Stains face and sheets, even after several washes.
These masks are very comfortable and effective but, like other users have described, these masks will stain your face and your sheets, even after washing them several times. I strongly suggest that no one purchase these.<br />I read the reviews before purchasing and, seeing that many people complained about the staining, I purchased anyway and planned to wash them before use. Upon receiving them and before my first use, I washed them by hand in warm water with mild detergent and mild agitation, then rinsed them and let them air dry. Thinking this would remove any residual dye, I proceeded to use them. One morning I woke up with black stains on my face and my sheets. Strangely, it didn't stain on the first use, so I don't know what triggered it. Nonetheless, I decided that I would wash them again.<br />I washed them again by hand in hot water with Oxyclean and some serious agitation. I squeezed and squashed vigorously and over several minutes, letting out the water and refilling 3 additional times (adding more Oxyclean each time). When it seemed no more dye was coming out in the water, I rinsed them well and let them air dry. They still stained my face and sheets (though again, not on the first use after washing).<br />It seems that, even with washing, these masks will stain your face and sheets. I was very thorough in my washing - I actually broke the bottom seams on the outside covers of both masks due to my vigorous agitation - so I don't know what else to do to try to prevent them from staining. I suppose I could attempt to machine wash them, but since the bottom seams broke with hand washing and since they're still releasing dye, I'm afraid of destroying them in the washer and possibly ruining other clothes in the washer with them.<br />I was very hopeful that washing them would eliminate the problem that so many others had with these. Sadly, it seems that they will stain no matter what. There must be some problem in how they are made that this problem exists in so many of the products and persists even with washing. I must advise that no one purchase these.
Rating: 1 stars