Can yellowed clothes be washed off after one year? How to wash clothes that have turned yellow after one year?

Clothes will turn yellow and become old after being worn for a long time, especially white clothes. So when storing clothes, you should wash them first and then store them, so that the clothes will not turn yellow when you take them out to wear the next year.

To wash yellowed clothes, you can directly soak the clothes in rice washing water and wash them. You can also prepare a spinach, boil the water and soak the spinach in it to boil. After about 10 minutes, take out the spinach and soak the clothes in it to wash. You can also add a little milk to the washing water for washing.

1. Onion water removes yellowness

Prepare some onion skins, add two cups of water and cook together. After the water boils, remove the onion skins, throw the yellowed clothes in, cook for about 10 minutes, add some salt and soak them. Then take out the clothes and wash them with cold water.

2. Rice water removes yellow

Save rice water or put orange peels in a pot and boil them, then soak the yellowed clothes in it and wash them by hand to easily restore the clothes to whiteness. Not only is it simple, it is not like the whitening agents sold on the market that will cause side effects on the skin and will not damage the fabric. It is a good method worth trying.

3. Lemon water removes yellowness

Lemon has bleaching effect. Washing sheets with water mixed with lemon water also has bleaching effect. When washing sweaters, add a small amount of lemon water and stir evenly. After soaking for a while, rinse thoroughly to make the sweaters whiter.

4. Disinfectant to remove yellowing

Soak with disinfectant or bleach. In this method, pay attention to the ratio of disinfectant to cold water and the soaking time. Disinfectant has a strong cleaning power, but it has a certain harm to clothes. It is recommended to soak in cold water for 15 to 30 minutes after washing to reduce the harm of disinfectant to clothes.

1. Wash white clothes with rice water to make them white

Soak yellowed white clothes in rice water, add an appropriate amount of laundry detergent, and wash according to the normal laundry procedure to make the yellowed clothes as white as new. White clothes are often soaked in rice water to prevent yellowing.

2. Wash with water boiled with orange peels

When washing white clothes, you can put orange peels in a pot and heat them to boiling. Then use the yellow soup to soak and scrub the clothes, and the clothes will be as white as new.

3. Wash with white vinegar

Add a few drops of white vinegar to clean water, soak the white clothes in it and scrub them several times, then take them out and wash them according to the normal laundry procedure. In particular, sometimes clothes will have an unpleasant smell of sweat and acid due to improper drying. Mix white vinegar with water, soak the smelly clothes for about five minutes, and then dry the clothes in a ventilated place!

4. Wash with lemon juice

Lemon has a bleaching effect, and washing clothes with water containing lemon juice also has a bleaching effect. When washing white silk fabrics, adding some lemon juice to the water can make the clothes whiter. When washing white socks, just put 2-3 slices of lemon in hot water, and then soak the washed white socks for 10 minutes, and the socks will be easily washed. Or drip fresh lemon juice on the yellowed parts of white clothes, add some salt and rub gently, and then expose the clothes to the sun to fade the yellow.

5. Wash with salt

It is better to use salt water to clean sweat stains. The method is as follows:

(1) Add some salt to warm water and soak for 30 minutes;

(2) Wash it with soapy water;

(3) If you want to eliminate the smell of sweat and achieve a multi-layered sterilization and deodorization effect, you can add white vinegar to the soak after cleaning with salt water.

6. Wash with water boiled with spinach

Because the yellow stains on white clothes are mainly protein, and spinach will release soluble protein components after being boiled in water, so using the water boiled from spinach to wash white clothes can effectively remove the yellow stains. The specific steps are as follows:

(1) Buy a handful of spinach, blanch it in boiling water, then remove the spinach and leave only the liquid for later use.

(2) Rub the area with yellow stains in spinach water and soak for 10 minutes.

(3) After soaking, take out the clothes and wash them using the normal washing process. The clothes will be restored to their whiteness.

7. Add blue ink to wash white, the dosage is 30:1 (water: ink)

(1) Add 3-5 drops of pure blue ink to a basin of clean, cool water and stir well with your hands.

(2) Put the clean white shirt into water, pull it up and down 3-5 times, take it out and dry it to effectively remove the yellow stains.

8. Wash with skim milk

Soak white silk fabrics in skim milk before washing, or add 2 tablespoons of milk to the water during the last rinse, which can maintain the original color of the white silk fabric and prevent it from turning yellow.

9. Wash the radish with boiled water

If white clothes have a lot of dirt, you can use carrot soup to wash them and they will be as white as new.

10. Use bleaching powder to wash properly

To make white clothes whiter, add bleach to the detergent solution and soak for 20-30 minutes before washing. Or use bleach to wash. First, gently wash the clothes with ordinary detergent, then pour about a bottle cap of bleach. Put the clothes in 80-100 degree water until they are completely immersed. Do not put too much or too little bleach. Too much will damage the clothes, and too little will have no effect. Soak for about 30 minutes. At this time, the ugly color on the clothes will be almost gone. If it is not completely gone, repeat it again, but the time can be slightly shorter.

Note: Clothes that have been bleached should be soaked in warm water for about ten to twenty minutes and then rinsed clean, otherwise it will be harmful to your body.

11. Use whitening agent appropriately

Brighteners available in stores can also be used to wash white clothes and effectively remove yellow stains.

Notice:

(1) When using whitening agents for washing, white clothes should be washed separately. Even clothes of similar colors that do not fade should not be mixed together.

(2) Soak the clothes in clean water for fifteen minutes after washing, and try not to leave any residue of brighteners or other detergent products on the clothes.

(3) It is best to wear rubber gloves during the entire process to prevent the 84 disinfectant from damaging the skin.

12. Wash with ammonia

When washing, add 2 tablespoons of ammonia water, soak for a few minutes, scrub it, and then rinse it with clean water to remove sweat stains.

13. Add hydrogen peroxide to wash

(1) Bleached silk and wool fabrics can be cleaned with 3% hydrogen peroxide, with the amount of liquid being approximately 10 times the weight of the fabric.

(2) Add a small amount of ammonia water to make it slightly alkaline. After soaking for 5-10 hours at room temperature, wash and dry.

14. If the yellowing is too serious, change it.

1. It is best not to use soap to wash white clothes. After washing with soap, the white clothes will appear yellowish and the shape will become stiff.

2. If the white clothes are fur, it is recommended to send them to dry cleaning. It is not suitable to wash them at home, as they will be damaged. At the same time, if some white clothes turn yellow too seriously and are not convenient to wash, you may as well send them directly to a dry cleaner, which is more professional.

WARNING: Be careful and avoid using chlorine bleach. Fabrics such as spandex, silk, and wool will become more yellow when exposed to chlorine bleach.