Colour Catcher

Colour Catcher was invented by Pat McNamee{{Cite web|title=Ian O'Doherty|url=https://www.independent.ie/opinion/independent-journalists/ian-odoherty/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=independent|language=en}} at Irish company Punch Industries in 1993. The product was created in the company's labs at Little Island, Cork.

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Colour Catcher products are claimed to prevent colour runs in washing machine cycles and allow coloured and whites to be washed together without incurring colour run accidents. It is sold in packets of 10-20 paper-like sheets that are intended to absorb the excess dyes released during the washing process by garments. There are several other products that are named Colour Catcher, including an oxi-action stain remover and a sheet that is claimed to restore and maintains clothes' whiteness.{{cite web|url=http://www.epinions.com/content_136822754948 |title=Stop the Bleeding! - Shout Color Catcher - Epinions.com |accessdate=2009-08-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504142028/http://www.epinions.com/content_136822754948 |archivedate=2009-05-04 }}{{Better source|date=January 2018}}

To help prevent a Colour Catcher sheet from jamming the inner workings of a washing machine, it can be helpful to put the sheet into a mesh delicate wash bag.Based on:

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The Colour Catcher brand is marketed in the United States by S.C. Johnson under its Shout brand (the US product omits the "u" in colour, in accordance with American English). Colour Catcher is sold in most European states and Cyprus, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, and Russia.{{cite web|url=http://www.punch.ie/consumer/htm/fabriccare/browse_colour_catcher.htm |title=Punch Consumer website - COLOUR CATCHER® |accessdate=2009-06-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071129215411/http://www.punch.ie/consumer/htm/fabriccare/browse_colour_catcher.htm |archivedate=2007-11-29 }}

Colour Catcher sheets are not sold in Canada; one competing product available in Canada is called "Dr. Beckmann Colour & Dirt Collector".Based on:

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• {{cite web|title=Dr. Beckmann Colour & Dirt Collector Sheets|url=https://dr-beckmann.ca/products/colour-protection-products/colour-dirt-collector/}}

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• {{cite web|title=Does It Really Do That?: Shout Color Catcher|url=https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2011/02/08/does-it-really-do-that-shout-color-catcher/|date=8 February 2011|website=CBS Pittsburgh website|publisher=CBS Broadcasting Inc.}}

• [http://www.colourcatcher.co.uk British product website]

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