You just bought the newest pink iPhone, and you want to protect it with a clear iphone case so you can show it off.

In one to three months, you might notice that the color of the phone case has changed to a strange yellow.

There are ten times as many germs on a phone as there are in a public bathroom, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that a clear cover can get dirty and discolored quickly.

Not to mention how often people drop their phones, which can cause the outside of the phone case to get scratched.

Without the right information, it can be hard to figure out how to remove scratches from a clear phone case.

If you want to buy a transparent phone case, you should know why phone cases can turn yellow in the first place. This information will help you make a good choice.

What causes clear phone cases to turn yellow?

Before you can answer this question, you need to know how clear phone cases are made.

First of all, containers made of any transparent material are not clear because the material itself is yellow.

The blue dye used to make these phone cases clear is added by the company that makes them.

Second, compared to cases made of other materials, cases made of silicone are more likely to turn yellow over time.

Silicone is made out of a substance called polymer. Polymer is not only cheap, but it is also bendable and soft.

Polymer turns yellow over time because of a natural process called “material degradation.”

As we’ll see in the next section, a phone cover wears out faster when it’s exposed to heat, light, and the natural oils on your skin.

The sun’s ultraviolet radiation

The primary cause of yellow discoloration in silicone phone cases is exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays.

If you spend most of your time outside using your phone, it will be exposed to the sun’s UV rays all the time.

The yellowing of silicone phone cases is due to a chemical reaction known as oxidation, which is triggered by the exposure of silicone to UV radiation.

Polymers can break down even when they are only exposed to changes in temperature, humidity, and visible light that aren’t too harsh.

Your skin’s natural oils

There’s a chance that the yellow color on your phone case came from bacteria and sweat on your hands that got on the case.

The oils on your skin could also be a reason why plastic phones get yellow over time.

If your hands are sweaty and you touch your phone, there is a good chance that you will transfer some of the oils from your skin to the phone’s case.

The yellowing of your phone case may also be caused by grease transferred from hands that have been filthy or from touching food.

So, the natural oils on your skin could make your phone look yellow and get very dirty.

Dust is one of many things outside of the phone case that can make the yellow color look even worse. Other external factors include:

It’s also important to mention that if dust gets stuck in your phone’s case, it could hurt your phone.

Now that you know why your once-bright aesthetic phone case might turn an ugly shade of yellow, you may be wondering: Is there anything you can do to clean your phone case to stop this from happening?

How to prevent a clear phone case from turning yellow

Clean your phone case regularly

As noted, filth and natural oil cause your phone case to turn yellow. To stop this from happening, you need to clean the casing on a regular basis. This should be done every two days, or every day if you work in especially hard conditions.

Dish soap can be used to clean the case very well. You won’t need anything else besides warm water, soap, a toothbrush, and a soft towel.

If you want a deep clean, you can use something like baking soda to get rid of stains. Isopropyl alcohol or another case disinfectant will do the trick when it comes to getting rid of bacteria. In a nutshell, you shouldn’t clean your case more than once every seven days.

Keep your case away from direct sunlight

As we’ve talked about, the yellowing is caused by UV light. To protect against this, it seems like the best idea would be to stay out of direct sunlight.

If you can, put your phone in a bag when you’re outside, or use a case skin when you’re using it.

Make sure not to put the phone where it will get direct sunlight, because the case will turn yellow over time. We strongly suggest that you keep the phone in its case in a cool, shady place.

Avoid extreme heat

Although it is impossible to keep your phone from coming into contact with heat because our bodies constantly produce heat, whether it is through our legs or our hands, you are in charge of how much heat your phone is subjected to.

You would not use a blow dryer, for instance, to dry your phone if it were to fall into the water by accident and you wanted to dry it. Instead, you subject it to direct sunshine.

In a similar vein, trying to disinfect the case by using water that is extremely hot would just speed up the process of yellowing. There is nothing wrong with going with room temperature water if you choose.

How to fix the yellowing of the phone case?

Now, you may be more likely to agree with the explanation. There’s a chance you won’t. After that, though, you don’t have much choice but to try to solve the problem.

The yellow stain or tint on the whole case can’t just be washed away, especially if it’s caused by oxidation or changes at the molecular level.

Soap water, or bleaching

These are some things you can try to put on the cover and then wash off to try to get rid of stains that came from the outside, like grease or oil.

Bleaching is a better way to clean the outside of the case, but it won’t get rid of the yellowing if it was caused by oxidation.

You could also use toothpaste, which has chemicals and other substances that can get rid of some of the harsh things in the environment.

Just put toothpaste on the area and rub it hard with a cloth to see if that helps and makes a difference. We want you to try these things because we can’t say for sure what is making the case of your phone turn yellow, so we want you to look into all of your options.

Use baking soda

The second choice is to clean the outside of the phone case with baking soda. It works very well to get rid of both stains and the yellow color.

A small amount of baking soda needs to be put on the outside of the case. Use a toothbrush that has been dipped in water to gently scrub the inside and outside.

Then you should wash the case and use a clean, soft towel to dry it. Give the aid some time to dry before you use it on your phone.

Use scrubbing alcohol

Scrubbing alcohol can be used not only to stop the surface from turning yellow, but also to clean and disinfect it afterward.

Pour the alcohol into a spray bottle, and then use the bottle to sprinkle it on the case. You can also use a piece of cloth that has been soaked in alcohol.

After the outside and inside have been treated, use a clean, dry, and gentle cloth to wipe off the alcohol.

Give it about an hour to dry on its own in the air after you’re done. This means that it will be dry enough to use on your phone.

Replace the case

Keep in mind that this is merely for aesthetic purposes. Because the case won’t break down in any way, you won’t have to worry about how long it will last or what it can be used for.

But if you think it looks bad, which it definitely does not, the only thing left to do is change the case.

You can choose from the different colored options that are now on the market, or you could get a bumper case that does more than one thing.

Conclusion

 Phone covers are more than just a way to keep your phone from getting scratched. Phone cases still protect your phone, but in today’s world, they also do other things.

Buying the best phone case is just another way to show how unique you are to the people around you.

This helps explain why the transparent case is still being praised by so many people.

A lot of people want to put something special under the cover of their phones, like a cute picture they took with their Polaroid camera, some stickers, or a painting they made themselves.

Some people might like the simple look of a clear case, while others might want to show off the phone’s design through the case’s window.

Still, a clear phone case will turn yellow over time because of normal wear and tear, and you can’t stop it from happening.

After thinking about all of this, it’s up to you to decide if you want to buy a see-through phone case or not.