How To Keep Baby Bottles Looking Like New??

[Maria2013]

I was wondering have any of you found a way to restore baby bottles to their "new" look ??
...mine have turned yellowish in time, they look dirty even straight out of the dishwasher and I could buy new ones, but they wouldn't stay new for long (well water)....so, can they be restored?

thank you

[Blackcat31]

plastic or glass?

Try white vinegar. I run my plastic and glass through my dishwasher on the hottest setting with a cup of white vinegar.

Amazing how clean and clear everything gets....including the dishwasher.

[Willow]

plastic or glass?

Try white vinegar. I run my plastic and glass through my dishwasher on the hottest setting with a cup of white vinegar.

Amazing how clean and clear everything gets....including the dishwasher.

So trying this today, thanks for the tip!

[Maria2013]

plastic or glass?

Try white vinegar. I run my plastic and glass through my dishwasher on the hottest setting with a cup of white vinegar.

Amazing how clean and clear everything gets....including the dishwasher.

plastic, and thank you!

[itlw8]

Yep soak in vinegar and then do not put in dishwasher as it etches then and they get cloudy . So if it really bothers you hand wash, get a water softener that also takes out iron and soak in vinegar every so often. You can also do the same with laundry if your whites ate getting yellow. ( except the hand wash)

[Maria2013]

Yep soak in vinegar and then do not put in dishwasher as it etches then and they get cloudy . So if it really bothers you hand wash, get a water softener that also takes out iron and soak in vinegar every so often. You can also do the same with laundry if your whites ate getting yellow. ( except the hand wash)

thanks for the tip on the laundry, I have a water softener that gets rid of iron (supposedly) but my whites are never white so I will have to give your suggestion a try even if it means re washing to get rid of the smell
thanks again

[Blackcat31]

thanks for the tip on the laundry, I have a water softener that gets rid of iron (supposedly) but my whites are never white so I will have to give your suggestion a try even if it means re washing to get rid of the smell
thanks again

We just bought a water softener as well. I was surprised to learn that many people mistakenly think it is iron in their water that is causing things to turn yellow and dingy looking.

Apparently many other minerals (calcium, magnesium and rust) leave a yellow/dingy look too.

What we did was take a water sample and bring it into (wherever they sell water softeners) and have them do a test... they will tell you exactly what setting to put your softener at and what "salt" to buy....there are different types of salts, just like conditioners for hair...(dry, oily, frizzy etc).

Also, never use chlorine bleach or anything with chlorine in it...although they are marketed as "whiteners" the chlorine will actually react to the salt/softened water and turn everything even MORE dingy/yellow looking. Use only oxygen bleaches such as Biz or Clorox 2.

White vinegar is a common additive to my laundry and washing machine maintenance routines

HTH

[Maria2013]

We just bought a water softener as well. I was surprised to learn that many people mistakenly think it is iron in their water that is causing things to turn yellow and dingy looking.

Apparently many other minerals (calcium, magnesium and rust) leave a yellow/dingy look too.

What we did was take a water sample and bring it into (wherever they sell water softeners) and have them do a test... they will tell you exactly what setting to put your softener at and what "salt" to buy....there are different types of salts, just like conditioners for hair...(dry, oily, frizzy etc).

Also, never use chlorine bleach or anything with chlorine in it...although they are marketed as "whiteners" the chlorine will actually react to the salt/softened water and turn everything even MORE dingy/yellow looking. Use only oxygen bleaches such as Biz or Clorox 2.

White vinegar is a common additive to my laundry and washing machine maintenance routines

HTH

we did take a water sample to our salt supplier and we were given a powder to add to the water softener but that's just once a year ...I will try the white vinegar

Thank you!

[butterfly]

thanks for the tip on the laundry, I have a water softener that gets rid of iron (supposedly) but my whites are never white so I will have to give your suggestion a try even if it means re washing to get rid of the smell
thanks again

I've used the vinegar too and it's never left a vinegar smell on my clothing.

The vinegar helps the front loaders not have that musty smell too.

[Maria2013]

I've used the vinegar too and it's never left a vinegar smell on my clothing.

The vinegar helps the front loaders not have that musty smell too.

oh that is awesome to hear, thank youhappyfacehappyface

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

Good info. to read! Thanks for posting.