White Clothes Turned Yellow? (Here's how to fix them)

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  • @Organizing-TV
    @Organizing-TV  2 года назад +8

    👉 *Free Workshop to Organize Your Clothes:* organizing.tv/workshop/
    🧺 Say goodbye to laundry clutter and create closet space fast! Quick, hassle-free tips for any clothing space.
    *Here's the link to buy OxiClean/Vanish* (amazon paid link): amzn.to/3qH5fey
    *Detailed guide with more tips:* organizing.tv/white-clothes-turned-yellow/

  • @Drollen
    @Drollen Год назад +69

    I just tried this today and it worked amazingly! I completely restored two white t-shirts that I feared was not to be saved 😭 And the baking soda worked really well with the heavy water we have in Denmark - tusind tak for videoen 🎉

    • @randallalderman2260
      @randallalderman2260 Год назад +2

      Did you use vinegar also ?

    • @Drollen
      @Drollen Год назад

      @@randallalderman2260 I did 💪

    • @LukeJukeDuke
      @LukeJukeDuke Год назад

      @@randallalderman2260my sister tried vinegar, never worked.

    • @Drollen
      @Drollen 11 месяцев назад

      @@randallalderman2260 Yes I did :)

  • @SouravBanik90
    @SouravBanik90 Год назад +24

    In India we have vanish. And almost no one speaks about using oxygen based bleaching. Plus I have hard-water at my home. And this is the first video which gave me all the information i needed! Thanks a ton bro!

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад +8

      Awesome! Vanish/oxygen-based bleach is the same thing. I am so glad my video gave you everything you needed.
      Me and my brother traveled from north to south India along the west coast a few months ago. Your country, and especially your food is awesome haha. Greetings from Norway

    • @mathewrajanarzary5339
      @mathewrajanarzary5339 Год назад +1

      I also got to know about vanish just recently😂😂 i just soaked my three white tees,sadly i didnt put them on mild water hope it still works till morning.

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад +1

      @@mathewrajanarzary5339 Awesome! I love Vanish. I'm sure it will still work OK with colder water :)

    • @SouravBanik90
      @SouravBanik90 Год назад

      @@Organizing-TV India is a package in itself. I am glad you loved the food. Next time you come back, Do travel the eastern states. The variety of cuisines will blow your mind. There’s some communities that cook without spices, or oil. And even then the food is amazing!

    • @SouravBanik90
      @SouravBanik90 Год назад +1

      @@Organizing-TV P.S. now using the knowledge from this video alone, I have been able to restore many of my coloured clothes as well. The conditioner buildup from the washing machine had made them dull. I soaked them for 1-2hour max.

  • @uptone12111
    @uptone12111 Год назад +6

    Thanks for the great tips-now to attack the pillow cases-newer but getting yellow fast

  • @user-tf7jf2lo9w
    @user-tf7jf2lo9w Год назад +9

    Thank you! super interesting and it works! I tried it a few months ago with great results and just re-watched it to get a quick reminder on how to. Love the channel.

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад +1

      Thank you :D I am glad you love the channel. Feel free to repeat the process multiple times if your clothes are really yellow

  • @ChristianEGiordano
    @ChristianEGiordano Год назад +42

    Brother, you did a good job of making something boring very entertaining lol thank you!

  • @JenandJohn
    @JenandJohn Год назад +15

    Great job and exactly what I do. Problem is people don't give their whites enough time to soak and for these cleaning agents to work. Patience is the key and knowledge is power. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👍🍻

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад +1

      Wise words! Cheers from Norway :)

    • @JenandJohn
      @JenandJohn Год назад +1

      Cheers buddy, look after yourself my friend 👍🍻

  • @legrindem-her
    @legrindem-her 5 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you so much for explaining why you used everything including what baking soda does. I wasn't sure why people said its good to use it.

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  5 месяцев назад

      It's my pleasure! I am glad the video was helpful :)

  • @SamSam-db1wf
    @SamSam-db1wf 8 месяцев назад +3

    Fire look. Definitely inspired to try something new!

  • @randallalderman2260
    @randallalderman2260 Год назад +5

    Ive seen online that the vinegar and baking soda cancels out each other. Basically its like not putting either of them in the wash.

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад +3

      The detergent and fabric softener slots separate them, so they're not in there at the same time :)

  • @lloydkaplan8605
    @lloydkaplan8605 Год назад +3

    Would this work on a medium gray shirt with printed graphics? I left a shirt out on a chair after wearing it about a year ago and the back has yellow spots most likely from the sunlight.

  • @russeldavus7165
    @russeldavus7165 Год назад +2

    Good stuff man, video I've been looking for!

  • @Matasky2010
    @Matasky2010 6 месяцев назад

    I tried this soaking method overnight with OxyClean- worked like a charm! My grubby old white Under Armour shirts are now looking quite a bit brighter and rejuvenated.

  • @jeremiahgoodmansan
    @jeremiahgoodmansan 2 года назад +6

    Hello. I am really enjoying your videos. I am learning a lot. Can you do a video on how to fold bandanas. Thank you 😊

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  2 года назад +2

      Hey, thanks for the nice comment! I could look into folding some bandanas for sure :)

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад +1

      Here you go: ruclips.net/video/gyImrrV1b_I/видео.html :) Finally put the video together

  • @Life_4_2
    @Life_4_2 3 месяца назад +1

    Perfectly instructed! Thanks ❤

  • @alfredodistante4227
    @alfredodistante4227 Год назад +1

    Does it also work with T-shirts with stamps?

  • @bingobaz6402
    @bingobaz6402 Год назад +1

    Is it ok to do this with a white feather down jacket?

  • @tiaturnbullchampionscoachi9587
    @tiaturnbullchampionscoachi9587 Год назад +1

    Can you help me please? I have a pair of white ALO yoga pants that had a spot that I used beach on. The bleach turned the material yellow. 😢
    The material is some kind of synthetic, I was not supposed to use bleach. I did not do the important thing to read the instructions. 4:55
    Is there anything that can take it out.

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад

      Sure! What kind of bleach did you use?

    • @Junemarie
      @Junemarie Год назад

      @@Organizing-TVHi! Unfortunately I did the same thing and I used Clorox bleach 🤦🏽‍♀️. Would you recommend the same remedy you described in your video to get the yellowish stain out?

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад +1

      @@Junemarie I'm sorry to hear that! Yes, I'd get the OxiClean for white clothes and give it a go. You may need to repeat the process if they are really yellow though

    • @Junemarie
      @Junemarie Год назад

      @@Organizing-TV great thank you so much I will follow up with an update!

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад

      @@Junemarie No worries! I am looking forward to hearing how it worked out :)

  • @drwombat
    @drwombat Год назад +1

    Can you do a video like this for Black and colored clothes that have white areas of fabric that have yellowed... Like how to "spot bleach" white areas of fabric that have yellowed but are majority black/colored and cannot be bleached in the traditional manner... Many thanks

  • @karinturkington2455
    @karinturkington2455 Год назад +4

    Such a fun video with very useful info.

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад +1

      I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it :D

  • @Jonanism
    @Jonanism 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you this was exactly what I was looking for! I’m going to try it and see how it works for me.

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  6 месяцев назад

      Awesome! Hope it worked out well.

  • @raybabiiee3424
    @raybabiiee3424 10 месяцев назад

    Any updates on those that tried the method?

  • @a.j.infowars7582
    @a.j.infowars7582 5 месяцев назад +1

    What if I want to do 10+ shirts at a time?
    I would hate to have to do them 1 at a time. Soak them in a bucket?

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  5 месяцев назад +2

      You can soak them all at the same time :)

  • @BrettMoorcroft
    @BrettMoorcroft 9 месяцев назад +2

    do the clothes smell like vinegar after the wash

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  9 месяцев назад

      Not at all - vinegar helps neutralize the smell. I actually use white wine vinegar every time I do laundry instead of fabric softener

  • @elsieo4455
    @elsieo4455 Год назад +2

    great video! are the results the same if you put them in the dryer rather than air drying ?

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад

      Thanks! Yes, it's fine putting them in the dryer when you're done washing as long as they can normally handle it as well :)

  • @emilee7920
    @emilee7920 2 года назад +5

    So this is cool and seems like another kind of laundry stripping. Awesome, thanks!

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  2 года назад +1

      I'm glad you liked it! I have a bunch more planned

  • @kriskumar3149
    @kriskumar3149 Год назад +2

    Hello, I need help, my light blue shirts have this yellowish discolouring (some form of stain) how should I clean those? Especially dress shirts

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад

      Do you know what type of stain it is? Emzyme-based stain remover or oxygen-based bleach are my two top ways to get rid of stains. You can pretreat the stains in a basin then run them trough a wash cycle afterwards

    • @kriskumar3149
      @kriskumar3149 Год назад

      @@Organizing-TV hey thank you so much for the response I have no idea, I never dropped anything on it, may be dirt? But it’s got a yellowish tint it’s like of like how the dress shirt collar gets that weird dark yellowish/yellowish colour but on a blue t shirt and my light blue dress shirt in many areas same colour as the collar (yellowish) . Based bleach is fine for light blue?

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад

      @@kriskumar3149 It sounds like it could be from sweat/deodorant. An oxygen-based bleach should work just fine on a light blue shirt :) I hope it works out well

    • @kriskumar3149
      @kriskumar3149 Год назад

      @@Organizing-TV thank you so much

    • @kriskumar3149
      @kriskumar3149 Год назад

      @@Organizing-TV please do you have any video on how to use that product ?

  • @Sam-ft8cp
    @Sam-ft8cp Год назад +3

    Does this work with white graphic tees? I have some white shirts but they have logos and designs so I didn’t know if it needed to be plain white.

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад +2

      To be honest I haven't tried, but I don't see why I shouldn't work. I'd love to hear how it turns out if you end up giving it a try

    • @7RPR
      @7RPR 2 месяца назад

      have you tried it?

  • @AmiraHassann
    @AmiraHassann Год назад +1

    Hello I need your help, i soaked my white clothes in water mixed with bleach for 16 hours +, now that I dried them I see yellow stains almost everywhere. Please tell me there is a way to fix it

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад

      It sounds like you used chlorine bleach when you soaked the garments. If you do the process I did in the video using oxygen-based bleach they should start to turn white again. I'd leave them in there over night. You can repeat the process multiple times get them all white again.

  • @subversetheatre
    @subversetheatre Год назад +3

    I thought mixing vinegar and bleach was a big no no as it makes chlorine gas?

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад +4

      They should never be mixed :) It is ok to use one after the previous one is washed out.

    • @xavierjones9777
      @xavierjones9777 3 месяца назад

      👀

  • @reepeez
    @reepeez 5 месяцев назад

    Thsnks for the video i have an old starter jacket made of nylon the sleeves have white stripes and colour has lesched into them from the rest of the jacket, is it safe to soak the whole thing in bleach?

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  5 месяцев назад +1

      I recommend to spot treat the arms if you don’t want the rest of the jacket to whiten as well. You can do that either by submerging only the arms, or dissolving the oxygen-based bleach in some water and then applying it directly onto the arms

  • @KKRITCHET
    @KKRITCHET Год назад +1

    Can I do this with more shirts at a time? Might be a dumb question but I do have quite a few of then to restore heh

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад +1

      Yes that will be fine 👍🏻 just make sure that they are fully submerged

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад +1

      Also remember to spot threat them a little if they’re stained before you toss more shirts on top

    • @KKRITCHET
      @KKRITCHET Год назад

      @@Organizing-TV thanks for the answers, much appreciated 🫶

  • @avourrito1819
    @avourrito1819 4 месяца назад

    Literally bought Vanish Oxi Action couple hours before coming home and hearing my said that her white clothes is unfortunately yellow-ish

  • @tanbcs
    @tanbcs 7 месяцев назад

    great video :) just to clarify, did you pre-treat in 40C water and then machine wash in 90C water?

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  7 месяцев назад +1

      I'm glad to hear that it was useful :)
      I ran the washer at 40℃ as that was the temperature the t-shirt tag recommended. Oxygen-based bleach is a little more effective at high temperatures, so I went as high as the garment allowed.
      Then I did an extra rinse just to make sure that all the cleaning products were rinsed out since we used so much during the process of making the shirt white again

  • @EzekielsCall
    @EzekielsCall Год назад +1

    Does this method work for synthetic clothing? I have white tanks that are probably polyester or something that have turned from white to yellowish/dingy looking

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад

      It should work just fine :) If you're concerned, you can try to spot treat a small area that is hard to see on the garment and see how it reacts first

  • @cnccoleangelo6176
    @cnccoleangelo6176 7 месяцев назад

    Can you do this with Vanish Oxy Action (Pink Can version)?

  • @comfychloe5277
    @comfychloe5277 5 месяцев назад

    will these also fix colorful ones, i had a light pink one turn into a faded dingy warm yellow..

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  5 месяцев назад

      Did you use regular chlorine bleach on it? That generally turns them yellow. As for the methods here, it will probably whiten the pink color in the process as well, so you'll have to consider if you're comfortable with that.

  • @asamisato876
    @asamisato876 Год назад +4

    Would you recommend doing this for a shirt with prints on it? Or just plain white t shirts. Cheers

    • @mirjanamilosavljevic4261
      @mirjanamilosavljevic4261 Год назад +1

      You can,
      Put one cup of the. powder in the buckle with 2-3 litres of boiling water, let it cool one put the items in…stack them for ( as much time as you have ),squeeze them well and wash them in the washing machine as you usually do 🌸
      There is pink version of the vanish powder ,for coloured clothes to 😁

  • @lokoulva
    @lokoulva 6 месяцев назад

    my white socks and one of my shirts have turned yellow (it has a design on it) along with one of my light grey shirts how do i fix it

  • @valensiotantiono5870
    @valensiotantiono5870 Год назад +2

    great video! does this also work for white shirts with dye transfered color? my white shirts turns greyish after washing them together with colored clothes lol.

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад +1

      I see! Yes, this should work fine for that too :)

  • @jessicarule8577
    @jessicarule8577 7 месяцев назад

    I didn’t realise that my white skirt said ‘don’t bleach’ and used a whitening sachet for a white wash which had bleach in. Everything else came out fine but this skirt now has weird yellowish and white patches. Would this work for the yellow patches caused by bleach? Thanks!

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  7 месяцев назад +3

      Yup :) I'd also spot treat the discoloured areas with oxygen bleach before putting it into the bath to make it more effective

    • @jessicarule8577
      @jessicarule8577 7 месяцев назад

      @@Organizing-TV thank you!

  • @comfychloe5277
    @comfychloe5277 6 месяцев назад

    can i use liquid bleach ? its all i have as of now but its whitening/stain removing bleach so i assume it’ll help, but i wonder if i still have to get like a specific type of bleach to remove the yellow color.

    • @comfychloe5277
      @comfychloe5277 6 месяцев назад

      also idk abt adding the vinegar part, is it necessary?😭 (im very cautious if i were to add other things to my washer, i heard vinegar could cause problems to it)

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  6 месяцев назад

      I’d steer clear of chlorine bleach as that will make the garment even more yellow. If it’s hydrogen peroxide bleach then that will work just as well as vanish/oxiclean.
      As for the vinegar, it’s not essential so if you don’t want to use it you can skip it 🙂 personally I love using distilled white vinegar though.
      I hope this helps

    • @comfychloe5277
      @comfychloe5277 6 месяцев назад

      @@Organizing-TV ah okayy! i only have clorox sadly, it does says it whitens, but idk if i should risk it since i don’t want my shirt to get more yellow,
      but i checked other brands of bleaches i have and they don’t rlly have any sign of hydrogen peroxide, but no chlorine either. So im unsure what to use

    • @comfychloe5277
      @comfychloe5277 6 месяцев назад

      if it doesn’t work then i’ll js get the vanish/oxiclean 🦭

  • @pyroromancer
    @pyroromancer Год назад +10

    true white has a shade of blue in it.
    to slow the yellowing of my whites i wash them with my blues. Howver do not wash a newly bought blue with your whites as there will be too much blue dye leakage, not usually a problem in western countries that require prewashing before retailing fabrics.
    I don't recommend vinegar in any machine with rubber seals.
    Vinegar is actually used in the rubber manufacturing process as a coagulating agent to turn the latex sap into a transportable or modable product as you can imagine knowing that, continued exposure to vinegar hastens the degration of the rubber that would otherwise last 20+ years. A leaky washing machine is a cascading host of problems.

  • @J1M80sz
    @J1M80sz Год назад

    Hey, I like the video bro, can you tell me if it’s un avoidable for whites to go yellow? Or is it only from the reasons you said in the beginning. And also, will the prints and logos on my clothes go yellow aswell? Thanks

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад +2

      I'm glad you liked the video! From my experience, the clothes will stay white for a long time unless you do one of the mentioned things. They may start to lose some of the crisp white color over time, depending on how you use, store, and wash them, but just doing the soak should help turn them back :)

    • @J1M80sz
      @J1M80sz Год назад

      @@Organizing-TV ok thanks:)

  • @nrjiijii4761
    @nrjiijii4761 Год назад

    Hello i have a white nike tech its yellow now i wonder if i can hand wash it with baking soda because iam scared about the washing machine method :x

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад

      I think you should be able to soak it without any problems like in the video :)

  • @sandymakesplans
    @sandymakesplans Год назад

    do you have a version for colored clothes?

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад

      Not at the moment! I could try to help you though

  • @ithacacomments4811
    @ithacacomments4811 7 месяцев назад

    In my area the water is high in manganese. Everything white becomes cream colored over time in the wash.

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  7 месяцев назад

      I'm sorry to hear that! Have you tried using any products to soften the water you use to wash your clothes?

  • @iamCarBolt
    @iamCarBolt Год назад

    Commenting before I watch the video since im going to bed (probably watching in the morning) my only question is will whatever your process is damage a shirt with a design on it? If so then im probably just gonna have to buy a new shirt

  • @ChrisBautista2
    @ChrisBautista2 9 месяцев назад

    is it okay to do this with white shirts that have print on them ?

    • @ihy9803
      @ihy9803 6 месяцев назад

      did u try it i also need to know this lol

  • @mgbeheler
    @mgbeheler Год назад +2

    40 degrees C = 104 F.

  • @waleedbinhamid247
    @waleedbinhamid247 7 месяцев назад

    My white cotton shirts have turned yellow cos of my wife using alot of bleach in the machine , which method would work ?

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  7 месяцев назад

      This method will work just fine. You may need to repeat it if they are very yellow

  • @DiLa_6891
    @DiLa_6891 Год назад

    Would this work on a football jersey??

  • @daniel-j-harris
    @daniel-j-harris Год назад

    Bit gutted this didn’t work at all. My karate gi is exactly the same shade of yellow 😢

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад

      I'm sorry to hear that! How long did you leave it in for?

    • @daniel-j-harris
      @daniel-j-harris Год назад

      @@Organizing-TV 10 hours (overnight). Upon further inspection the pants are very slightly whiter than the karate jacket which I did not wash so I could compare the two. Perhaps it needs 2-3 attempts?

  • @CochXD
    @CochXD Год назад +1

    Thank you so much ❤

  • @5r6v
    @5r6v Год назад +1

    6 hours? google says no more than 20 min though

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад +2

      Hmm in that case I think Google got it wrong. 20 min won't be nearly long enough to remove the level of discoloration the t-shirt in the video had.
      You could try to cut down on the time you soak the garments in oxygen-based bleach if you're afraid they will be ruined, but from my experience 6 hours is totally fine. I think 6 hours is what the instructions on the packaging said as well if I remember correctly.

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  Год назад +1

      I was just thinking a little why google would say this to you. Are you planning to bleach any delicate garments? In that case 20 min could be the maximum that your garments can handle before it starts damaging them

  • @qkun
    @qkun 10 месяцев назад +7

    Update: just put them to soak for overnight, i HOPE SO HARD THIS WORKS.
    Im going to try this this weekend, i have some old white tour tshirts that have been ruined by yellow staining spots due to bad storage and they need emergency cpr. Ty for saying you can try it multiple times, i think ill try it 3x if if doesnt work out im going to just cut out the graphics and make a quilt or something 🥴

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  10 месяцев назад +1

      I hope it worked out for you. Iove to hearthe results

    • @qkun
      @qkun 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@Organizing-TV oh it absolutely did! A few 3/4 shirts I will have to do it again but a good 10 of them came out totally free of yellow stains! I will add though from experience now, word of advise to anyone who reads this, if you're doing graphic t-shirts and they have big red colored areas, put it in a seperate bucket 😅😅😅 I had a bit of color bleed but the wash with oxiclean took it out luckily. Overall great video, totally worked. Thank you!

    • @Organizing-TV
      @Organizing-TV  9 месяцев назад +1

      @@qkun Haha good looking out! I am so glad to hear that it worked well for you :D

  • @captaingorgeous685
    @captaingorgeous685 Год назад

    You would be great working on a shopping channel

  • @acornsucks2111
    @acornsucks2111 10 месяцев назад

    It might be easier just to buy a new shirt.

  • @Neiri-qg2wk
    @Neiri-qg2wk Год назад

    Stripping isn't necessary. One or two packets of Rit White Wash does the trick.