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How to deal with yellowed white clothes

Asked by:Beatrice

Asked on:Apr 17, 2026 07:11 AM

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  • Artemis Artemis

    Apr 17, 2026

      1. Clothes will turn yellow, mostly due to the weakening of the fluorescent agent. If you want your clothes to be white and bright again, you have to find a way.

      Rice washing water + orange peel is simple and effective:

      Keep the rice washing water or put the orange peels into a pot and add water to boil. Then soak the yellowed clothes in it and wash them to make the clothes white easily. Not only is it simple, it is also not as harmful to the fluorescent whitening agent sold on the market. skin It produces side effects and does not damage the fabric, so it is a good method worth trying.

      Use ammonia to remove yellow stains caused by sweating:

      Sweat stains caused by sweating, because sweat containing fat can easily condense in the fabric fibers, so add about 2 tablespoons of ammonia during washing, soak for a few minutes, scrub, then rinse with clean water, and follow normal laundry procedures to remove yellow sweat stains!

      2. Sometimes, white clothes or light-colored clothes will turn yellow over time.

      The main cause of yellowing of white or light-colored clothes is the oil secreted by the human body, especially clothes made of polyester fabrics, which are more likely to turn yellow. In addition, there are fat residues left during washing (the most obvious one is found in flax fiber). If not rinsed clean, it will cause large areas of clothing to turn yellow. There are ways to get rid of this phenomenon, such as using a large amount of detergent when washing high-temperature-resistant clothes. A traditional method is to hang yellowed clothes in the hot sun, but before that, apply fresh lemon juice to the yellowed area, add some salt and rub it gently.

      NOTE: Use caution and avoid using chlorine bleach. Fabrics such as spandex, silk, and wool will become more yellow when exposed to chlorine bleach.

      3. If white clothes are left for a long time, they will turn yellow. The yellow stains on them are mainly protein. Spinach will release soluble protein ingredients after being boiled.

      (1) Buy a handful of spinach, blanch it in hot water, and remove the spinach, leaving only the boiling soup for later use.

      (2) Put the area with yellow stains into spinach water, rub it, and soak it for 10 minutes.

      (3) Pick up the clothes after soaking, and wash the clothes according to the normal washing process. Finish. Clothes are white again!

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