How can I make my white bras, white again?

Question

I can't use bleach as I have very sensitive skin and it makes my skin very sore.

Any suggestions appreciated!

Answer 1

****Oxy clean or borax

Answer 2

basically you cant!  and bleach ruins the material.  Your better to buy new ones and wash them on their own.

Answer 3

Try Cheer Brightclean Detergent with bleach alternative. It works great on whites and colors. I almost thew my top away because it was so dull. Now it looks like new.

Answer 4

It's a New ERA

Answer 5

Leave them to soak in vanish.

Or perhaps you could use a small amount of bleach in water then allow them to soak for a while.

Wash them like 4 times after...

Answer 6

There's this stuff called glow white which is meant to be very good. Or white vinegar could be used as you have sensitive skin as that's good at getting whites back to white. Just put some white vinegar into a spray bottle, spray on the bra, leave for an hour then wash as normal in the washer.

But to be honest, once bra's get to that point where they start going grey it usually means that they are old, and when they are old they stop supporting your b*****s properly so when they go grey its usually a sign to buy a new bra. But if you've only had it a short time then try the white vinegar. You might find that its going grey because you wash it with other colours, i don't know if you do or not, but if you do then try washing all your whites separately. I sometimes use a cup full of daz when i wash my whites as i cant use biological powder as i too have sensitive skin. So i usually put the clothes in the washer and put in a cup full of daz and wash it through as a prewash to get the clothes white, then wash it through on a normal wash with non bio powder so my skin doesnt flare up.

Hope this helps! xx

Answer 7

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Answer 8

You could try soaking it in vinegar overnight.  It's been used to remove yellow stains on the armpits of white t-shirts.

I also found this about baking soda:

"Baking Soda Tip for Aged Linens

Baking soda can be very effective at removing stains formed by age. Because it is a natural cleaner, your older linens can be trusted to be whitened and brightened by its effects."

They didn't say specifics, but I would try soaking t in a good amount of baking soda with water.

I've also heard that OxiClean works well, too!(oxiclean.com)

Answer 9

Soak your bras in half cup of Baking Soda and Two Tablespoons of Twenty Mule Team Borax for about one hour then rinse thoroughly and hang to dry do no put bras in dryer as this will harm the elastic parts of the bras, do not use any detergents as they cause skin to be irritated and some sensitive persons can get detergent burns Good Luck !

Answer 10

Try Milton streilising fluid the stuff you clean babies bottles out with that's quite effective at getting things pure white again

Answer 11

all

Answer 12

Oxy Clean!!! Soak the bras overnight in the solution recommended by the label. It works wonders and the detergent wont cause any irritation (I'm sensitive too). You could rinse them out several times just to be sure it's all out.

Answer 13

If you have a place you can soak them in the oxyclean and hang them on the line in the sun, that also helps.

Answer 14

that oxy clean stuff. It works wonders!  

Answer 15

Bleach and rinse twice, you sissy!