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Peroxide Turned White Shirt Yellow?

I used hydrogen peroxide to remove a stain from a white shirt and it turned the fabric yellow. How do I get it white again?

By Yvonne

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September 12, 20110 found this helpful

Try denture cleaner, prepare according to instructions for dentures and just soak the part where the stain is. I know this works for cloth that is yellowed by age, so maybe it will work on a yellow stain.

 
September 12, 20110 found this helpful

You might check out Rit Dye. They make a product that takes all color out of an item, rendering it completely white. If your blouse has any colors on it though, it would also take these colors out.

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I've never tried it yet, but I want to, on some stained white bath towels whose binding turned yellow from using powder bleach in the wash water. Good luck!

 
September 13, 20110 found this helpful

There is a product in the laundry isle called Mrs Stewarts "bluing". It also works on white clothes that have become grey and dingey over time. Works well.

 

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September 13, 20110 found this helpful

I would find out what material you are dealing with. If you have rayon or something like that, it will not stand the same sort of stain treatment that cotton will. I suspect this shirt is not just cotton or polycotten, as peroxide does not turn cotton yellow.

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It may also not have completely removed the stain, and that may be the yellow residue. To be truly helpful, here, we need to know the type of fabric the shirt is, and what the original stain was.

 
Anonymous
May 5, 20160 found this helpful

I had a tiny spot on the color of my 100% cotton blouse and poured peroxide on the spot, the spot disappeared and now I have a huge yellow spot ....so looks like I ruined the shirt.

 
August 20, 20170 found this helpful

I tried bleach right away and it worked!!!!!

 
Anonymous
July 15, 20182 found this helpful

I have a 100% cotton tshirt that turned yellow with HPeroxide

 
Anonymous
August 28, 20182 found this helpful

Oh yes it does! I have 100% cotton sheets, put some peroxide on and in sun and BAM! it's yellow!

 
August 5, 20190 found this helpful

I use hydrogen peroxide for most of my whites especially blood stains .. it eats it right out of any carpet or fabric .. however, I was disappointed when it did turn an all cotton white expensive shirt yellow.

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I tried wetting the yellowed area and pouring table salt on top, letting it dry and soaking it. Nothing worked. I'm going to try some of the soaking with white vinegar and powdered borax.

 
July 27, 20220 found this helpful

100% cotton t shirt

 
May 9, 20230 found this helpful

Did it work

 
Anonymous
July 11, 20230 found this helpful

YES, Peroxide DOES turn cotton yellow. I had three new cotton dish towels that I spilled red wine on. I applied peroxide on the stains, rinsed with cold water and laid in the sun.

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They turned completely yellow.

 
December 9, 20230 found this helpful

it DOES turn cotton yellow...

 

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