r/Weird • u/RaccoonGangg • 2d ago

Keep finding my bedsheets stained with green little dots

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i’ve been trying to find the answer for this for years. 1. I’m the only person who sleeps in this bed 2. I don’t eat or drink anything in my bedroom 3. I don’t have hair that is dyed or dyed green

I’ve also had these same exact splotches show up blue before too

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u/RaccoonGangg 2d ago

No, i don’t wear anything metal going to bed at all. Everything else on my bed is not colored green at all. .i also don’t have any Pajama wear that is green

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u/s73v3m4nn 2d ago

If you do ever find out, let us know cos it's driving me nuts now

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u/galacticsquirrel22 1d ago

It’s definitely undissolved powdered laundry detergent.

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u/negradelnorte 1d ago

For real

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u/smittywrbermanjensen 2d ago

What about your laundry detergent? If it’s blue/green liquid and you’re pouring it into the washer it can splatter and stain fabrics

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u/catfroman 1d ago

Always near the head or neck though. Unless OP is bundling the sheet and tossing it into the washer the same way and pouring detergent the same way every time, it wouldn’t be in a consistent location.

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u/godesss4 1d ago

This. We have a massive comforter and its the only thing that gets these. I use clear liquid detergent but I think ours are from the snuggle softener. I’ve never been able to get them out even with bleach.

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u/No-Description-3111 2d ago

At this point, i would take a sample and send it to a lab for testing. It could be something serious or something really stupid. If you do this, please update!!

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u/gin_and_toxic 1d ago

Anything on the ceilings right above?

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u/Intelligent-Shame-51 1d ago

Do you have braces?

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u/FloristToBe 1d ago

Do you wear necklaces or earrings? Oxidation from some metals can stain your skin and might color your sheets if you sweat during sleep.

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u/i_am_nota-robota 1d ago

Is it inside the bedding? In the pillows mattress sheets?

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u/RaccoonGangg 1d ago

No just on sheets. Not on anything below it. Now even the matress protector

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u/i_am_nota-robota 1d ago

Did you look inside of the pillow?

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u/hyperfixmum 1d ago

I think I know what it is because it happened to me.

OP do you have an ice mask or ice pack you use that you keep in the fridge/freezer?

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u/RaccoonGangg 1d ago

No, nothing i would put in mu bed. Just the ones you use for lunch boxes

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u/SerRikari 1d ago

OP. Check your belly button. I haven’t seen mention of that yet. And they’re a good hidey place for sneaky surprises.

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u/RaccoonGangg 1d ago

Just a little bit of lint

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u/Quietly_Observes 1d ago

Does your cat lie on your bed sometimes? Do they have any metal parts to their collar that could be causing this? Does your cat take any medicine or get flea treatment applied to them? Maybe it's leaving residue.

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u/invisiblizm 1d ago

Do you wear jewellery that may be mixed metals? Possibly copper is getting on your skin through the day, and oxidising and being sweated off later?

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u/paprikajane 1d ago

Even a zipper? Any chance you wear a zipper jacket or something to bed?

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u/Shoe-Stir 1d ago

Do you play any brass instruments regularly when you’re seeing these stains?

The tuning slides on brass instruments will sometimes get green oxidation around/on them. It’s a mix of valve oil/slide grease/spit that’ll turn green when exposed to air. Sometimes it’s really easy to get some on your hands and they’ll stain fabrics. The way it’s spreading reminds me of the pattern you get with oil based stains (and the green stuff from brass instruments has a lot of oils in it)

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u/RaccoonGangg 1d ago

No i dont. used to though nothing within the last 8 years

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u/Peterthepiperomg 1d ago

There is probably something inside your blanket that shouldn’t be and when you sweat at night it is staining through

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u/RaccoonGangg 1d ago

I wash my blankets when i wash my sheets. They don’t have sort of lining or anything. like a weight blanket (?)

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u/The-1-U-Didnt-Know 5h ago

How about that blue / green draw string? And / or, what’s your diet like