Yellowing on white linen
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How do I clean out the yellowing of white linens?
8 answers
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Don't use bleach, it yellows things. The old fashioned was by using Paris blue powder ...you can still buy this, from Amazon for example. And good old fashioned sunlight. After using a tiny bit of paris blue in the washing water, letting the linens dry in sunlight is the best and safest way of bringing out the white. If it is true linen, (Derived from flax) , the more it is washed, the whiter it gets. Of course, the sunlight is tough this time of year ....but as soon as you get a sunny day, use it! Good luck!
Fiona Powell
on Jan 11, 2015
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I tried laundering some tablecloths that had yellowed with no luck then to cleaners and no luck there either..then to a neighbor who used to do laundering for a living and she bleached them and they came out beautifully. She said she actually let them soak in bleach (diluted) so she became my go to lady for them.
Kay Takash
on Jan 11, 2015
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add borax to wash rinse with vinegar and hang outside if possible
Cathy Carlson Reum
on Jan 11, 2015
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@Fiona Powell Is the Paris blue powder you mention from L'Oreal? Just wondering because that is what shows when I type in Paris blue powder on Amazon. Thanks if you can verify this.
Mary Ann
on Jan 11, 2015
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My grandma called it Paris blue , but it was also called Reckitt's blue, or dolly blue ...(I'm British btw) ....I checked on Amazon and found something called Mrs. Stewart's Blue, which is the same thing http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PB5ZQ8?ie=UTF8&tag=oldint-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000PB5ZQ8
Fiona Powell
on Jan 11, 2015
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I don't think anything sold by a cosmetic firm would be the same thing.
Fiona Powell
on Jan 11, 2015
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A vinegar soak should do it.
Carolyn B
on Apr 03, 2015
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Peroxide will do it. Dilute about 60% peroxide, 40% water. Pour on stains, let it it in the sun for awhile, wash in hot water. Dry outside in sun and it will have happened.
Marie
on Apr 04, 2015
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