https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-yellow-sunscreen-stains-on-white-top Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:06:47 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-yellow-sunscreen-stains-on-white-top#post-1767745 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 14:02:44 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1767745@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My sister gave me the best tip about Oxyclean. She has a toddler that has always refused to be fed, or use cutesy children's utensils since he was about a year old. Instead, he insists on using full-size cutlery and regular grown-up dishes and cups, and she was always having to remove serious food stains on a daily basis.</p> <p>Her tip: soak the garment in Oxyclean + water in the tub, sink, or bucket for HOURS. 5-6 hours or overnight. This has been the saving of many a light-colored shirt for me, including stains my talented dry-cleaner could not lift.</p> <p>If this doesn't do it, then yeah, I would dye the top. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-yellow-sunscreen-stains-on-white-top#post-1767685 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 09:46:57 +0000 Lucy 1767685@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, dyeing sounds like the best plan for this top! <br />And I guess it is something to keep in mind for my future purchases - white would be fine for work wear or dressier stuff, but maybe not so good for weekends, when I slather on the sunscreen!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-yellow-sunscreen-stains-on-white-top#post-1767593 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 01:05:09 +0000 Sal 1767593@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oxyclean helped a wee bit....</p> <p>Sard soap helped a wee bit....</p> <p>I could not find bar keepers friend here - and while I could bleach or use borax etc....</p> <p>In thinking about it I think my best bet is to dye the top - yellow!! &nbsp;I hope to find the butter yellow colour that I love. &nbsp;I only wear it with a navy bikini or black and white one piece, maybe denim shorts or black shorts. &nbsp;</p> <p>The reason for this is that realistically it is a top to wear over a bikini or swimsuit at the beach or pool, or maybe over denim shorts at a sports event. &nbsp;I will always need to have sunscreen on around my neck and hands - and I use a variety of brands at different times. &nbsp;Here I might top up with a friends at the tennis, or on the beach. &nbsp;I am prepared to be careful with a special occasion dress but I know I will not be with this type of item.....but I don't want to look stained...</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-yellow-sunscreen-stains-on-white-top#post-1767550 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 23:07:16 +0000 Bennett 1767550@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This has proven to an unsolvable problem for me in the summer as well. I have stained a lot of white clothing with my sunscreen use, but sunscreen is very important to me. I've tryed everything here but Barkeepers Friend, so will keep that in mind! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-yellow-sunscreen-stains-on-white-top#post-1766874 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 13:39:36 +0000 Janet 1766874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just noticed on vacation that my favorite bikini has some staining on the white stripe portion of it that I also think is due to sunscreen. I will have to try some of these tricks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-yellow-sunscreen-stains-on-white-top#post-1766868 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 13:31:38 +0000 Helen11 1766868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's such a nuisance, as sunscreen is just essential.<br />I use SARD soap for everything stain-y, and it seems to get most stuff out. &nbsp;I'm interested to hear other hints, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-yellow-sunscreen-stains-on-white-top#post-1766838 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 11:22:22 +0000 lisaflex 1766838@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i have had success with fels naptha (SP?) and then washing with borax </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-yellow-sunscreen-stains-on-white-top#post-1766826 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 09:30:21 +0000 Gigi 1766826@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When Oxyclean doesn't work, I usually head for lemon juice. I put some on and let it sit a bit, then add more. I do this over a period of maybe half an hour to see if there is improvement. If there is, I continue with the lemon juice until the stain is gone, then wash. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-yellow-sunscreen-stains-on-white-top#post-1766812 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 05:34:35 +0000 Bijou 1766812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I sympathise with you because sunscreen is so essential, but to have to worry about it ruining your clothes is awful. I use the Neutrogena spray on sunscreen 50+ and have not had this issue with staining.</p> <p>My go to stain removal is to soak in bicarbonate of soda and white vinegar. If that didn't work, given your top is white, I would use bleach. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-yellow-sunscreen-stains-on-white-top#post-1766806 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 05:19:12 +0000 karen13 1766806@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had a similar issue with a technical shirt I've had for years and worn with no problem. While hiking around Mont Blanc I hand washed it in the sink in a French mountain hotel; must have had high iron water because I got staining at the neck and wrists where it would have been in contact with sunscreen. </p> <p>I had good luck rubbing the stained area with a cut lemon, letting it sit a bit then laundering it as usually back at home (I guess we don't have non-iron rich water).</p> <p>If you think it is your water, maybe try this with some distilled water to wash. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-yellow-sunscreen-stains-on-white-top#post-1766766 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 01:58:11 +0000 Lucy 1766766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, living in Queensland this is the bane of my life! Following for all the tips :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-yellow-sunscreen-stains-on-white-top#post-1766754 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 01:19:43 +0000 Anonymous 1766754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have had the same thing happen to me and found that it was the avobenzone that caused the yellowing. &nbsp;I found on the internet that someone recommended Bar Keepers friend and it really does work but apparently Oxyclean will only make the stain worse!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-yellow-sunscreen-stains-on-white-top#post-1766748 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 00:56:17 +0000 carter 1766748@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>With greasy stains, I usually have success with blue Dawn. Rub a bit on the stain, let it sit for 15 min or so, then wash with oxyclean. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-yellow-sunscreen-stains-on-white-top#post-1766746 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 00:52:58 +0000 El Cee 1766746@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry about your top. You may want to read this article that is specifically about treating sunscreen stains:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youbeauty.com/beauty/how-to-clean-sunscreen-stains-off-your-clothes/">http://www.youbeauty.com/beaut.....r-clothes/</a></p> <p>Check to see if your sunscreen has avobenzone as an ingredient. This chemical can have a reaction with iron particles found in water, so you may want to try treating with a product made specifically for rust stains... like the Carbona product shown below.</p> <p>If no avobenzone in there, you may just have a tough to remove grease variety stain -- for which I would recommend Lestoil or a similar product.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-yellow-sunscreen-stains-on-white-top#post-1766744 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 00:37:10 +0000 Sal 1766744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi all</p> <p>I have mostly been absent over recent weeks, but should be around more now. &nbsp;I have some reading to catch up on, and a couple of posts to do myself...</p> <p>We have been at the beach and at a sports event recently - and I have been using sunscreen of course. &nbsp;I notice my new white cotton cover up has yellow/brown marks at the neckline and also on the back, and I am positive these are sunscreen related...</p> <p>I have washed and dried in the sun, and washed with Oxyclean. &nbsp;Neither have worked totally effectively.</p> <p>In the worst case I will dye the top I guess - it does not have to be perfect as it is worn in very casual situations - &nbsp;and maybe moving forward this is the best plan given I will wear sunscreen always with this top.</p> <p>Has anyone treated these stains successfully in the past - or do you know of a sunscreen brand that does not stain (I suspect this one is Nivea spray on but I use whatever is at hand)...</p> <p>Thanks in advance!!</p> <p>Sally </p>