What should I do if white clothes turn yellow?

In daily life, white clothes will easily turn yellow if they are not worn for a long time or are kept in the closet. In addition to white clothes, white shoes are the same. White clothes will easily turn yellow. White clothes are meant to be simple and neat, but once they turn yellow they will affect their appearance, so many white clothes cannot be worn after they turn yellow. But in fact, white clothes can be treated with emergency measures after they turn yellow. Here are some ways to solve the problem of white clothes turning yellow.

1. Reverse sun exposure method. When drying clothes, turn them inside out with the inside facing the sun and the outside facing the shade.

2. Add alum method. When washing synthetic fiber clothes, add some salt to the water; when washing high-quality clothes, add a small amount of alum to the water. These can prevent or reduce the fading of clothes. (Alum is available at pharmacies)

3. Pickling method. When washing colored fabrics, adding 1-2 spoons of vinegar to the detergent can also prevent the clothes from fading.

4. Ink drop method: 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, pull it up and down 3-5 times, and take it out to dry.

5. Add hydrogen peroxide method: To bleach silk and wool fabrics, you can use 3% concentration of 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 normal room temperature, wash and dry.

6. Add lemon juice method: When washing white silk fabrics (such as white socks), add some lemon juice to the water, soak for 10 minutes, and finally rinse with clean water to make the clothes whiter.

7. Skim milk soaking method: Soak white silk fabrics in skim milk before washing, or add 2 tablespoons of milk to the water during the last rinse to maintain the original color of the white silk fabrics and prevent them from turning yellow.

8. Radish soup washing method: If white clothes have a lot of dirt, you can use radish soup to wash them, and they will be as white as new.

9. Orange peel water soaking method: When washing white clothes, you can put orange peels in a pot and heat them to boiling. Use the yellow soup to soak and scrub the clothes, which can make the clothes as white as new.

The article introduces some methods for dealing with white clothes that turn yellow. If you have white clothes or white shoes at home and they turn yellow, you can use the methods introduced in the article to deal with them. There are many reasons why white clothes turn yellow, mainly due to improper storage and exposure of clothes to the sun, or the use of 84 disinfectant for bleaching. Therefore, there are many things to pay attention to when washing, storing and drying clothes.