Yellow Bleach Tint.

[ReverseLunge]

Is there any way to get out that yellowish tint that is left from bleach?

[MyraTrue]

Maybe I shouldn't say this, but WHY did you bleach your whites?? I dunno, I know there's a temptation, but bleach eats your whites.

I'd stick with something like oxyclean, which has done very well with my whites. I've never seen bleach leave yellow stains on whites, but I tend to stay away from bleach. I'd try soaking your whites in an oxyclean solution, or something very like it if its a big issue.

[Strytllr]

i've never had bleach eat anything...

what exactly are you talking about Myra??

[MyraTrue]

bleach (sodium hypochlorite, I beleive) will weaken the fabric of your whites. If you really want to see what bleach will do, use a fairly concentrated solution of bleach and soak something you don't care about in it for a day or two... As a kid I found it amusing to disolve my brother's old nasty t-shirts in bleach solutions.

The idea is that bleach helps whiten, but bleach destroys elastic, weakens fabric etc. If you're counting on your whites being (for example) 800N, they wont be after enough bleaching. Which is why they don't recomend use of bleach on whites.

[ReverseLunge]

I didnt Bleach my uniform. There was bleached used in the previous load. I just want to know how to get it out.

I have a Uhlmann Olympia uniform, Does anyone know if that is normal for it to be a little yellowish after a first wash?

[veeco]

It will always turn a little yellow after some time. After a first wash seems a little too soon, but it could be because of the fact that bleach was used in the previous load as you mentionned. I've also heard that drying your gear under the sun was going to turn it a little yellowish.

Anyway, I don't think there is much to do.

[Strytllr]

hmm... perhaps. but bleach does not cause yellowing. quite the opposite, actually. A very old, loaner jacket that I have had yellowed significantly with the years and my wife bleached the crap out of it and got all of the yellow out.

It seems more likely that something else was the culprit. ReverseLunge, do you use city refined water or have a water purification system of some kind? Have you seen yellowing in other whites that you wash (with or without bleach... even or time)?

iron is usually what turns things yellow when washing... where I once lived, the iron content of the water, even in the presence of bleach, would yellow white clothes like crazy, just after a 4-5 washes. course... it always took more than one. just made you crazy excited to have a glass of water... hehe.

Didn't know that about the (yes) sodium hypochlorite, myratrue... thanks.

[ReverseLunge]

Originally Posted by Strytllr

hmm... perhaps. but bleach does not cause yellowing.
Didn't know that about the (yes) sodium hypochlorite, myratrue... thanks.

Hmmm...Actually i think it depends on the material you bleach.

Anyways I found a miracle product.

http://www.tri-esssciences.com/mrs__stewarts_bluing.htm

If you have any whites that have turned yellow or gray just add about 1 ts of this stuff to the pre-soak cycle. You might have to go through 2 or 3 rinse cycles though.

My fencing pant are white again.

[Black Jeebus]

I will not use OxyClean- ever. I just hate their spokesperson. He comes on TV for whatever hes endorsing at the time and I just cringe. His voice grates on my nerves like no other. Billy Mays is IMO the DEVIL (insert dramatic music here).

[MyraTrue]

Black Jeebus- I'm one of those backward people that doesn't own a TV, and hasn't watched TV for over 3 years. I figure fencing fills up too much time. I'm lucky, I miss the annoying-as-all commercials. I have NO IDEA how bad the spokesman is. I just know that the stuff does seem to work alright. AND it doesn't do bad things to my colored clothes. Never was a fan of bleach...

[ReverseLunge]

Originally Posted by MyraTrue

Black Jeebus- I'm one of those backward people that doesn't own a TV, and hasn't watched TV for over 3 years. I figure fencing fills up too much time. I'm lucky, I miss the annoying-as-all commercials. I have NO IDEA how bad the spokesman is. I just know that the stuff does seem to work alright. AND it doesn't do bad things to my colored clothes. Never was a fan of bleach...

Oh great! giving points out to yourself. So what else are you? A vegan too?

[pkt]

Nowadays, most detergent manufacturers offer a bleach substitute that is safe on colours and other non-bleachables. i use the one from Tide. i and only i wash my whites. [Well, truth be told, i WON'T let my wife touch my whites, neither does she want to... ]

bleach is a facinating chemical. i used a spray cleaner that contains bleach to do a nasty stain/spot. In order for the spray to stay on and not dry off too fast, i put a piece of paper towel on top of it. After a day or so, the paper towel dissolved... i kid you not. That's how powerful teh stuff is.

There are many other bluing agent around. Look in your mother's laundry supply and you'd most prob. find a bottle of the stuff. If you don't have one, wash you blue jeans with your whites, does the same thing esp. if your jeans are not one of those that are pre-washed.

Good luck,
PK

[onesandzeros]

Yeah, so whatcha got against Vegans?

[Maeve_Mari]

Bleaching (chlorine bleach) fabrics with a synthetic fiber will turn them yellow. And I have found that it is nearly impossible to recover the white again. I suggest a blueing water conditioner, but they are both hard to find in stores lately and may still not remove the yellow tint.

At some pet stores, especially horse/tack supply shops, you might find the blueing conditioners. Trainers and Groomers use blueing on white and light horses to whiten and brighten their coats for shows. Just a small amount in your wash helps to whiten white fabrics.