My cousin wears white but gets yellow stains in the pit. She uses deo, what causes it and how to get rid of it
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She probably sweats bad underneath his or her arms. That is what causes the ring around her shirt underarm pits. However he or she might want to see the doctor for that. In the meantime I as well suffer from excessive perspiration (underarm wetness) It's this deodorant he or she can buy at the drug store or any Wal-Mart, Walgreen's, CVS pharmacy etc... It's call certain dry. She applies that every night before bed for the first week and the problem will go away. The week after that she only has to apply it every 2-3 nights. Really it works
I had a similar problem with this same issue when I used very hard water from a well dug on my property. To get rid of the stains, I used a product called "Yellow Out."
Once I added a water softener to my incoming water line, I had no troubles with my whites coming out with yellow stains again. I hope this helps!
Tell that person to lay off the juice, sodas and anything acidic in nature. Stick with water for a while you will see a difference in the clothes
It's not deodorant that causes it, it's antiperspirant. The aluminum products in antiperspirant cause the yellow stains. The only real way to get rid of them is to change to a product that is actually just a deodorant, which can be hard to find nowadays. There are also some pads you can get to wear under your clothes.
My son was experiencing the same thing. We started changing deodorants, and the staining stopped. Some of the more heavily perfumed ones leave behind the discoloration. I use Dove now and there are never any stains. My son switched to Sure, and it eliminated his problem. Just try some you like and make sure they are only lightly scented and you won't have any more problems. Good luck!
I sweat a lot and almost all deodorants made the arm pits look yellow and stained I started using degree deodorant and the smell is gone as are the stains,As for getting the yellow stains out soak all the items with detergent and a little bit of bleach for a hour or so; and the stains should disappear. don;t soak it longer than an hour; and don;t use much bleach.good luck,.
It's the antiperspirant.
Try a product called "washing soda"--Arm and Hammer brand, in a yellow box (near the Borax and laundry aids like blueing and stuff.)
Use the hottest water available for the fabric, since it's a greasy stain and heat will help remove it. Now, don't dry it in a dryer until the stain is gone, because dry heat sets stains, but wet heat removes grease stains (but not protein stains.)
That stuff works. It's cheap, environmentally safe, doesn't stink like chlorine bleach, it's easy...it's great. Don't know why I hadn't tried it before. It's better for pit stains than chlorine bleach. Follow the instructions for pre-treating and the amount to use.
Changing deodorant is the first thing she should do. Someone else mentioned Sure deodorant and I agree with them. It worked for me when I had the problem your cousin has.
As for the stained clothing, vinegar and laundry detergent works great for removing the stains. If using liquid detergent, pour vinegar on the stain then pour a little detergent on and scrub with an old toothbrush or fingernail brush, then wash as usual. If using powdered detergent, make a paste with the vinegar and detergent and scrub, then wash.
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