deodorant stains

[spookiness]

Yes a gross topic. Sorry but I could not figure out how to search archives for this.

What is the best way to remove this? I have a nice white Lacoste woven collared shirt, and I don't want to bleach it.

 

[superelectronic]

Are we talking stiffened yellow area in the underarms?

I once had some success with an old suggestion of applying a paste of bicarbonate of soda and salt to the affected area. Leave for a while and soak/wash in biological detergent. May take more than one application.

Worth a shot!

 

[tomturbomatic]

Some say to use white vinegar; some say ammonia. I used STPP with Oxy-Clean & detergent, but because of various antiperspirant/deodorant formulas, I think it is a trial and error process.

 

[bernina]

I agree with Tomturbomatic's suggestions

... but don't be afraid to use liquid chlorine bleach once in a great while, especially on a white shirt. It does a fantastic job on this kind of thing.

LCB really is pretty safe to use if you follow the instructions on the bottle and dilute it properly.

Let us know what works.

 

[iheartmaytag]

Hot water, and a soak in Oxi Clean may help.
Bleach won't hurt as Bernina said, providing it's not a poly blend, or silk.

 

[brettsomers]

Be sure you arent confusing an anti-perspirant stain with a sweat stain. Anti-perspirant leaves more of a build-up than a stain. Bleach wont address product that has glued itself to the fabric.

This is the reason i use deodorant instead of anti-perspirant. Anti-perspirant is too hard to wash out.

 

[bernina]

There's a current thread on this topic Laundry Room Foru

I thought this sounded like an excellent solution:
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RE: Deoderant build-up on undershirts (Follow-Up #15)

posted by: xhappyx on 05.28.2010 at 01:41 pm in Laundry Room Forum
As someone that does formulary for bath and body care products, I can tell you that most stick deodorants are made up of a fatty waxy acid, or a wax and a combination of oils. The build up traps in salts and other things over time in the fabrics. This is especially true if your son over applies the product.

To break this down in the fibers of clothing just simply use ammonia on the stains. Just spray in the armpits some ammonia and saturate the stain, and roll up these shirts and put in a plastic bag overnight and let the ammonia break down the fatty waxy acids in the formulary. Then just launder in the morning, and the stains will be gone.

I promise, this works!

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Deoderant build-up on undershirts

Hello All, Hope this is not too disgusting a question to ask, but I need help! My son's undershirts have a hard build up under the arms. Anyone know how to get rid of this? It's disgusting. The interesting thing is, my husband's undershirts do not have this...

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[spookiness]

I think I found a good treatment!

To clarify, I'm referring to antiperspirant stain, yellow and gross, particular on summer's white garments. But in this case it is not built-up and hard and crusty.

I had a box of Biz, that I had used a few times as a laundry additive, and was generally not all that enthralled with....

But I followed the directions to make a "paste" for stain pretreatment. I wet the stain, scrubbed it in with a toothbrush, wet again, let it sit for a day, then laundered in the Admirpool as usual.

I must say I'm quite impressed! I followed this method on a few other shirts with older stains, and they came out, but some took 2 treatments.

My faith is renewed, and my small investment in a box of Biz (on sale and with a coupon of course) seems to be worth it.