A white blouse is a versatile piece of clothing that can be combined with any other clothing. However, over time, the item may lose freshness, become gray or turn yellow. How to bleach a white blouse at home so as not to damage the fabric?
How to take care of white clothes
To prevent yellowing of white fabrics, care must be taken to care for them. As a rule, polluted water, cheap perfume, adverse environmental conditions adversely affect the fibers. Frequent wear and an improperly selected washing regimen can also ruin a shirt.
To reduce the impact of negative factors, you must adhere to the following recommendations:
- to reduce the impact of impurities contained in tap water, a special filter can be placed on the tap;
- for washing white things it is necessary to use special powders;
- white clothes should not be stored for a long time in a closet, without oxygen;
- wash the white sweater separately from other wardrobe items;
- in order not to destroy the structure of the fibers, bleaching agents are used as rarely as possible, about 1 time for 3-4 washes;
- to preserve color, white clothes are pre-soaked in cold water.
How to get rid of dullness
To bleach a blouse, if it is gray, you can use modern bleaches. These substances gently act on the fabric, and can return the clothes to their original whiteness.
All bleaching agents are divided into groups:
- Products containing chlorine - Whiteness, ACE and others, should be used with caution: substances act aggressively on the fibers of the material, but are very effective. A thin silk blouse or chiffon jacket cannot be bleached with these products: fabrics can deteriorate from chlorine.
- Optical aids will help visually lighten the blouse. Used for silk and chiffon items.
- Oxygen products - "Persol", "Vanish" perfectly whiten white things with color prints. The active ingredient in these bleaches is oxygen.
A blouse made of synthetics, as well as cotton and linen materials, can be bleached with almost all household chemicals. The water temperature should not exceed 40 degrees.
Whitening clothes is a time-consuming process that should be approached with care. Improper use of household chemicals can damage the product. Therefore, before washing a gray thing, it is necessary to find out the type of its fabric.
The following methods will help to wash a white sweater and get rid of dullness.
Hydrogen peroxide
This folk remedy will help eliminate the resulting dullness on any materials, including synthetics.
To prepare a bleach solution, you will need:
- 2 liters of warm water;
- 5 g hydrogen peroxide.
The composition is well stirred. The product is soaked for 20 minutes, systematically mixing, after which it is washed in the usual way.
To eliminate yellowness, 5 g of sodium carbonate can be put into the solution.
Potassium permanganate
Ordinary potassium permanganate will help restore the whiteness of the product. The main thing is to thoroughly dissolve the substance, otherwise the result may be unexpected. Several crystals of potassium permanganate are dissolved in water, washing powder is placed.The linen is soaked in the solution for 10 minutes, after which it is washed in the machine.
Salt
Ordinary edible salt will help whiten fabrics and eliminate gray plaque. This method can be used to eliminate grayish plaque from white shirts made of guipure, rayon, chiffon and other fabrics consisting mainly of synthetic threads.
50 g of salt are dissolved in 1 liter of water. The clothes are soaked for a quarter of an hour, after which they are washed with a regular wash.
Toothpaste, vinegar and salt
This bleaching option is effective enough to eliminate old blue. In this way, you can whiten a guipure blouse, as well as give whiteness to linen and cotton products.
For cooking you will need:
- 1 tube of toothpaste;
- 50 g of salt;
- 10 g of 9% vinegar;
- 100 g baking powder for dough.
Dissolve all ingredients in a bowl of water, mix thoroughly. The thing is soaked for 60-120 minutes, after which it is squeezed and dried. After drying, the shirt is washed in the machine with a delicate wash.
To more thoroughly whiten clothes and remove old yellowed spots, 5 g of sodium carbonate can be added to the composition.In this case, the water should be moderately hot.
How to get rid of yellowness
Usually, a yellow coating on white sweaters appears with frequent washing or after long-term storage. To solve the problem, you can use the following methods.
Boiling
Only cotton and linen items can be bleached by boiling.
Water is poured into enameled dishes, 40 g of bleaching agent and the same amount of sunflower oil are added. The linen is placed in the solution, and, periodically stirring with a wooden spatula, boil for 30 minutes.
White
50 g of Whiteness are dissolved in warm water, the solution is thoroughly stirred. The blouse is soaked in the composition for 20-30 minutes, systematically stirring, after which it is rinsed in cold water.
Ammonia and hydrogen peroxide
Before bleaching in this way, the product must first be washed.
To prepare a whitening composition, you will need:
- 5 liters of hot water;
- 20 g of hydrogen peroxide;
- 20 g ammonia.
The blouse is soaked in the solution for 30 minutes, rinsed twice and air-dried: this way you can eliminate the persistent smell.
Laundry soap
Regular alkaline 72% soap will help remove yellow stains from a white blouse. They can rub both individual pollution, and the entire product as a whole. The shirt is left for 30 minutes, after which it is rinsed or boiled.
Soda
Soda is the easiest and most famous way to get rid of yellowness and whiten clothes. For cooking, you need 3-4 liters of water and 0.5 packs of soda. The product is soaked for half an hour, after which it is washed in a typewriter.
Alternatively, two tablespoons of baking soda can be added to regular laundry detergent.
Boric acid
Boric acid will help wash a white blouse, as well as get rid of the fungus. For cooking you will need:
- 4 liters of hot water;
- 40 g of acid.
The shirt is soaked for 2 hours, after which it is thoroughly rinsed.
Powdered milk
This method will help whiten the cuffs and collars of the product.
Pour water into the container, add 200 g of powdered milk, stir well. The shirt is soaked for half an hour, after which it is washed in the usual way.
You may have to take turns using several different bleaching methods before you find the most effective one for a particular blouse. But then you can always count on a stable result.
If the blouse faded
To prevent staining, whites should always be separated from coloreds before washing. However, if the white blouse faded, it is still possible to save it. You can bleach a thing using the following recommendations.
The jacket is soaked in a weak solution of potassium permanganate for several minutes, after which it is rinsed by adding 50 g of citric acid, ammonia, salt or soda to the composition.
After that, the laundry is soaked in an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide for another hour and rinsed thoroughly.
How to bleach silk
Silk requires special care: it may not withstand aggressive bleaching methods and high temperatures.
To maintain the quality of the product for a long time, you must adhere to the following rules:
- silk fabrics are washed only in cold water;
- when using an automatic machine, select the manual or delicate wash mode;
- when washing by hand, the thing should not be intensively rubbed, and also squeezed strongly;
- after bleaching the blouse, it must be rinsed twice: first in warm water, then in cold;
- silk products should be dried by spreading them on a towel and avoiding the scorching sun.
Lemon
You can whiten a silk blouse with lemon juice: it will perfectly refresh the fabric and give it the necessary shade.
For cooking, you need 1-2 lemons and 1 liter of water. Juice is squeezed out of the fruit, mixed with water. The shirt is soaked in the resulting composition for 12 hours, after which it is thoroughly rinsed.
Sea salt
The following recipe will help to cope with the yellowing of things. 100-150 g of sea salt is diluted in water. The thing is soaked in salt water for several hours, adding 20 g of hydrogen peroxide to the composition.
It is quite possible to bleach your favorite white blouse and return it to its original snow-white appearance. The main thing is to determine the type of material and choose the appropriate method. If you follow all the manufacturer's recommendations and take care of your things properly, you will have to resort to bleaching much less often.
