How do I get out a yellow sunscreen stain from my favourite white top?

[DontstepontheMomeRaths]

It's around the collar and top of the arms

I tried bleaching it last night and it turned the stain red! Now what?

I think I should have messaged here, before attempting the bleach. Is it beyond saving now?

[CorrieDale]

No idea I'm afraid but I'd also like to know.

[Rooners]

Oh why don't they warn you on the bottle

Boots 'Once' for children, I am looking at YOU.

Some of the nicest baby clothes now have great yellow stains on, I am really really cross about this.

[DontstepontheMomeRaths]

I was using P20 as I was camping and out in it all day with fair skin

[cookielove]

One of the parents I work with swears by napisan. She soaks the garments then washes then hangs out to dry!
Good luck :)

[valiumredhead]

We use p20 and weirdly it only stains certain materials ime. I seem to remember reading on here you should use lemon juice then dry it in the sun, then wash as normal.

[Rooners]

I just tried nappisan on some stained polo shirts -not sun cream, but still it had zero effect sadly.

Lemon juice might be worth a try.

[PigletJohn]

I don't know about sunscreen in particular, but I think this will be an oil msrk.

Cooking oil and grease from oily skin will do it.

The oil turns yellow as it oxidises over time. A hot hot wash with powder will get grease out, though some fabrics will not stand it. Pre-wash laundry sprays help.

Oil goes gummy then hardens into a varnish as it oxidises, as well as drying yellow (look at oiled wood floors and worktops) so is much harder to remove.

A dry cleaner might be able to treat it.

[valiumredhead]

Have you tried neat fairy liquid?

[bulby]

The red stains you get when bleaching the sun tan lotion go when you dry the clothes, unfortunately you'll still have some yellow staining though.

[Elmofan]

I had a thread recently about how to get curry sauce out of Sloppy Dh's white shirt the fairy liquid rubbed in & hung out in the sunshine worked for me :) and I've had to do it twice now with the same shirt

[DontstepontheMomeRaths]

Ok. I'll try some of these below. Thanks ladies and piglet.