The best stain-remover for deodorant marks?

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#299470 10-Sep-2022 15:20

I don't know about everyone else, but for years I've had trouble with getting deodorant marks on my shirts - Does anyone have a line on the best stain remover for this?

I've tried;

- Vinegar (and baking soda)
- Most stain removers I can find at the supermarket.
- Lemon (and water)
- Rewashing
- Changing to different deodorants
- Tried both roll-on and spray.
- Among other stuff.
- Soaking with Oxi-action and a the likes - this sort of worked, but is a bit of a process.

I'm hoping that I'm not alone and someone has found a solution... Google seems to just keep bringing up the same things over and over. And I really don't want to have to throw out my shirts.

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#2965481 10-Sep-2022 15:35

As the stains set in, whatever you do it'll need manual scrubbing, soaking just won't do it.

I use to have this problem, making sure deodorant is applied the night before or given a good drying time before dressing helps a lot.

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#2965483 10-Sep-2022 15:43

While I can't give you a solution for this, I can say look into plain white t-shirts as undershirts. I never found out to clean the stains also I instead opted to use white v-neck tees and they take the brunt of everything leaving the shirts much cleaner.

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#2965487 10-Sep-2022 16:28

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Also, what anti-perspirant are you using?

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#2965599 10-Sep-2022 19:05

I usually log in to WIFE 2.2.1 to get solutions to this sort of thing. Usually it results in the item disappearing with a sort of sighing noise and reappearing a day or two later looking better.

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#2965625 10-Sep-2022 20:49

Try an oxygen based stain remover such as Napisan Vanish Oxi action. It's safe on colors, according to the box and my experience. I used it recently on my business shirts which had all yellowed sitting mostly unused in the wardrobe since covid hit, it helped with other stains too.

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#2965627 10-Sep-2022 20:50

Aaroona:
I don't know about everyone else, but for years I've had trouble with getting deodorant marks on my shirts - Does anyone have a line on the best stain remover for this?

I've tried;

- Vinegar (and baking soda)
- Most stain removers I can find at the supermarket.
- Lemon (and water)
- Rewashing
- Changing to different deodorants
- Tried both roll-on and spray.
- Among other stuff.
- Soaking with Oxi-action and a the likes - this sort of worked, but is a bit of a process.

That's all woosy girly stuff. What about, in order of non-woosiness:

- Kerosene

- Xylene

- MEK

- Acetone

- Gunwash (where several of the component substances in the MSDS have their own MSDS)

- Chlorine trifluoride

- Dioxygen difluoride

- Potassium ozonide

Just keep going down the list until you find the one that works. At least one if not several on that list are guaranteed to work.

Other than that, as @MadEngineer has suggested, once they've set in there isn't really any alternative to tossing the shirt, getting a new one, and switching antiperspirant.

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#2965753 10-Sep-2022 21:46

And if they're coloured shirts, darker. Can often kiss the dyes goodbye with the chems in them. So not stained, but now void of colours

I've moved to an undershirt for cooler months too. Outer often gets warm vs wet.

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#2965831 11-Sep-2022 09:12

Have you tried a deodorant that’s called Nivea black and white which is meant to resist staining in black and white clothing.

Are you sure it’s the deodorant causing the staining and not some residual perspiration. Some people suffer from chromhidrosis which means coloured sweat.

Soaking in an oxygen cleaner overnight in the washing machine is the simplest answer. Make sure the water is very hot to dissolve the powder, then throw in all the shirts and leave overnight. Then add a bit of soap powder to that and wash as usual.

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#2965832 11-Sep-2022 09:18

I use a similar deodorant product but had one shirt that had a lighter colour in the armpit area. Considering I equally wear all my work shirts I put it down to just poor fabric or dye.

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#2965849 11-Sep-2022 10:49

How to remove deodorant stains with hydrogen peroxide

Combine six tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide with three tablespoons of dish soap.
Dip a scrub brush into the solution, and scrub the stain.
After a couple of minutes of scouring the stain, the grime should be gone.

To use hydrogen peroxide, mix a solution at a ratio of 2:1 of hydrogen peroxide and mild dish soap and use a soft brush or old toothbrush to rub it gently into the stain. Hydrogen peroxide will break up the proteins in the sweat stain and help to reduce or completely remove stains.However, it's best to only use it on white shirts. It can permanently discolor any colored fabrics. If you do use it on white fabrics, make sure you fully rinse the shirt, as any hydrogen peroxide residue can turn the fabrics a yellowish shade once you wear it out in the sun.

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#2965882 11-Sep-2022 15:28

Petrol + an open flame.

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#2965906 11-Sep-2022 16:23

Eva888: Have you tried a deodorant that’s called Nivea black and white which is meant to resist staining in black and white clothing.

That'll definitely make a difference. I switched from Rexona, a gooey white paste, to Nivea, a clear liquid, and it was a huge improvement. The downside of the Nivea is that it comes in a thick glass bottle that weighs more than the contents.