Get sweat stains out of the armpits of a shirt?

[JonTheBaller]

I have a polo shirt that is a little stained in the arm pit areas. I would put it in bleach, except it has some color sections. How can I clean the shirt?

 

[NeoPTLD]

Oxi-Clean maybe?

 

[stev0]

dry cleaner would be your safest bet.

next time wear a undershirt and antipersperant (sp maybe)

 

[deejayshakur]

Originally posted by: stev0
dry cleaner would be your safest bet.

next time wear a undershirt and antipersperant (sp maybe)

don't some antiperspirants decolor fabric though? i've never had stains on a nice shirt, mostly on white t-shirts i wear under them.

 

[melly]

might sound strange but it works...

pour cornstarch into a pot of water, throw the shirt in and boil.

 

[Spoooon]

Some anti-perspirants do discolor the fabric. Also, I think some people sweat a little something extra that can discolor shirts. I read that somewhere, maybe some googling will turn something up.

In my experience, using sprays seem to minimize the problem.

 

[SherEPunjab]

seriously. its so hard to find JUST deodorants. these days they have anti perspirants which suck imho. they make the shirts yellow. i remember back in the day when you could actually choose if you want just deodorant or both, i never had the problem with stained clothes.

 

[xSauronx]

<--- drycleaner

perspiration itself can cause cause the stains, but deodorants and antiperspirants canse cause rings as well, and in some cases, can take the color out of a garment (which obviously isnt fixable)

depending on how long the stain has been there a drycleaner *may* be able to get it out,the longer its in the harder it will be to remove though.

 

[Doggiedog]

Cut them out.

 

[Analog]

if they've been through a dryer a few times, you're out of luck. That generally sets it for good.

 

[udonoogen]

Originally posted by: xmellyx
might sound strange but it works...

pour cornstarch into a pot of water, throw the shirt in and boil.

although im sure it works ... it sounds pretty gross. cornstarch and hot water create a clear smooshy boogery substance. imagine a pot of clear smooshy boogers boiling your arm-pit stained shirt. not a good mental image eh

 

[Czesia]

Originally posted by: xSauronx
<--- drycleaner

perspiration itself can cause cause the stains, but deodorants and antiperspirants canse cause rings as well, and in some cases, can take the color out of a garment (which obviously isnt fixable)

depending on how long the stain has been there a drycleaner *may* be able to get it out,the longer its in the harder it will be to remove though.

It also depends on just how old the shirt is. If it's in relatively good shape, the stains may be fixable, but an older shirt is probably gonna be ready for retirement.

 

[SherEPunjab]

I, personally, NEVER had stains until i started using anti perspirant.

 

[DougK62]

Anti-perspirant is the devil. People are supposed to sweat. Stopping it isn't natural.

 

[deejayshakur]

Originally posted by: DougK62
Anti-perspirant is the devil. People are supposed to sweat. Stopping it isn't natural.

yea, and thus, people should use deodorants only. the aluminum salts in anti-perspirants plug up your sebaceous glands and is known to cause long term complications. i think alzheimer's and breast cancer is one of them. i so do not wanna get breast cancer.

 

[dullard]

1) If you have those little yellowish armpit stains you are using WAY too much deodorant/antiperspirant. You should swipe up and then back down ONCE only when applying the stick kind. If you do any more you won't do any good and you can cause harm (such as those stains).

2) My wife and her sisters complained about these stains for years and tried everything to get them out. Everything they did failed, until they found Spray and Wash Advanced.