So...

[ksmith]

Will turmeric wash out eventually?

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[davidlevine]

THE most effective remedy for turmeric stains is sunlight. It has no resistance to the sun at all.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

This is good to know--I did see it mentioned on a couple of sites.

Do you happen to know whether it's the vis or UV light that causes it to degrade?

[davidlevine]

I don't know, but I would suspect it's the UV -- it has more energy, and turmeric's bright color implies that it's a little bit fluorescent. Most things that fluoresce under black light fade quickly in sunlight -- it's like the fluorescense takes something out of it chemically.