What to do if white clothes turn yellow after being soaked

Although white clothes look good and are easy to match with other clothes, they are very easy to be stained by other colors. When washing white clothes, be sure not to soak them in the basin for too long, otherwise the white clothes will easily turn yellow. Therefore, do not soak it when you are not ready to wash it. Wait until you want to wash it before soaking it. Don't be depressed when white clothes turn yellow after soaking. There are many ways to solve this problem.

1. Countermeasures for white clothes turning yellow after soaking

1. Lemonade

Put lemon slices into water and boil them. Then soak the clothes in the boiled lemon water for 15 minutes. Rub them lightly a few times and the yellowing of the clothes will be easily removed and restored to their original color. If you don’t have lemon, you can also consider using orange peel instead.

2. 84 disinfectant

Pour a small amount of 84 disinfectant into the water and stir well, dilute it according to the proportion indicated, and soak for 10-15 minutes. However, you must be very careful when using this method, because 84 disinfectant may cause other colors on clothes to fade. It is recommended to use it on pure white T-shirts.

3. Drop ink

In a basin of clean cold water, drop 3-5 drops of pure blue ink, stir it with your hands, then put the washed white shirt into the water, lift it up and down 3-5 times, and take it out to dry. Many people worry that the ink will stain their clothes again. In fact, the carbon in the ink has a very strong adsorption effect. At the same time, the stabilizer in the ink contains oxalic acid, which has a certain bleaching effect.

4. Add hydrogen peroxide

If you are bleaching silk or wool fabrics, you can use 3% hydrogen peroxide, the liquid volume is 10 times the weight of the fabric, and add a little ammonia water to make it weakly alkaline. After soaking and bleaching for 5-10 hours at room temperature, wash and dry.

2. How to prevent white clothes from turning yellow

1. When white clothes are not worn, the way they are placed is important. Some people don't wear white clothes anymore and just throw them away without taking good care of them. If you don't want the clothes to turn yellow, when white clothes are not worn, you must use special clothes covers to cover the clothes and hang them in the closet. This way, the white clothes will not turn yellow easily.

2. Don't let sweat stains erode white clothes too much. When you sweat a lot, the sweat stains make white clothes turn yellow. Sweat stains contain a lot of fat, and the fat condenses in the fiber cloth. Add ammonia water when washing, soak for a few more minutes, and then wash. The effect is still good. When you sweat a lot, it's best to take off your white clothes to prevent them from being difficult to wash.

3. Don’t fold your clothes immediately after they’re dried. After the clothes are dried, they are taken down and folded. In fact, sometimes the clothes may still be a little damp. If the clothes are folded at this time, the moisture will be inside the clothes. After being left for a long time, the clothes will turn yellow. Therefore, after the clothes are dried, they should be blown with air and folded after they are completely cool.