In summer, a lot of people like to wear white T-shirt, which is refreshing and not heat absorbing, but also very versatile and practical, and can slightly refract the sun. A white T-shirt is definitely the most fashionable item in summer, but if you wear it for a long time, it will turn yellow easily. Do you know why?
Generally speaking, the yellowing of white clothes is mainly due to the weakening of fluorescent agent of white clothes; the yellowing of clothes caused by sweat stains and grease secreted by human body; the yellowing of clothes caused by improper storage or too long storage; the yellowing of clothes caused by improper cleaning or uncleaned, residual washing liquid or soap.
Don't they have to be scrapped when they are in such a situation? Not necessarily. Today, I have collected a few tips from the public, which is said to be very effective.
1. Use bleach (old method)
According to the instructions on the bleach water, pour it into a basin filled with clear water to dilute it, then put the T-shirt in and soak it for about 10 minutes, and finally pull it out and wash it with clear water.
It should be noted that the use of bleach is limited to pure white T-shirts. If there are other colors of white T, it will make other colors lighter. In addition, bleach cannot be used frequently. It is not only harmful to human body, but also easy to damage clothes.
2. Lemon
Put two slices of lemon into water to boil, turn off the fire, put the white T-shirt in and soak it for 1 hour, then take it out. After that, put it in the air to dry, and it will be white and bright.
Or, squeeze out the lemon juice and drop it in the place where it needs to turn white, then brush it gently with toothbrush for 2-3 minutes until it turns yellow or disappears, then rinse and dry it.
3. Use white vinegar
Soak the clothes in water and add some white vinegar. Soak for 10-15 minutes and then scrub to remove the Yellow effectively.
This method is recommended for clothes with patterns, because it will not fade or remove the patterns, but also remove the odor on the clothes.
4. Refrigerate
Wrap the yellow and old clothes in plastic bags, put them in the refrigerator for about an hour, and then take them out for cleaning. They will turn a lot white.
5. Use baking soda
Put the baking soda in the clear water basin until it is completely dissolved, then put the yellow clothes in the basin and soak them for 8 hours, then take them out, clean them again, and dry them to make them white.
Or pour some baking soda into a bowl and mix with water to make a paste. Then apply it to the place where the clothes turn yellow, and then air dry them. After air drying, brush lightly with a dry toothbrush, and the yellow mark will be gone.
6. Ginger
Cut the ginger in half, and then rub it on the clothes. Finally, you can wash it with clear water once more to achieve a certain effect of yellowing.
7. Use rice washing water
Soak the yellow white clothes in the rice washing water, add a proper amount of washing liquid, and wash according to the normal washing procedure to make the yellow clothes bright white as new. And white clothes are often washed with rice washing water, which is not easy to turn yellow.
8. Water boiled in orange peel
When washing white clothes, put the orange peel into the pot and heat it to boil. Then soak and scrub the clothes with the Yellow soup water to make them white.
9. Salt
Add salt to warm water, soak for 30 minutes, and then wash with soap water. It can not only eliminate the smell of sweat, but also has the effect of multi-layer sterilization and deodorization. It can be soaked with white vinegar after the brine is cleaned.
10. Water boiled with spinach
Because the yellow stain on white clothes is mainly protein, and spinach will release soluble protein after boiling, so washing white clothes with spinach boiling water can effectively remove the yellow stain.
The specific methods are as follows: buy a handful of spinach, after hot water scalding, the spinach will only leave the soup for use; put the yellow stains in the spinach water to rub, and then soak for 10 minutes; after soaking, remove the clothes, and then wash the clothes with normal washing procedures, and the clothes will return to white.
11. Add skim milk to wash white
Soak the white silk fabric with skim milk before washing, or add 2 tbsp milk to the water during the last rinsing, so as to keep the natural color of the white silk fabric and prevent it from turning yellow.
12. Add hydrogen peroxide to wash white
Bleached silk and wool fabrics can be washed with 3% hydrogen peroxide. The amount of solution is about 10 times the weight of the fabric. In addition, add a little ammonia water to make it weak alkaline. After 5-10 hours of bleaching at normal room temperature, wash and dry it.
White laundry tips:
1. Soap should not be used to wash white clothes. After washing, the white clothes will look yellow and the version will become rigid.
2. It is better to wash the white clothes in cold water, or the rinse water temperature is close to the washing water temperature. For example, after washing white clothes in warm washing powder or soapy water, it is better to use water with similar temperature for the first rinse. If the clothes are immediately put into cold water after washing, the detergent contained in the fiber will be surrounded by the clothes when they are suddenly cold and contracted, which is not easy to clean. The detergent left in the clothes will make the clothes yellow and discolored.
3. Keep dry during storage. The fabric turns yellow much more when it is wet than when it is dry. You can find a clean white plastic bag, put these light colored clothes in it, seal the plastic bag, tie the mouth of the plastic bag a little tight, and exhaust the air inside.