How to Whiten White Polyester

Oxygen Bleach

• 1

  Set your washing machine to the hottest water temperature available. Let the washer drum begin to fill with water.

• 2

  Add 1/4 cup of laundry detergent to the detergent receptacle. If no receptacle is present, add the detergent directly in the washer drum.

• 3

  Pour 1 cup of oxygen bleach in the water-filled washer drum. Submerge the white polyester clothing, and shut the washer lid. Let the washing machine complete a full cycle before removing it from the washer. Either air dry or tumble dry on low heat.

Liquid Dishwasher Detergent

• 4

  Fill a bucket, sink or tub with 1 gallon of warm water. Add 1 cup of liquid dishwasher detergent and swish the water and detergent together with your hand.

• 5

  Submerge the white polyester in the mixture, and let it soak overnight. Remove the polyester from the mixture and launder as you normally would.

• 6

  Remove the damp white polyester fabric immediately from the washing machine, and dry as you normally would.