washing the linen with a detergent at an alkaline pH in a washing machine;

rinsing said linen;

obtaining a liquid linen treatment composition consisting of: about 15 wt. % to about 45 wt. % of a hydroxycarboxylic acid which is selected from one or more of: glycolic acid, malic acid, lactic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, hydroxybutyric acid, glyceric acid, tartronic acid, salicylic acid, m-hydroxybenzoic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, gallic acid, mandelic acid and gluconic acid; about 1 wt. 1% about 10 wt. % of a carboxylate polymer which is a polyacrylic acid salt, a polymaleic acid salt, or a combination thereof; water in the amount of between about 15 wt. % and about 45 wt. %; about 12 wt. % to about 21 wt. % of sulfuric acid form urea sulfate; and optionally one or more additives selected from a chelating agent, a dye, a perfume, an additional acid source, a surfactant and/or a defoamer;

applying the linen treatment composition or a use solution of said linen treatment composition to said linen; wherein the use solution of the linen treatment composition has a pH of between about 3 and about 10; and

reducing or eliminating iron deposition or redeposition on said linen,

wherein the linen treatment composition is free of a peroxycarboxylic acid and is applied prior to washing said linen, after washing said linen, during washing of said linen, or multiple times throughout the method.