from the fabric.

Answer by  YourMoneyAnswerGal (654)

Bleach tends to yellow non-organic fabrics over time. White manmade fabrics are best whitened with baking soda, white vinegar or bluing.