Stains

[Chipotle]

A number of mine, DH's and DS's white t-shirts are stained yellow by sun cream. Does anyone have any ideas how to get rid? Vanish isn't working.

[K999]

Leave in direct sunlight

[Chipotle]

That's it sunlight? I expected weird and wonderful mixtures made from stuff in the kitchen cupboards. Sunlight you say. Okay I'll give it a go.

[thederkinsdame]

Having recently started a thread myself, people recc'd everything from washing up liquid to green household soap. Sadly, nothing is working so far, although repeated attacks with a vanish solid bar is fading the marks a little.

[K999]

Failing which, spray with lots of hairspray, soak overnight and then wash.

[thederkinsdame]

Oooh, hairspray. I hadn't thought of that.

[gomummygo]

I use lemon juice and leave in the sun for a day, then wash. Works like a charm.

[thederkinsdame]

I may even do different tests, like the washing adverts and compare the results

[Chipotle]

Well as I have 3 white (stained yellow) t-shirts I will try hairspray, sunlight and lemon juice and will get back to you.

[thederkinsdame]

We can conduct our own Which? experiments and rate

[almondfinger]

I used cream of tartare and soaked the tops which helped, still not perfect though.

Whites and suncream bad combination I'm discovering

[Chipotle]

Well we've had no sunlight to speak of so my experiment is still pending. It really doesn't look like anything is going to shift it.