New white denim jeans gone yellow.

if the white jeans aren't the white you want, and nothing you've done has improved them, might it be best to give in on white jeans and dye them a completely different colour? pink? real yellow? indigo? green?

I’ve known this to work

www.mollymaid.co.uk/2013/06/19/let-the-sun-in-how-to-naturally-bleach-out-stains-on-clothes/

I agree with MerylStreep. It is amazing just how great the sun is at removing stains.

If you paid under £50 just bin them.

If MerylStreep’s advice doesn’t work, dye them. Dylon’s machine dye works very well.

Could you phone the supplier /shop and complain?
You might find your not the only one?
Shame though, especially when you thought you had the perfect pair.

I've dyed multiple pairs of white jeans because they were more cream than white. I now have an orange pair, a bright blue pair, a purple pair and two black pairs. As Poppyred said above Dylons machine dye is a life safer. Just pick your shade and even if it doesn't work, nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Are they 100% cotton? If they are a mixture with synthetics, the bleach would cause yellowing and nothing will get it out in my experience.

I buy white jeans so that I can dye them different colours with the Dylon machine dye, which is fantastic. I love the teal, grey and denim blue dyes.

Bleach stains white yellow.
I think you wil have a problem here.

Try Ace gentle bleach, the white one, soak for 12 hours in Ace and cold water then wash with a whitening sheet.

Visgir1

Could you phone the supplier /shop and complain?
You might find your not the only one?
Shame though, especially when you thought you had the perfect pair.

Surely not if OP added bleach and washed them before wearing??

Mizuna

I buy white jeans so that I can dye them different colours with the Dylon machine dye, which is fantastic. I love the teal, grey and denim blue dyes.

How do you get on with the stitching when you dye your white jeans.

I have used Dylon to dye light colours a dark colour but the stitching has stayed the same colour.

I suppose it will look OK on jeans as the stitching would look intentionally white. I didn't look great on a bra I dyed though!

Yes, the stitching stays the same colour, but I like that.

Under £50 BOZ.....I'd only bin them if they were under £5.00 otherwise I'd try and dye them....I'm scottish right enough..[[

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Under £50 BOZ.....I'd only bin them if they were under £5.00 otherwise I'd try and dye them....I'm scottish right enough..[[

Same here and I’m Welsh ?

Hydrogen peroxide plus washing up liquid plus baking soda - mix into a paste with water and apply with an old toothbrush .

Wait about half an hour .
Have a peek .
Leave for another 15 minutes then wash off .
Try again .
But if this doesn't work - I really don't know what will .

Bleach can interact with oxides in water and cause staining .

Some fabrics will yellow when bleach is applied .
If there's no warning on the label about bleach having an adverse effect - try demanding a refund !

This has happened to me .
If you do dye them - Dylon machine dye is great , but don't do what I did the first time - I put the item in dry . It has to be damp right through or the result will
be patchy .

Wishing you luck .

Well said Poppyred....

I discovered by accident how brilliantly white the hot sun brought up my old sheets. It was so effective I washed all my white linen and hung it out during the last few blistering days. It all looks new!

Don't know if it is worth mentioning, but could you try Napisan?
Someone I knew ages ago, always used it it her white washes, and everything was pristine.

Unfortunately that cup of bleach will have done it and nothing you can do about it remember doing just that to my sons shirt years ago and it came out creamy yellow or even yellowing cream
Dye them you can’t take them back or complain cos you did it
yourself Bleach will turn things yellow unless very diluted

Good grief boz you must be a very rich woman if you bin new things under £50!!! And I m not Scottish or Welsh

I would have a final go at a 30 degree wash with biological powder plus a big dose of that pink oxi powder might be Vanish ( sorry have forgotten the name). wash the jeans on their own, do the maximum number of rinses, take them out straight away after spin cycle and dry IN THE SHADE , then see if they are any better. ( I think the sun might enhance the yellow at this point).

If you do dye them, its likely that if the white is discoloured in patches then the dye will also be patchy, in your new colour.

its really annoying when this happens to something you like, isn't it?

I had a favourite pair of white cotton shorts a few years ago which for some reason got bright pink patches on when I washed them( I think I may have had Sun tan lotion on them).
I washed them again in the sink then pegged them dripping on the line in full sunlight and they were restored to their former glory.
Good luck.

It was my fault I didn’t read the label it stated clearly no bleach. I won’t be so silly next time. The next time it’s burning sun I will peg them out for two days. I’ve tried everything else. After that begrudgingly bin them as they are no use in a charity shop discoloured. I dislike waste.
Thank you everyone.