White Shirts White Again!

White Shirts White Again!  No more Yellow!

Method 1 - fast, spot cleaning, less expensive ingredients

Method 2 - Large load whitening

Method 1 

2 parts Hydrogen Peroxide (3%)

1 Part Dawn Liquid Dish Soap

1 Part Baking Soda

Mix well and put in a container with lots of head room because it will foam and settle during storage. Massage into stain with an old toothbrush. Let soak for 1 hr (caution on khaki, may lighten), wash normally. Repeat if necessary. I haven't tried this without the baking soda, but it may work good that way too and without foaming. 

Method #2

It really works.  I tried it on White Stafford Dress shirts 60/40 Poly/cotton blend.  Amazing!  Also great for getting out other stains, but I'm most impressed with removing the yellow stain in the armpit area.  Also worked on old yellowed white T-shirts.

Formula:   2 gallons HOT water 
                 4 small scoops oxy clean powder (about 2TBl each) 
                 (1 scoop if you have the large scoop that measures 4 at a time)
Fill 5 gallon bucket with 1 gallon HOT WATER.  In a smaller container (like old peanut butter jar) mix oxyclean powder and 1 qrt or so of HOT water.  The key here is to completely dissolve the powder! Add solution to 5 gallon bucket.  Add clothing, not too many.  Let sit for at least 24hrs if stains are old and set.  I let it go 1 1/2 days.  May take less time for fresher stains. (I use it on newborn yellow diaper stains that had been washed and dried, it worked in 1 hr)  I stir it and push clothing down occasionally when I happen to walk past it.  After soaking transfer clothing to washing machine and launder & dry as usual.

What's really funny is that this formula is right on the box in itty bitty print, but I've never followed instructions to a T, once I did it worked wonders.  The key really is to dissolve the powder before adding it.  Do this when you add it to laundry as well.

Grease Stains

For Greasy stains the best solution I've found is one from Humdrum Hero.  She's such a smart cookie. :)
1part Liquid detergent (Tide), 1/4 part water.  Mix this in a spray bottle.  Squirt it on stain and rub together, soak, or throw back in laundry basket.  Be careful on Khaki, it's prone to blotch if you let stain remover of any type dry on it.

This works great even on old laundry stains that have been washed and dried repeatedly.  It may take more than one application, but it will come out.