how do you get those brown/yellow armpit stains off your shirts?

[LOUISSSSS]

i've tried washing in clorox bleach, (for colors and non-colors both didn't work) but it didn't work for me.

what have u guys done to get rid of those stains and keep your white shirts white?

 

[Saint Nick]

Buy new shirts.

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: NightDarker
Buy new shirts.

 

[skace]

Originally posted by: NightDarker
Buy new shirts.

And next time wear deodorant.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: buck

Originally posted by: NightDarker
Buy new shirts.

Thirded.

You have to use bleach in every wash to keep them out. Trying to bleach the stains out after they have been set in is an impossibility.

 

[Miramonti]

soak in oxyclean

if that doesn't work, soak in Resolve.

 

[coldmeat]

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: NightDarker
Buy new shirts.

And next time wear deodorant.

I'm pretty sure it's deodorant that causes the stains, not sweat.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: NightDarker
Buy new shirts.

This.

And wear an undershirt to protect your new shirts.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: NightDarker
Buy new shirts.

And next time wear deodorant.

Actually, antiperspirants and deodorants are what cause the stains.

 

[skace]

Originally posted by: coldmeat
I'm pretty sure it's deodorant that causes the stains, not sweat.

Mine... doesn't. Buy a better brand?

Huh, I googled it and I couldn't find any answers other than shitty websites about wives asking each other how to wash them out.

 

[BW86]

I've never had my deodorant(s) stain my shirts.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: coldmeat

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: NightDarker
Buy new shirts.

And next time wear deodorant.

I'm pretty sure it's deodorant that causes the stains, not sweat.

Yep...it's the active ingredient in antiperspirent that causes cotton to turn yellow.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

deodorants cause the stains.

they are my "new" shirts, but i dont feel like layering two white shirts that are identical over each other.
lets take out "buy new shirts" as an option..

how would you clean them?

 

[MotF Bane]

Gasoline and a match.

 

[Paratus]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
i've tried washing in clorox bleach, (for colors and non-colors both didn't work) but it didn't work for me.

what have u guys done to get rid of those stains and keep your white shirts white?

Try driving a Chevy. Preferably a Suburban. I find that it keeps all my shirts nice and white.

 

[shortylickens]

Use Oxyclean if bleach doesnt work. If you dont feel like buying a big tub of that stuff, use a bottle of hydrogen peroxide.
If that doesnt work, get new shirts. Ideally darker earth tones. Use a T-shirt or Underarmor to protect the outer shirts.

Also, for 3 whole years in the Navy I worked as a deck hand stationed out of Florida. For a little while I stopped using anything under my pits because it didnt help anyways. I would just wash my hairy ass really good at the end of each day. I still got yellow stains underneath the arms of my t-shirts.

 

[rudder]

vinegar... if you don't mind smelling like a pickle.

 

[VinylxScratches]

Buy dark shirts.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: coldmeat

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: NightDarker
Buy new shirts.

And next time wear deodorant.

I'm pretty sure it's deodorant that causes the stains, not sweat.

Yep...it's the active ingredient in antiperspirent that causes cotton to turn yellow.

Terminology!

Deodorant should be fine.
It's the antiperspirants that are likely causing the stains.
Sweat itself shouldn't cause any staining, otherwise nearly everyone's shirts would be a crazy mess of various stains here and there.

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
lets take out "buy new shirts" as an option..

how would you clean them?

2 unpossibles there.

Dude the shirts are stained and aren't coming clean. Your only option is going to be new shirts.

 

[Acanthus]

Cover it with hand grenade pins.

Be sure to put them back where they belong in time.

 

[zerocool1]

Originally posted by: coldmeat

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: NightDarker
Buy new shirts.

And next time wear deodorant.

I'm pretty sure it's deodorant that causes the stains, not sweat.

i read this in men's health or esquire. I've heard soaking them in vinegar helps get them out.

 

[Gand1]

Buy new shirts but Scotch-Guard them before you wear em!

 

[Skunkwourk]

you can try those clorox or bleach stain remover pens

 

[Brainonska511]

Wear an undershirt so you're not sweating directly onto the outer shirt and it will also prevent the antiperspirant/deodorant from coming into direct contact with the outer shirt.