Bleach-like stain on underwear: what does it mean?

You may have already noticed those slightly whitish streaks on your underwear, a bit like bleach has been used on them? Before you think about a laundry or maintenance problem, take a deep breath. This surprising but common phenomenon is actually much more normal – and healthy – than you might think.

A question that intrigues many women

One day, on a popular forum, an Internet user asked this simple question: “Why does my underwear seem to have been bleached, as if I had put bleach on?” Very quickly, the answers poured in. And above all, many women recognized themselves in this remark, sometimes with a slight feeling of concern.

But the answer is rather reassuring: these stains do not come from your washing machine, nor from a rinsing problem, let alone from a lack of hygiene. In reality, they are a sign of a good balance of your intimate flora.

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