How do I get the smell of sweat out of clothes!

Psykicpup

I have a very fine knit jumper (guess 1ply) jumper with a buckle type thing at the collar, but when ever I wear it, within a few hours I get a 'beer sweat' type smell from the underarms.
Normal washing hasnt shifted it & I cant soak it cos of the metal buckle, but I will have to bin it if I cant get rid of the pong:eek:
its not the 'wool' - its not a new jumper & has only happened the last 3 or so times I've worn it.- since I tried & rejected a different anti-perspirant (didnt work for me as you might guess):rolleyes:

Any ideas?

janb5

Hi. Cant you take off the buckle to wash it and then put it back on again?

elona

You could try spraying a mix of white vinegar and water under the arms of the top - let it dry in the open air.The smell of vinegar will disappear.

iceicebaby

Or try and soak the armhole bits but leave the buckle out of the water if the buckle cant be removed?

saxy1

Have heard that soda crystals are good for this, add some to your normal wash.

Zed42

I'd second the white vinegar reply ... I find that gets rid of under-arm pongs

Psykicpup

janb5 wrote:

Hi. Cant you take off the buckle to wash it and then put it back on again?

Unfortunately it doesn't come off but I will try both the vinegar & Soda crystal tips (not at the same time lol) - to be honest, smelling of vinegar would be an improvement (giggle)

woofwoofwoof

I'm sure there will be someone here with an answer! Before anyone says 'try washing it' here's the problem. I have some shirts which are always washed at the highest temp in the machine (95 degrees I think). When they come out of the machine and dryer and are ironed they smell like new. After they have been worn for about 15 mins the 'old' sweat smell comes back. Deodorant/Antiperspirant is always used and its not the body that is in the shirt that smells but the shirt itstelf (if you see what I mean!) Any ideas? I don't want to have to throw them out as they are good quality shirts and they aren't that old.

charlies_mum

Hi,

Welcome to the forum, something similar was asked before and Elona said "You could try spraying a mix of white vinegar and water under the arms of the top - let it dry in the open air.The smell of vinegar will disappear."

Hope this helps

mandy_moo_1

this is what i've done in the past......make a paste of bicarb and water, about 50/50, and work it into the armpits with an old clean paintbrush. leave it on for a few hours, then wash as normal

hopefully this should sort it for you