Any rescue for stored baby clothes that are yellowing?

[SammyRo]

I pulled out a couple of bags of stored baby clothes, some of which have been in storage since DD was born 4.5 years ago although others only since DS, and there are quite a few items, particularly white stuff, that is yellowing. Any idea on how to get rid of the yellow as much as possible? I'm holding off washing them in case I need to soak in something first.

TIA

[glenny_c]

I would soak overnight in napisan or similar. Then wash as normal. Should hopefully remove most of the yellow colour.

[onthefly]

give them a wash and hang them in the sun to dry

[Cassius2]

i doused mine in stain remover and then washed it all. came up great!

[lilima]

Lots of sunlight

[Sagres]

Soak in something like napisan overnight then sunshine sunshine sunshine.

[Rouge]

Napisan and sun. I was loaned a 30 year old faux fur baby coat that was mustard almost. It came back white as the day it was bought.

[AnyDream]

If you use napisan or similar make sure you get one that includes the words enzymes on it. Works the best for any stains of a biological origin.

[Mum2twoBoys]

I got hand-me-downs with the stains, think its trapped spitup. Mine came out with a wash with napisan in the load and then sunlight.

[Cassius2]

oh yeah...i keep forgetting people have that new-fangled technology of clothes dryers lol....I also must add LOTS of sunshine

[jellybean88]

Can you soak colours in nappy San overnight? With whites at same time ?

[chody47]

Hmmm if only I'd known this. I just threw out a heap of yellowing clothes....at least I'll know when I get out bigger sizes!

[AnyDream]

jellybean, if i'm soaking colours I do them in batches, eg, greens and blues together, pinks and reds together, but leave the whites and very light colours by themselves.

[jellybean88]

Thanks Mary

[SammyRo]

Thanks everyone ...so soak overnight in napisan or straight in the washer with napisan added?

[Mum2twoBoys]

I did a load with napisan added.