https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-look-after-your-white-blouses Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:42:06 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-look-after-your-white-blouses#post-437755 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:45:33 +0000 ironkurtin 437755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a lot of white, and one thing that works is adding a nonchemical powder agent, like oxiclean. As for pit stains, I have found that squirting them with Shout, then creating a sort of paste from powder Tide With Bleach and the Shout, works very well. Let the mix dry, then launder. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-look-after-your-white-blouses#post-437750 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:39:08 +0000 Queen Mum 437750@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>everyone here seems to advocate washing in HOT water</p> <p><a href="http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=376025" rel="nofollow">http://forums.macrumors.com/sh.....p?t=376025</a></p> <p>I'd be leery of washing anything but pure cotton in hot though</p> <p>and here are some tips to deal with those pesky deoderant/sweat stains</p> <p><a href="http://laundry.about.com/od/stainremoval/a/underarmstains.htm" rel="nofollow">http://laundry.about.com/od/st.....stains.htm</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-look-after-your-white-blouses#post-437736 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:16:39 +0000 Kafe 437736@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've read bleach actually turns whites yellow over time. I can't remember where I heard it though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-look-after-your-white-blouses#post-437640 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:53:16 +0000 DressLover 437640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you are able, switch to a deodorant that does not contain aluminum. Aluminum chemically reacts with the urea (present in urine, giving it the yellow color, is also in perspiration albeit in far less concentration) in perspiration which makes the yellow staining more aggressive.</p> <p>If you can't change deodorants, wash the garments in the hottest water allowable by the care tag and at the highest agitation. This will break up the deodorant which has an incredible ability to cling to clothing fibers. If possible, dry cleaning is best. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-look-after-your-white-blouses#post-437636 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:50:39 +0000 rae 437636@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I look at white shirts like I look at hose: they must be practically disposable. I can't manage to keep them looking nice for very long, so I have to get them dirt cheap. :T </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-look-after-your-white-blouses#post-437630 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:45:07 +0000 Angie 437630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine go to the cleaners. </p> <p>I have several so they are rotated. I think that helps too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-look-after-your-white-blouses#post-437522 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:48:00 +0000 Janet 437522@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe it is not you turning the garments yellow, but your water. Not sure what the water is like where you are, but I had big problems with whites turning when I lived in a house with a well and an inefficient water treatment system -- the hard water is awful on skin and hair... and clothing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-look-after-your-white-blouses#post-437503 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:31:04 +0000 Sylvia 437503@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Eva: really some people don't have this issue? Bad luck for me then as my white pants and skirt turn yellow too...It takes a lot of work to keep them white... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-look-after-your-white-blouses#post-437472 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:09:59 +0000 Eva 437472@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As far as I've heard it's a matter of skin/body chemistry. Could very well be true since some people don't seem to have the problem.<br /> I hope I'm wrong... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-look-after-your-white-blouses#post-437409 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 05:35:00 +0000 Kate 437409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I no longer have light colored blouses (and haven't bought any white tops in 3 years!) for exactly this reason. I can't wait to hear what people say! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-look-after-your-white-blouses#post-437407 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 05:31:09 +0000 Sylvia 437407@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A practical question.</p> <p>As a person who likes minimal style, it's shocking to me that I have not a single classic white blouse left in my closet. Reason being that they all turn yellow, especially at the under arm part.</p> <p>So how do you look after your blouses and prevent this from happening? How long does a white shirt last for you? Do my shirts turn yellow because of the humid environment here in Singapore?</p> <p>Any tips much appreciated! </p>