[kelly0666]

My DS has just started school and he has to wear a white polo shirt which have become stained from sunscreen. The collar has orange marks on it and a few orange marks on the actual shirt from the sunscreen. Any ideas how to get rid of the stains, I have used preen and it did not work.

Also any ideas which suncreens do not stain. I use banana boat.

[bye]

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This post has been edited by bye: 29/03/2013, 02:41 PM

[brazen]

our kids don't have to use sunscreen thank goodness! just try some other brands?

[mumto3princesses]

We have never had a sunscreen stain the girls uniforms and the original primary uniform when DD#1 was in primary and the year my twins were in Kindergarten was a white polo. We mostly use banana boat or cancer council roll on sunscreens.

I would try a good scrub with some Exit soap and scrubing brush. Scrub and leave it for a few minutes and go back to it and give it another scrub and then wash again with nappysan.

[cantstayaway]

I use banana boat sunscreen and use washing up detergent to get it off my hands - may work on clothes as well.

[melaine]

I think you might have more luck with something like a sard wonderstick to get the stains out.

I've had yellowy stains before (on white clothes), but never orange! I think we've got Hamiltons toddler block and it has been ok.

[KRT]

Do you live in Perth by any chance, OP? I bet it's because of the iron in Perth's water reacting with one of the sunscreen ingredients (avobenzone or butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane). The solution is to look for a sunscreen that doesn't contain avobenzone. The problem is that means you're stuck with the titanium dioxide/zinc oxide products, which tend to be harder to put on and wash off skin.

I have never had success removing the stains But why do schools choose white for a primary school uniform?? If it wasn't the sunscreen, it would have been paint or fruit or something else.

[chickendrumstick]

I bet it's because of the iron in Perth's water reacting with one of the sunscreen ingredients (avobenzone or butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane). The solution is to look for a sunscreen that doesn't contain avobenzone.

Of course, so obvious! Why didn't we all think of butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane?!

To remove the stains I'd try a bicarb water paste, leave it for an hour and then wash the shirt. Usually works for me.

[kelly0666]

Thanks for all your replies, I'll definitely try everything you have suggested.

KRT - I'm in Sydney but I did do some googling and read about the iron in the water reacting to the sunscreen.

Thing is, this wont be a once off, it will be a weekly struggle with removing the stains. I'll let you know what works.

[MakeLoveNotBacon]

Is there a reason you are applying sunscreen? Wouldn't he be in class for the morning, then at lunch they wear hats which usually cover the neck area (and sunscreen would have worn off by then any way).