Comments on How to Remove Yellow Tinge From White Cotton

There is a product called bluing (your grandma probably used it). WalMart still sells it. You follow the directions on the bottle to whiten yellowed cotton.

I have seen that this helps the yellow under arm stains. Mix half water and half white vinegar in a spray bottle. Spray generously on the problem areas before putting the item in the washer.

I have seen that this helps the yellow under arm stains. Mix half water and half white vinegar in a spray bottle. Spray generously on the problem areas before putting the item in the washer.

Iron Out is a great product, but be careful when pouring the powder in the washer. It has dry fumes that affect breathing. It is best to use a mask. This product is also good at cleaning grout in the shower. It will remove any color!

If you use extra bleach, put the load through a second rinse. The bleach can irritate people with sensitive skin, especially babies and young children.

Placing heavily bleached cottons in the bright sunlight can cause them to rip to shreds - a story my mother learned the hard way and told me about washing baby diapers.

Use 1 cup of bleach with 2 cups of dishwashing crystals. Let them soak for 1/2 hour, then add your laundry soap.

If you use extra bleach, put the load through a second rinse. The bleach can irritate people with sensitive skin, especially babies and young children.

I use a product called Iron Out. Iron Out cleans better than any bleach made. It comes in a powder. You just add it to your wash water, let it stand for 5 minutes, then wash your clothes with your regular detergent. I promise, you won't believe how well it cleans your white clothes.

Do not wear deodorant with aluminum. Not only can the aluminum cause health problems when it combines with perspiration, it results in the yellow tinge in clothes.

After a normal wash with chlorine bleach, and a thorough rinse with clean water, add one or two cups of white vinegar to a second rinse. The vinegar neutralizes the chlorine.

Get Mrs. Stewart's Bluing from the store (harder to find these days but available). A few drops of this optical brightener in your wash makes your whites brilliant again, in the manner that Grandma used.

Iron Out is a great product, but be careful when pouring the powder in the washer. It has dry fumes that affect breathing. It is best to use a mask. This product is also good at cleaning grout in the shower. It will remove any color!

Use 1 cup of bleach with 2 cups of dishwashing crystals. Let them soak for 1/2 hour, then add your laundry soap.