Why Are My White Crocs Turning Orange?

This is one of the many questions asked by billions of internet users as they seek answers daily, to aid clarification and possible means of finding an end to the problem.

It’s a very terrible thing to have one’s white shoes, Crocs especially, turning orange and have it looking far less attractive.

Here is a list of causes that turn your Crocs from white to orange

• Lawn disease affecting your white Crocs
• Dust
• Residue of washing agents
• Bleach
• Wearing out

The lawn diseases

There are a number of causation factors that discolour Crocs and take them from white to orange.

Sometimes these problems do not directly affect our shoes but affect the plants we step on that, in turn, goes on to discolour our Crocs. A typical example of this is the lawn disease.

When the weather is humid, it is true that you mostly spend your time outside – mostly on your lawn. But then, you realize, on your way inside, some sort of tint on your Croc.

You may end up curious and want to ask, how the tint came about and how to get it off.

Here’s what is causing it. When the season changes, there is an increase in the risk of your lawn having different types of lawn diseases.

The core thing responsible for turning your Crocs orange is called the lawn rust.

The disease results from the lawn having gone through stress and little or no Nitrogen at the plant’s disposal.

It goes on to attack the plant’s blade and bring some kind of orange-brown spec on the lawn.

This goes on to further birth a reddish-yellow turf and makes it come off like dust particles. And in the end, this is what gives your favourite white Crocs the orange colour.

Dust

Dust particles are so clingy that they stick to footwear and entirely change the colour.

This happens especially in areas where the soil is usually reddish. The surface of the Crocs creates a kind of bond with the dust and holds them firmly.

This bond could be so strong that if not properly attended to, it becomes very difficult to wash off.

You can also notice this same reaction on the surface of bathroom wall tiles.

The best preventive measure to be taken is to thoroughly wash your Crocs after every use as the bond strength created between your Crocs and dust depends on the time frame they’re left to be.

Residue of washing agents

During the washing process, we use soaps and detergents that contain some chemicals in them.

Crocs, if not properly rinsed after being washed, are susceptible to turning orange from having the residual of the washing agents used reacting with the sun.

This eventually affects the Crocs in form of discolouration.

Bleach

Bleach also contains a yellow dye. So at the time you use bleach to wash if not well rinsed properly, the die sticks to the shoe surface, and when acted upon by dust, appears orange in colour.

Wearing out

Crocs, like other shoes, must be subject to colour change as they get old and begin to wear out.

The properties of the Croslite material from which Crocs are made isn’t one that holds great tensile strength and a high degree of tear and wear resistance.

So, it is only natural that they get old, wear out and discolour in the process.

Washing may not suffice in this case, because the extent to which the Crocs would change color would have long passed the surface level where detergents and sponge would reach.

How do you get orange out of your white Crocs?

Can we really get orange out of our white Crocs? Can it really work? How can we possibly do it? It’s really a cool idea trying to figure out how this works.

Well, the truth is, if we take care of our Crocs well enough such that we make sure to do well to wash thoroughly after every use.

Then, we will bring just a little or minimal stain to it and possibly eliminate the tendency of having our white Crocs turn orange.

But then, these are just preventive measures. However, if we have already had our white Crocs gone orange, there are still the possible ways we should use to remedy the situation.

How do I remedy a white Crocs turned orange?

Take them to a professional cleaner

The best person to attend to any situation is one who has gained expertise in a said field, especially one who has gotten this by means of experiences, not just theoretically.

As such, taking your Crocs to a professional for some good cleaning will help save trial and error, and time.

But if you must do it by yourself, then strictly follow other options as shown below.

The use of lemon

Make a solution by combining both salt and lemon juice. But first, you must be cautious enough to make sure that you test this in an inconspicuous area of your Crocs and observe how that year reacts to your solution.

This will determine whether on not to increase the concentration of the constituents of the solution, depending on the reaction of that surface.

If the result gotten is what you initially desire, then persist and brush off your Crocs until it is restored back to normalcy.

You round up by brushing the residual salt that will remain.

White vinegar (plain)

This is also an alternate option to try to remedy your white-turned-orange Crocs, different from the one above.

But just like the one above, you will still have to test first on an inconspicuous area of the shoe and follow the steps as mentioned earlier.

Use water and soap

Here, the basic things you need are mild soap or “not-so-harsh” detergent, warm water and a bucket.

You will start by first, squirting a small amount of the soap into the bucket of warm water.

But you don’t start by dipping the Crocs into the water almost immediately.

Make sure to rinse the Crocs to remove the outer layer of tint prior to when you squirt your mild soap into the bucket of warm water.

Here’s why you need to use warm water; first it breaks the dirt down and also narrows the path, such that the scrubbing that will follow after will be very effective and bring maximum results.

It will also help to slim the possibility or totally eliminate the damage that chemicals in soaps or detergent will cause.

Conclusion

Being able to get the right direction and guidance to maintain your Crocs, white especially, isn’t easy to come by.

From making a choice of the right materials to use during the washing process, to the kind of conditions we should expose them to.

Well, the article is strategically structured and written on proven results, error-free, to help fill in the gap where Crocs users are bereft of the right direction to go.

This detailed review will help in no small way.