How do I tell if my clothes have mold or not?
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I'm wondering how to tell if my clothes have mold or not. There are light yellow-gold stains on the inside back (closest to the skin) of my white and other lightly colored shirts that I have owned for a while - but the stains don't appear to have grown or changed over the years, don't have any raised features that I can tell, and the shirts don't stink at all. I think the stains are from back acne, but I'm not certain. When I look it up in Google, most of the results only tell you what to do if you already know you have mold on your clothes - but I can't find any pages about how to tell if your clothes have mold or not in the first place. What are the signs of mold growth on clothes? What does it look, smell, or feel like? How can you tell if your clothes do in fact have mold, or if a spot is just some other less harmful stain?On the one hand, if my clothes have mold I guess I'd have to throw them out before they infect the rest of my wardrobe. But I'd hate to throw any clothes of mine away unless I absolutely have to, because I like them. Thanks!
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Answer:
It doesn't really matter unless it's so moldy it's causing a breathing hazard. Mold spores are everywhere. If your shirt gets wet and stays wet, it will probably grow mold. Here is a mold spore count from Houston: http://www.houstontx.gov/health/Pollen-Mold/
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Other answers
You could try washing them inside out in hot. If they are whites, maybe add some bleach.
PhineousJWhoopie
Yellow sounds like sweat stains. Black is usually mold stains.
yinandyang2
Mold is always black, also there is some odor
Lucycorewilliams
Mold is usually black, I think. Why don't you take a piece to a cleaners and ask them? They should know.
LJRosie39
Black is usually mold stains.
cracklegodly
Yellow could be residual pus from back acne. It could also just be sweat.
avivaibragimov
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