How to get rid of yellow stains from your baby's clothing

Are the yellow stains on your baby’s clothing getting the better of you? Milk, mashed food and purées stain these delicate items of clothing easily. Fix it.

Babies’ clothes are very delicate and hard-to-clean stains build up on them easily. Milk and mashed food stains are the main culprits of these yellow marks on bodysuits and pyjamas, but also on bibs, right? What generally happens is that clothing is washed without removing the stain first. And with this type of stain, they are difficult to remove.

There are certain tricks that will enable you to get rid of yellow stains from babies’ clothing in seconds and, in addition, will help you to ensure these stains don’t reappear.

Products you need to clean the stains from your baby's clothing

• Oxygenated water and water: using a cotton cloth, rub this solution onto the area of the baby’s clothing that has turned yellow and you’ll see it gradually disappear. Depending on the intensity of the stain, several applications may be required.
• Lemon juice: because it’s a natural whitener. Once the stain you want to remove has been located, place a towel underneath and apply the juice of half a lemon to the stain. When the entire surface of the stain is moist, add plenty of table salt on top of it. Leave it to activate and then remove the salt and wash the clothing as normal.
• Stain remover for delicate clothing: you should soak the items and, with the help of a stain remover, you will achieve impressive results. Remember to read the clothing label to check whether it should be hand or machine washed.
   

How to remove yellow stains from stored clothing

Keeping the baby clothes from your first child to use with your second is quite common. The surprise comes when you take it out and, over time, many items have turned yellow even though they were almost new.

Even if the clothes are white, you don’t need to use bleach, since this could ruin your baby’s clothing. There is a homemade remedy to get rid of these yellow stains once and for all:

• Prepare a mixture of vinegar and bicarbonate of soda in equal parts. If there are just a few items of clothing, one cup will be enough. Mix thoroughly and spread the mixture on the stained area and leave to activate. However, if you have lots of stained clothing, you can dissolve the vinegar and bicarbonate in the wash basin with hot water so the clothing soaks fully.
• Leave the mixture to activate for an hour, then rinse and wash your baby’s clothing as normal. 

Remove other stains from babies’ clothing

• Fruit and vegetables: first scrub the stain with cold water to try to remove it. If it persists, prepare a solution of alcohol and water in equal parts and rinse the stain. Afterwards, scrub the stain with neutral soap and wash the garment as you normally would.
• Food and vomit stains: which may be breast milk or formula. First soak the item in cold water and then apply a pre-wash with neutral soap and scrub the stain. Then, wash the item as you normally would.
• Overflowing nappy: this is very common with babies. Use neutral soap to scrub the poo stain and you can add a few spoonfuls of white vinegar to remove the stain quicker. Then wash the clothes as normal.