I bought a pair of Dark Denim jeans from the childrens place the other day because all of her jeans are WAY to small, She hit a growth spurt, apparently. Anyways, this morning she had no jeans clean other than her small ones because I forgot to wash the new ones, so I just put them on her and tonight when I was giving her a bath she had it all over her legs, knees, ankles, and in between her thighs really bad. I scrubbed and scrubbed but even then some STILL didn't come out?!?! My husband is concerned that the dye rubbed off on her skin??? any tips on how to get the stains off and is this harmful in anyway??
I'd leave the dye and let it wear off on it's own. Scrubbing will irritate her skin. As far as the jeans you should wash them using vinegar. It'll set the dye and you won't have the problem any more.
The primary dye used in blue denims is indigo, from a natural plant source. It's one of the natural colors used in henna hair dyes, blended with the red henna to mix shades of brown and auburn. Some food coloring is derived from indigo. People can become sensitive or allergic to anything put on the skin, but indigo is considered safe for most people. The staining will slough off gradually over a few days.
However, new fabric is usually also sized with chemicals to give it that new, crisp body, and those chemicals often include formaldehyde, which is a known carcinogen and has numerous negative health effects. So it's always wise to wash new clothing before wear.
It's the dye. Not a big deal. The heavy toxins used on the cotton itself as well as in the manufacturing processes are another story. The fact that young children are forced to work as slaves in the toxic cotton fields to grow and harvest the cotton used in these pants are an even bigger problem. That their families are imprisoned and killed if they refuse is a big problem. That the children are forced to sleep in unheated shacks with little to no food is a big problem. When will Children's Place stop using slave cotton?
A bath in epsom salt will usually remove dye from skin (lessen a bad fake tan).
This has happened to me before, too! It really doesn't come off, no matter how you scrub. Wash the jeans (alone, not with anything else) and rinse it a couple of times before you let your daughter wear them again.
Yes, this is the dye rubbing off on her skin. It will wear off in a short time. It is not dangerous.
LOL, I have had this with my daughter...I didn't know what to do either...it just faded...I felt so bad...but she didn't care, go figure!
Try oil -- coconut oil, or baby oil. That's what takes off temporary tattoos. Might work with the dye.
