Yellow Stain From Peroxide On White Shirt

By

c1h2r3i4s5

I did the same thing, hydrogen peroxide and sun, groan, yellow stain. I am having luck with soaking in oxi-clean (over night) Washed then used a little beach but did not let this sit long as it will eat the fabric. Wet the shirt, made a paste with ZUD/ Bar Keepers Friend (rust remover) let sit an hour or so and washed in a bleach load. The stain has pretty much vanished I am optimistic with a repeat the stain will be gone.

By Carol Merrill (Guest Post)

I have never heard of Dart. Where do you get it and who makes it? I have the yellow stain from peroxide and the sun on a white dress shirt and I cannot get it out.

By sam (Guest Post)

I have peroxide stains on a pair of pink pants. How do I get them out?

By dorothy (Guest Post)

I need some help I have two white shirt withyellow stain on them . the stains are not from blood but never the less i can not remove the stains, i've tried everything i could think of I love both of these shirts and now they are both ruined. please help.

By terry (Guest Post)

Try soaking the fabric in all fabric bleach. I used Dart. It got out the peroxide stains.

By christine lopez (Guest Post)

I used "Oxyclean" non-clhorine bleach stain remover (hydrogen peroxide based) to take a small stain out of a white shirt. Thought I had rinced it out and but later had yellow spots in front of the shirt. I didn't realize that the unwashed residue from the oxyclean would oxidize in the sun and turn yellow.

After doing several suggested treatments, I finally threw it in the wash and soaked it overnight with about a 1/2 c. of bleach in a small load of water. I did this the first night and it almost came out, but there was still a slight yellow spot. The second time I only set it in the bleach water for about 1 hour and then rubbed into the fabric Gain detergent and let it sit out for about 1/2 hour. Put it through the wash again and the stain is gone. A lot of time involved, but it was an expensive shirt and it had only been worn once.

By Terry (Guest Post)

Here's what worked of me. I dribbled some peroxide on a favorite white cotton cami to get out perspiration stains and hung it out on the pool towel rack, thinking Florida sun would help. Well it yellowed.

I soaked it for five days in regular detergent, I used Tide and cold water, changing the water and soap every day until it came out. And it did. It's pure white now!

It's like bleach on white laminate countertops, it will come out eventually with soap and water. Patience is the key.

By redwatertank (Guest Post)

I used peroxide on white shirts to remove yellow stains. I threw them in the laundry basket with my other whites. The whites that came in contact with the hydrogen peroxide now have yellow stains where they made contact. I have tried stain removers, chlorine pens, etc. Any suggestions?

By vintage girl (Guest Post)

Argh! I just did the same thing - I don't think blood has anyting to do with it. I put hydrogen peroxide on a white skirt with a few rust stains and where the H.P. was it all turned yellow as I left it in the sun to dry. I am soaking it in bleach - but no luck yet. I'll try the whitening agent and see if that works - if not, I'll have to dye the piece.

By

sweetcaroline

i did the same thing to a pillowcase. It had a small bit of blood on it, and made it through the washer and dryer before I noticed it was set in. So I soaked the whole thing in hydrogen peroxide overnight and it came out beautifully. Then I set it out to dry (so it wouldn't mold before I ran it through a load of whites. The side that faced the window and sunshine turned ALL YELLOW! I know it isn't left-over blood because there wasn't that much in the first place.

By Ginger (Guest Post)

My son, (14 years old) just came back from football
camp. Every cloting item that was white is now either brown or black.
Is there anything I cn do, or should I use these items as rags?

Ginger Westra

By Guest (Guest Post)

Same thing happened to me. I think if the hydrogen peroxide is not rinsed out of the fabric soon after treating a stain, it turns yellow. I hoped bleach might work, I just stained my favorite white skirt today. Please post if you were able to remove the yellow. Good luck!

By mary givens (Guest Post)

The yellow sounds like you still have blood in the material. They have some whitening agents that are sold in uniform shops (where they sell white nursing uniforms) to keep uniforms from turning yellow from bleaching, etc. I don't know the name of the stuff, but if you will call a nursing uniform shop, I am sure they will tell you what it is.

By

beanygurl

try putting peroxide on the yellowed spot. If it foams, there is still residual blood material. Be sure to rinse the area very very well with cool water, then launder.

That should do it.