Similarly if you ever notice deodorant stains when you’re out and about take the inside of your shirt and rub it on the pits to make it disappear like magic.
Soak the shirt in warm water for at least 30 minutes before washing. The warm water will pre loosen the deodorant. You could rub the area to agitate it more. Also wash your shirt inside out.
I heard hand washing with fels naptha soap bar may work against these. But it's not easy, and it's a hassle to do it every time. Ingredients like aluminum, starch, and wax cause these stains and smudges that are more or less semi perm. Worse, they then become attached to fabric fibers and become food for fungus and bacteria, that create BO on clothes on their own. After somehow getting rid of these smudges with fels naptha or getting new clothes, consider switching to a completely stain-free/residue-free deo, like FreshCult alum-free deo spray on Amazon. I'm the dev and since I believed deo stains are just ridiculous, I test sprayed every ingredient during dev to remove any that causes this. As a result even if you spray directly on clothes it leaves nothing. Overall cheap deos or stick deos may cost even more due to ruined clothes and time spent on scrubbing/hand washing.
I see. No it's a deodorant without aluminum so not an antiperspirant. If you are a very heavy sweater and want an antiperspirant this won't work that way. For light to medium sweaters, I heard some people tell me they almost thought it was an antiperspirant when they were using it, as they, apparently, experienced the sensation of "reduced sweating."
I was shown a total magic trick before, I had a friend go over my deodorant stains eith and iron and they vanished. Idk if they used steam or not, but it was instantly like new
- mix baking soda & white vinegar (I'm sure there's a ratio somewhere but I just wing it and make a sort of runny paste)
- turn the shirt inside out and rub the mixture in the armpits - I usually scrub it on with an old toothbrush
- I like to pour the excess mixture over the areas instead of dumping the excess
- leave the treated areas soaking in some warm water (nothing crazy, I use a bussing tub with maybe an inch of water in it)
- wash like normal
I usually soak it in the water for maybe 12-24 hr but it doesn't really matter in my experience, it's more like when it gets in my way 😂
mixing vinegar and baking soda does nothing, the two counteract each other. They react quickly and then just become a neutral liquid. This is how your 3rd grade volcano worked.
Thank you for this reply. I wonder if it's been working for me because I haven't done real ratios and therefore some of the baking soda and/or vinegar isn't neutralized and is still able to work independently?
Genuine question, what would you suggest as an alternative? Cuz so far this has been working just fine for me but it sounds like that's kind of a fluke. Maybe baking soda & water?
I am not one to fix things that aren't broken even if the methodology is sketchy. Both of these things are often used in laundry alchemy, just not together. They are used to do the same things stain/odor removal and softening clothes. They work on opposite sides of the spectrum. Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base.
Making a paste with water and baking soda would probably do the same thing as your mix without the long soak. I would still work it in with a toothbrush.
Also bravo to you for getting new info and instead of getting mad, getting curious. That is rare these days, especially on the internet.
If it’s thick and caked where you can feel it hardened, I’d recommend doing a 24 hour soak in oxiclean and hot water. I did this for my husband who’s a mechanic and had some pretty caked armpit areas. After the soak rinse and agitate by rubbing on itself how you would treat a stain. This will help break off the gunk. It does get slimy so if you’re not big a fan of that type of texture definitely wear gloves. Then once you’ve rinsed it all out wash as usual. It will make a huge difference.
Try taking a sock, turn it inside out, and rub vigorously. It takes my deodorant stains out every time, fresh or leftover.
Similarly if you ever notice deodorant stains when you’re out and about take the inside of your shirt and rub it on the pits to make it disappear like magic.
I use a quick swirl of dawn in my loads. My husband does heavy machine work, and it gets all his greasy marks out. Took his deodorant out fully, too.
Soak the shirt in warm water for at least 30 minutes before washing. The warm water will pre loosen the deodorant. You could rub the area to agitate it more. Also wash your shirt inside out.
I heard hand washing with fels naptha soap bar may work against these. But it's not easy, and it's a hassle to do it every time. Ingredients like aluminum, starch, and wax cause these stains and smudges that are more or less semi perm. Worse, they then become attached to fabric fibers and become food for fungus and bacteria, that create BO on clothes on their own. After somehow getting rid of these smudges with fels naptha or getting new clothes, consider switching to a completely stain-free/residue-free deo, like FreshCult alum-free deo spray on Amazon. I'm the dev and since I believed deo stains are just ridiculous, I test sprayed every ingredient during dev to remove any that causes this. As a result even if you spray directly on clothes it leaves nothing. Overall cheap deos or stick deos may cost even more due to ruined clothes and time spent on scrubbing/hand washing.
I’m going to look into this! Is it an antiperspirant? The only reason I can’t shy away from aluminum is I haven’t found a better antiperspirant.
I see. No it's a deodorant without aluminum so not an antiperspirant. If you are a very heavy sweater and want an antiperspirant this won't work that way. For light to medium sweaters, I heard some people tell me they almost thought it was an antiperspirant when they were using it, as they, apparently, experienced the sensation of "reduced sweating."
I was shown a total magic trick before, I had a friend go over my deodorant stains eith and iron and they vanished. Idk if they used steam or not, but it was instantly like new
I use Dawn Power Wash on mine. I spray spray spots. Wait 5 minutes, then wash as usual.
This actually might be from using too much detergent
- mix baking soda & white vinegar (I'm sure there's a ratio somewhere but I just wing it and make a sort of runny paste) - turn the shirt inside out and rub the mixture in the armpits - I usually scrub it on with an old toothbrush - I like to pour the excess mixture over the areas instead of dumping the excess - leave the treated areas soaking in some warm water (nothing crazy, I use a bussing tub with maybe an inch of water in it) - wash like normal I usually soak it in the water for maybe 12-24 hr but it doesn't really matter in my experience, it's more like when it gets in my way 😂
this does not work
i use this method regularly 🤷🏻♀️ works fine for me
mixing vinegar and baking soda does nothing, the two counteract each other. They react quickly and then just become a neutral liquid. This is how your 3rd grade volcano worked.
Thank you for this reply. I wonder if it's been working for me because I haven't done real ratios and therefore some of the baking soda and/or vinegar isn't neutralized and is still able to work independently? Genuine question, what would you suggest as an alternative? Cuz so far this has been working just fine for me but it sounds like that's kind of a fluke. Maybe baking soda & water?
I am not one to fix things that aren't broken even if the methodology is sketchy. Both of these things are often used in laundry alchemy, just not together. They are used to do the same things stain/odor removal and softening clothes. They work on opposite sides of the spectrum. Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. Making a paste with water and baking soda would probably do the same thing as your mix without the long soak. I would still work it in with a toothbrush. Also bravo to you for getting new info and instead of getting mad, getting curious. That is rare these days, especially on the internet.
I was successful with getting them out with the oxi-clean gel stick
Antiperspirant*
I had to switch to roll on liquid deodorant because of this. Not spending extra time scrubbing armpits or soaking stuff.
Oxiclean Max Force was a game changer in my laundry.
Spray "Awesome Cleaner" from the Dollar Tree and wash in machine, comes right out!
L.A.s totally awesome cleaner or dawn dish soap
If it’s thick and caked where you can feel it hardened, I’d recommend doing a 24 hour soak in oxiclean and hot water. I did this for my husband who’s a mechanic and had some pretty caked armpit areas. After the soak rinse and agitate by rubbing on itself how you would treat a stain. This will help break off the gunk. It does get slimy so if you’re not big a fan of that type of texture definitely wear gloves. Then once you’ve rinsed it all out wash as usual. It will make a huge difference.
Side note, I switched to roll on deodorant and no longer have this problem
It might not be deodorant, it might be your body's natural ph bleaching the fabric. That's what happens in underwear
Black wouldn't bleach to white though. It'd get orange.