Kinda gross but please help?
Question:my wardrobe consist of polos and light colored shirts and i have a huge problem because they have huge yellow armpit stains
and on my navy blue school polo they have a white armpit stain that doesnt seem to come out with anything. its a real shame because i feel embarassed in school because of it and i cant afford to buy another one for now.
i've tried shout, alot of soap, washing it many times but nothing. anyone know how to get armpit stains off without messing up the shirt and getting rid of them completely.
Answers:
Add 1/2 cup of baking soda, 1 scoop (about 1/2 cup) of all fabric bleach to your normal detergent (and don't use more detergent than neccesary, it does not help!) and use cool water. Let your clothes soak in the washer once full for about 1 hour and then wash. With your lighter clothing try to hang hem out in the sun to dry. The sun will also lighten the stains.
My sis has the same prob. Never found a way to get rid of them. She just buys new shirts after it becomes noticeable.
real lemon juice not from the bottle the real thing or pine sol not oil based
Baking soda works alot of the time, very cheap too, Have you tried Vanish or Oxyclean. I once found that spot face wash works on whites. As for your school clothes. If none of the answers these kind people give you or mineowrk, Buy a new shirt, unformatuntly, or where a jacket/blazer.
Good Luck Hun
The first thing I would try is vinegar. Just soak the area in white vinegar, then wash as usual. You can even add vinegar to the laundry with your regular detergent.
If that doesn't work, make a paste of baking soda & water and let it sit on the area of the shirt where the stain is then launder as usual. Oxy-clean added to laundry works wonders, also. Make sure to wash in hot water.
If you have already dried these items in the dryer, it may be too late as heat sets stains in, but it won't hurt to try.
In the future, you should pretreat the area with Shout or something before you launder in hot water, and that should help alleviate the stains.
Hope this helps! Good luck!
One person suggested vinegar, which is great, but if the stain is really tough, mix vinegar with a little laundry detergent and scrub with an old toothbrush or fingernail brush, then wash as usual. If that takes the stain out I would suggest changing deodorant brands. Several years ago I found that the deodorant I was using was causing the stains on my shirts. Good luck!
I have the same problem too (and don't worry, I found out a lot of my friends had the same problem and I never noticed so people probably don't notice yours either!) but usually something like Zout works very well for me. It doesn't come 100% out but it definitely isn't noticeable.
Also, try switching deoderants while you're at it. Ever since I've been using Arrid XX Dry (it's more of a guy's deoderant) I haven't had a yellow stain problem! It's great :)
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