Epsom salts stops colors from running

You can keep your colors from fading and running by washing your items with epsom salts when you are first washing them.

Visitors comments

FORMULA Comments By: Aaron on 2006-08-28

giving some idea about the proportion to mix with water will be even more helpful

Colors from running or fading. Comments By: Pauline on 2007-03-11

what if you have washed the items already? will the epson salt still set the color remaining?
also a ratio would be helpful --same as soap?