Protein family: cold water first
How to get yellowing in drawers out
Stored baby clothes and whites yellow from body oils and old residue.
Do this first
Soak overnight in oxygen bleach
Fresh stain
- Soak overnight in oxygen bleach
- Wash
- Sun-dry
Dried or old
- Repeat
- see Yellowing in storage
- Fabric care
- Store clean.
- Time
- Overnight
- How to tell
- Look: overall yellow or spots; Feel: normal; Smell: stale
Where this fix comes from
We check every fix against these published guides. We do not run a test lab of our own.
Before you start
- Test on a hidden seam first.
- Never mix cleaners.
- Keep it out of the dryer until the stain is gone.