bleached white shirt turns yellow tint

[randomkoreandude]

so one of my white b/d had a stain that i decided to bleach. the stain was really hard to get out after spot cleaning, so i soaked the entire shirt in bleach (mistake) and now the entire shirt has turned to a faint yellow tint.

after repeated washes the entire shirt is still a faint yellow. at least it is uniform. just wondering if there is a way to get it back to full white. the shirt is 95% cotton/5% elastine. i read that bleach can change the color of non cotton fabric so anyway to reverse/fix?

 

[Luke Banks]

Bleach it again.

 

[randomkoreandude]

really? the bleach caused the discoloration in the first place ... how would bleaching help it?

 

[Razele]

Aren't white shirts actually really really super light blue? Essentially bleach is stripping the dye and returning the shirt to 'natural' which is that yellow color. I learnt this the hard way too

Love you RKD

 

[randomkoreandude]

hmmm LAME ... oh well i guess it will be my new beater shirt

thx for the help and always

Razele

 

[Kiwi Man]

Originally Posted by Razele

Aren't white shirts actually really really super light blue? Essentially bleach is stripping the dye and returning the shirt to 'natural' which is that yellow color. I learnt this the hard way too

Love you RKD

That is exactly right. Most of the brand new white shirt is usually SUPER LIGHT blue.

 

[UrbanAesthetics]

*You can never own enough white shirts! Sounds like you need to let that one go and get a new one. And it's true. Continuing to bleach it will NOT solve the problem. Hope this helped!
http://urbanaesthetics.tumblr.com/

 

[Mr. White]

^ Agreed, and bleaching just burns holes in the fabric. Save the shirt to wear under a sweater or vest.