Everything in my house is turning green
I am not the OOP. The OOP is u/mioraa posting in r/CleaningTips
Concluded as per OOP
Thanks to u/colorsofautomn for finding this BORU
1 update - Short
Original - 29th December 2024
Update - 6th January 2025
everything in my house is turning green
everything in my house is turning green… at first it was just my cat, and then it became my bedsheets, my feet (which then stained my shoes and socks), my couch, my phone charger, and now my wall. idk what it is. i have no idea where to post this but im wondering if anyone knows how to get rid of it or what it is?? at first i thought mold but now im thinking maybe my laundry detergent pods which are green. but i did a test wash and dry and it didn’t stain my clothes until i wore them for a few hours around the house before it turned green
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PartyHorse17610
I’ve seen stories about industrial materials like copper from roofing materials turning cats green. Are your cats indoor cats or do they have access to industrial or cleaning materials that might be stored in your garage, closet or laundry room?
Jupitersd2017
Long shot but maybe check under your bed (if you have box springs) or under any furniture, sometimes the material used under furniture will degrade and break up over time and dye things, I had it happen with a chair once and it took me a while to figure out that’s where the color was coming from
OOP: thanks !! flipping my bed now because i noticed most of the green things are in my bedroom and not at all in my spare bedroom
sadly i didn’t see anything under my bed but i did notice one of the wooden panels at the very end was a bit green but likely stained from the side of the box frame, which has velvet!
emmasz
It’s probably the velvet pile from the frame, then! It rubs onto everything. And cats love to rub against velvet… Could be that the cats are rubbing against it and then transferring the fuzz and/or dye to the other places you’re seeing green.
Ok_Nothing_9733
It wasn’t on the floor right? I am assuming this is dye of some sort from its shade, but mattresses on the floor can have mold issues
OOP: not on the floor! it’s on a bed frame that kind of looks like a box frame but it has velvet
one_lonely_boy
Sorry but I laughed so hard when reading the story bc I like the idea that when the cat turned green you thought nothing of it, but the second everything else went was when you figured something was up, like the poor cat just does that sometimes lol
OOP: HAHA nono i took her to the vet but she’s such a troublemaker i just imagined she probably got into something 😭 the green was also super faint and she would clean herself so it varied throughout the day! i thought i was going crazy or maybe the light was making her look green to me 🤪 it wasn’t until my friend was like ??? why is she green? and i was like wait YOU SEE IT TOO?
kittycatsfoilhats
This happened in my aunt's apartment from a lack of ductwork cleaning/air filters being neglected. It was so annoying and ruined her white carpet.
OOP: i just checked the filters of my air purifiers and they were green!
myffaacc
Not sure about the cats, but pics 2-4 look like dye stains/leakage from jeans or another dark fabric.
OOP: the wall pictured is where my bed leans against in which my pillows began staining the same color. the other pic is my blanket. i’m so confused what is staining it since i live in a very boring beige house
Chemical_Romane
I would look into ventilation, replace filters if you have central AC, possibly might be some sort of air contamination, possibly metal in nature, and all the particles eventually stick to electrically charged stuff (static)
OOP: i’ve called my AC company to come by and see!
hunnyhunnyJ
These Wicked promos are getting out of hand!
OOP: i’ve been joking that my cat has been turning into elphie
Update - 17 days later
hi! so i don’t know if this is allowed but i wanted to post an update to my original post because many many people asked for one! i honestly don’t know how to work reddit all that well on mobile and couldn’t figure out how to edit my original post. heck i don’t even know how to link my original post properly. but here’s the update:
i had my water and AC checked and both were fine. the technician said my water hardness was a bit hard but he didn’t think that would affect the green stains i’ve been seeing. i also got rid of the red bed sheets i had in the pic and put back on my boring corporate beige ones the day i posted the original post. then i waited. it’s funny because i was trying to determine if the green stains were going away based on if my cat was turning green. any time i saw she was becoming greener, i determined that whatever i changed wasn’t the cause.
well, i got my water softened and with my new bedsheets, my cat was still turning green but a lot slower, so maybe it was just from the residual green that was now stained on my couch and velvet bed frame. then we had another person inspect for mold which was also a negative. some other commenters had mentioned they had bought the same bedsheets on amazon and had a similar problem so i think it is that.
on another note, someone also commented asking if my husband was cheating on me with someone who wears old navy jeans. i won’t lie, when that comment came up, i nervously laughed. i quickly checked our joint bank account for any old navy purchases. while there weren’t any, i couldn’t shake this strange feelings. although the commenter did not know me or my husband, coincidentally, i’ve already had suspicions on a possible affair from the multiple last minute overtime shifts and just overall changes in behavior. also, my husband has cheated before so i’ve always been a bit anxious.. so when i saw the comment joking abt if my husbands affair partner wears old navy jeans, i spiraled. and then i admit i did the bad thing and looked thru my husbands phone and there it was. some sexy instagram DMs from a woman who wears jeans (cannot confirm if they’re old navy). so anyway i’ve spent the last week at my parents with my cat.
tdlr - i can’t confirm that the cause of the staining was because of the bedsheets although my cat did turn green much more slowly when i changed them out + other people complained of the same staining issue that purchased the same sheets as me. found out my husband was cheating on me with a woman in jeans
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doityourkels
Wow, the twist I did not expect! On the cleaning sub no less! I am so sorry for your situation OP, but also, this is an insane update. The drama of it all!
OOP: i know 😭 i honestly feel bad for bringing the drama on the cleaning sub
RadCrabMooseland
Sometimes the cleaning sub needs a little drama.
Healthy_Brain5354
I was the old navy jeans commenter, screaming 💀 I’m sorry you found out like this OP but glad the truth came out
OOP: i wish i could’ve seen your face when you read this update. truly. but anyway, thanks for commenting it even tho it was a joke 😂 no hard feelings at all!
Katerina_VonCat
Can you give me some lotto numbers? Maybe you’re becoming clairvoyant lol
Vindicativa
What a goddamn rollercoaster! I'm so sorry, OP - I hope your future consists of zero cheaters or mysteriously dyed pets/things.
OOP: thank you! although i’ve been having lots of laughs with my little green goblin girl
babyysharkie
hang in there, OP. sorry you’re goin through all of this. hugs. 🥺🩷 return those sheets if you can. if not, trash them or maybe donate them somewhere but with a note saying you’re not sure if they were turning stuff in your house green via dye transfer so someone else doesn’t go crazy if the sheets were the culprit.
with jeans… the darker the wash, the more likely this can be to happen. it’s not limited just to old navy jeans (although they might be particularly known for doing this). imagine cheating with someone who wears jeans. shudder what kind of monster even wears real pants these days? (clearly I’m not actually insulting people who wear pants, just trying to crack a joke to make OP laugh.)
OP, my brain works in weird ways at times. I apologize if my joke comes across insensitive. simply wanted to take the opportunity to make you laugh for a second if possible.
OOP: oh! i’m going to return them to amazon (thank goodness for the extended holiday return dates) and i mentioned it possibly turned my house green - though i can’t confirm fully that it was the cause. i didn’t really like those bed sheets anyway! they were much too bold for me and my beige house
it was actually quite impressive how many photos she had of herself in jeans. dark denim, light denim, ripped, skinny, flared, mom jeans! you name it. i don’t think i’ve worn jeans since i was 12 and that was because it was a christmas present from an aunt i see once a year lol. no matter how cold it is, i couldn’t ever think about trapping my legs in jeans lol
i don’t mind the jokes! i’m having a grand time. in fact, i apologize for seeming totally okay after all this. i’ll admit that i was a mess the first time around so i guess this time, i was more just disappointed but i think i wasn’t ever the same after the first time. maybe less in love so there wasn’t much to lose this time. i do expect there will be a day where i might fall apart and maybe that’s when ill sleep in my house again but maybe it’ll also feel great because now ill actually have room to spread my legs since i used to share the bed with my husband and my many cats. anyway thanks for reading all of this! i know both the og post, the update, and this reply is super long but thank you anyway for keeping my in your thoughts :)
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