hw to prevent white t-shirts frm getting yellow spots?

Question

its so hard to maintain a white garments, if u dont often wear it, it will turn yellowish? y is it so? i try removing it with bleach but the spots lightly faded. is there a way to make it totally gone?

Answer 1

Maybe try lemon juice and vinegar and leave it out in the sun.

I have similar frustrations with my whites.

Answer 2

You need better bleach. You might also try soaking or do it in the sun so the solar rays can do their magic. Phosphorus helps give things that blinding white finish.

Or do what I do. If it's spotted, it goes in the donation bag.

Your other question has expired so I will answer it here too.

If I was the richest person in the world I'd no doubt be spending way too much time worried about my money. Instead, my biggest concern is, "Which beach do I go to today". I stopped chasing money some years ago but you know the less I chase it the more comes my way, and it's a lot less stressful that way. Funny thing that.

But if I were the richest person in the world, I'd still be leaving for the beach right now... LATER!

Answer 3

I don't know how to prevent it BUT I use Biotex (the powder) and its like a bleach you put in with the whites to keep them as white as the day you bought them, it works wonders when you get stains on them and stuff but I think it could also be a preventative because I've never had this problem. I also use Ariel cleaning and stain removal powder in the other section of the washer drawer they work together brilliantly! When you get a stain put ariel washing up liquid on the stain and rub it in (even if its the green/red/blue etc... washing up liquid it wont make the area green/red/blue it'll go in the wash), then put it in the wash with what I've just told you...the stain fades so it's hardly noticeable and over 2-3 washes it goes completely - I've had curry down my white top once...i was so happy to see it went! Lol!

Hope this helps though.

Answer 4

1. Bluing is a whitening and brightening agent that has been around for a long, long time. Available in liquid form, bluing contains blue pigment, which actually counteracts the yellowing that occurs in some fabrics. Always dilute this with water as directed on the bottle, and never pour directly on clothes or spill on other fibers or surfaces. Look for it in the laundry aisle at the grocery store. This product will even remove the yellow from gray hair!!!

2. Fill a bucket with the hottest possible water for the fabric you are working with, and add 2 tablespoons of any brand of automatic dishwasher detergent. Soak white clothes for 30 minutes or even overnight. Dump into the washer and launder with your detergent as usual.
To use this bleaching technique in the washer, fill the machine with water and add 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of automatic dishwasher detergent. Agitate for several minutes and then add clothes. Soak as directed above and then add detergent and launder as usual.

Answer 5

Pretreat a perspiration stain by rubbing the area with baking soda. Or, soak the fabric for one hour in water in which you've dissolved three aspirin.
To remove old yellow stains, spray oven cleaner on the spot and let it dry. Take care not to get any on your skin.
For yellowed white cottons or linens: Wash in hot water and twice as much detergent. Stop the cycle 15 minutes in and soak the clothing for 15 minutes. Start again and repeat the cycle.

Answer 6

1. Lemon drops -- may be 4-5 diluted in a abt 500 ml water and soak the garment complete for 30 mts. Take it out and see the colour under sun. It will work.
2. I also try to use the 'cream' of (thick) curd. Just spread it across and rub very lightly with a brush with some drops of water and let it remain for 30 mts. It works wonders.

Answer 7

I have white chef's coats I wear to work and the get pretty stained, grubby, dingy, and yellow........you can brighten the whites by mixing 20 Mule Team Borax, Calgon water softner,Cascade dish washing soap and Clorox II powdered bleach. I use about 1/3 cup -1/2 cup of each and the hottest tap water possible.(depending on the amount of clothes) Let soak over night. Rinse this mixture out with just plain water (in the washer) the wash and dry as usual. You would need to repeat this process over several times to completely whiten the whites. Sunlight also bleaches clothes so hanging clothes out side also naturally bleaches clothes. (just think about your sun bleached hair at the beach)

Answer 8

there is a product available in most supermarkets. It's an old fashion remedy our grandmothers used. It's Mrs.Stewart's Liquid Bluing (concentrated). Just follow instruction's on label. You also should think about getting inexpensive garment bags to keep your light colored clothing in. The bags will keep dust from settling on the shoulders of each garment.

Answer 9

The yellow spots are a reaction from Clorox and hard water. You can't really remove them.

In the future use Oxy-Clean. Or use Borax everytime you use bleach.

Answer 10

Soak the clothes in a pail of water with chlorine and soap for at least 15 mins. Check the stain and handwash it. Treat the stained portion with the same solution and leave again for 10 mins. Handwash then rinse.

Answer 11

If you're using regular bleach it may yellow it. It may take several washes but maybe oxy-clean or a clothes soap with color safe bleach in it.