tips for removing antiperspirant/sweat stains from clothes

Fitzio

Just correcting myself, it's the aluminium content, not the alcohol content in the anti-perspirant that reacts with the skint to cause the yellow marks.

An interesting article here from the US talking to Proctor & Gamble
http://www.sweatsolutions.org/SweatSolutions/Article.asp?ArticleCode=51394783&EditionCode=47270790

Apparently they will give you advise on stains, and possibly replace damaged clothes if the stains won't come out!

chardonnay_2

if you have this problem - it may be you suffer from hyperhydrosis - overactive sweat glands. you can get a roll on you wear at night for a week and it helps this problem. you can get it from the gp or a pharmacist without prescription. one of the products is called driclor.

http://www.boots.com/shop/product_details.jsp?productid=1068339&classificationid=1024503

Hugbubble

Not sure if this is the best place for this....please, point me to the right board, if not!

I have a white shirt. It is still in perfect condition except it has yellowing arm pits, from sweat, deodarant, whatever it is that causes it to go like that...

Anyone recommend a method to get rid of this or is it a hopeless task?

Thanks

newlywed

Soak it in white vinegar. Honest.

It fades it - so depending on how yellow it is, it might work.

angelavdavis

This link should also help.

Penelope_Penguin

Hi there! I'll add this to the existing thread on removing underarm stains from shirts.

Penny. x

mum2many

yellow sweat stains on white/light clothing

I love wearing white t shirts but even using decent anti persp/deo i end up with yellow stains.:o

any ideas, or should i stick to black?

Pink.

Hi mum2many,

There's an earlier thread that has some suggestions that may help so I'll add your post to it to keep the ideas together.

Pink

KiKi

Hello all

Not on this board often, but thought it was the place most likely to be able to help!

I have a few white sleeveless tops (including some gym tops) where yellowy sweat stains are starting to appear around the armpit areas, and on the straps in the case of gym tops, which means I've stopped wearing them! I've used vanish sprays and things before putting them in the wash but it appears to make no difference whatsoever.

Can anyone recommend a really simple way of getting rid of stains like this? Some of the tops are delicate(ish) fabrics, and some are hardcore gym wear!

Many thanks if anyone has any advice - brand or homemade remedies welcome, as long as they work!

KiKi

peb

I think there are several threads on this if you search.

However I have found that if one hot wash doesn't work nothing will.

One thing that has come out of the discussions is that less is more with deoderant - there are even suggestions that it can be the deoderant that causes the marks.

Good luck /