How do I get those yellow stains out?

Mommy912

Tue, Jun 07 2005, 10:58 pm

I just had my second girl, my older one is 6 and I went to take out the summer baby clothing and they are all yellow even though I washed everything before packing them up Sad

Does anyone know of anything to get them clean or do I have to throw it all out and go shopping again? I am too tired to shop so please please give me some ideas..

chavamom

Tue, Jun 07 2005, 11:53 pm

If they aren't white, hold the bleach!!!!!

It will fade everything.

Try an overnight soak in hot (or warm if you are worried about colors) and several scoops of oxyclean.

My baby clothing always has those stains after being put away too.

Mommy912

Thu, Jun 09 2005, 3:26 pm

Thanks everyone for your tips. I have to go and look for oxyclean - It sounds like it is some kind of detergent.
I keep my clothing in large rubbermaid containers: They are blue and say 'Roughneck' on the lid. I don't know what caused the stains, I did have some new clothing in there and they didn't stain.

micki

Thu, Jun 09 2005, 5:04 pm

I store them the same way and mine aslos came out yellow. when I put it away it did not have stains, but after sitting for 5 years they did.

everywhere the baby spit up once they were there.
it looks awful.

motheroftwo

Thu, Jun 09 2005, 7:16 pm

yellow stains are not caused by the way you store things. They are stains that are there but invisible to the eye. After a period of time they show up as yellow stains.
Nature Bright from Shaklee is a great product (not available in stores) to get rid of these stains.

chen

Tue, Dec 06 2005, 1:12 pm

supermom wrote:

but then how is it possible that the whole garments as some said turned all yellow?

Same reason old books, old plastic and old wedding gowns turn yellow--natural oxidation which eventually happens to nearly all organic materials over time. It is exactly like the cut surface of a potato turning brown. It happens quickly on a potato because the potato contains enzymes that speed up the process. Individual stains are places where something spilled --e.g. juice or soda--that oxidizes more quickly than the fabric itself. Heat also speeds up the process, so if the clothes are stored in a warm place the stains will blossom that much more quickly.

Bleaches work by reversing the oxidation process. They do not actually remove the spilled material, so the stains may reappear, either over time or when exposed to heat, e.g. in a hot dryer or when ironed. You can go back-and-forth with this oxidation/reduction (technical term for "deoxidizing") a number of times.

motheroftwo, you've probably never had anything turn yellow all over because your stuff just isn't old enough! Ask your mother or grandmother.