Sunscreen stains on white t shirt , bleach turned it pink?

[Indigoo03]

Suncream Stains from last year though tried some bleach with water. Anyone know why the stain turns pink and will it wash out? Other ways to remove suncream stains?

[BertieBotts]

They don't come out IME. That's why I only send crappy clothes to nursery because they put so much on.

[mommybear1]

Try hanging it in the sun it may bleach it out. You can hang it inside a sunny window if that is easier.

[Indigoo03]

Ok thanks, I'll scrub it and put it through the wash. It is actually my t shirt! I've never had this issue before....maybe it is a particular brand of suncream...

[Indigoo03]

Or I didn't wash it quick enough originally

[poppym12]

I'm here for a similar issue. White vest tops that I only use on holiday needed brightening up so I soaked them in oxy stuff. All pink.

I rinsed and tried Milton. Even pinker.

Left in bleach overnight. Still pink.

It's raining here today so no chance of trying the sunshine trick. Is there anything else I could try to salvage half a dozen strappy tops?

[BertieBotts]

The sunshine trick works even in the rain. Leave it out in the rain and then wash again.

[BertieBotts]

I've not had luck with it for sun cream though.

[fyn]

It’s a chemical called avobenzone certain sunscreens that does this, it reacts with the bleach to turn pink. Look for sunscreens without it and you shouldn’t get stains!

[ExcusesExcuses]

Vinegar is your friend

[BigButtons]

I found by accident that if you bleach it the pink comes out when you stick it in the machine. Have no idea why.

[Indigoo03]

Are there suncreams that don't stain clothes at all? The pink has come out in the wash though it did fade after a few hrs in the beach. Had t shirt in the sun all day yesterday which still has original yellow stains. See if it fades anymore at next wash...

[AbsoluteShambles]

What has me flummoxed is that I sent a shirt to laundry in a hotel on holiday and it came back good as new but when I washed it myself upon returning home, I couldn’t get the stains out. 🤷🏼‍♀️

What could they have done that I didn’t do? Dry cleaning is the only thing I can come up with but I find dry cleaning less effective with stains usually.

Would love to know the answer as that shirt is now in the bin and I’d like to replace it - but don’t want to waste the money if it’s just going to happen again next time.

[BertieBotts]

Do you use non bio and was it abroad? Non bio tends not to exist there.

Maybe some kind of commercial washing agent?

[AbsoluteShambles]

@BertieBotts

Do you use non bio and was it abroad? Non bio tends not to exist there.

Maybe some kind of commercial washing agent?

I used bio! And the hotel was in Brazil…not really sure what their bio/non-bio culture is but I’d reckon the former.😬

Maybe I got the temperature wrong or something…but any higher and I think it may have shrunk!

[Digestive29]

I found that sticky stuff remover gets sunscreen stains out. No idea why though

[Timide]

I hate those stains. Ruined so many lovely things. Now only buy this