A garment, sheet or tablecloth that’s more yellow than white instantly loses all its charm, and you won’t enjoy wearing it anymore. Your prettiest blouse is turning more and more yellow and you’re sad about it – don’t panic! Thanks to a few tricks, you’ll be able to restore its radiance and wear it again with pleasure.
1 – LEMON
Known for its whitening properties, lemon is a citrus fruit of choice for your laundry. For this System D preparation, you’ll need 2 grams of salt and the juice of 2 lemons. You can also replace the salt with bicarbonate of soda, also renowned for its ability to whiten fabrics. Mix all these ingredients in lukewarm water and place in a basin for an express hand-wash. Lemon is a natural household product. You’d be wrong to deprive yourself of it!
2 – SUDDEN BICARBONATE
Biodegradable, practical and non-toxic, it’s the ultimate household product. In laundry, baking soda is a cleaning agent that removes dirt and yellowish stains caused by perspiration or dampness.
This gentle abrasive restores the shine to white linens. For machine washing, pour two cups of baking soda into the drum. For hand washing, add half a cup of baking soda to the water and soak the yellowed laundry. It’s a good idea to sprinkle the product directly onto the stains, then rub.
3 – SODA CRYSTALS
- Soak the garment or linen for 1/4 in a solution of one teacup of soda crystals to one liter of hot water.
- Scrub stains.
- Leave for a few minutes, then rinse.
4 – POWDERED MILK
To give your clothes a second life, there’s nothing like a little dehydrated milk. Mix it with water and soak your clothes in it. For even more impressive results, dry your clothes in the sun. This tip is also valid for classic milk, provided you soak it for an hour in the drink.
5 – HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
It’s a well-known fact that you can do a lot with hydrogen peroxide. Using a cloth soaked in hydrogen peroxide, rub the stain. Rinse, wash as normal in your washing machine and you’re done. Effective, isn’t it? Your little white dress is as good as new again!
6 – SAVON DE MARSEILLE
Marseille soap is known for its many virtues. Not only can it whiten your favorite white pants but it can also fight yellow and gray stains. All you need to do is soap your clothes, leave them in warm soapy water for an hour, then rinse and leave to dry. Simple, isn’t it?
7 – WHITE VINEGAR
Known the world over for its many uses in home care, white vinegar is also a great ally for softening and staining yellowed clothes.
Its acidic compounds easily penetrate fabrics, removing color-affecting compounds.
What’s more, it’s just as effective as chemical fabric softeners, which can be highly toxic, leaving your clothes feeling pleasantly soft.
Ingredients
- ½ cup white vinegar (125 ml)
- ¼ cup detergent (62 ml)
Preparation
- Mix white vinegar with your usual detergent and place in the detergent dispenser of your washing machine.
- If your clothes are really damaged, you can immerse them in a basin containing vinegar and water.