Hi ladies,

Any advice on how to clean the yellow armpit stains that sometimes seem to bake onto shirts?

My housewife doesn't know and my favourite shirts have been yellowfied.

I don't want to just wear dark shirts, as I much prefer my light coloured ones.

Any tips, tricks or inside knowledge??

Thanks.

Try Soaking them in some water with a couple asprins added, worked a treat for me.

soda bicarbonate?

Try Soaking them in some water with a couple asprins added, worked a treat for me.

Do they sell Aspirin here? I have only seen paracetamol

sent from my Q6

They sell stain remover for this sort of thing in the supermarkets, its a roll on type thing but just like my post its of no use.

Will wait to hear of more tricks. Im in the same boat so would like to know.

Cheers

No help for 'there are yellow armpit stains'.

But for 'how not to get....'

Try different deodorant or take baby powder, instead.

Don't use deo is a better idea.

I throw my shirts out on a regular basis as they go yellow, I use deo.

Can't help with shirts already stained but if you are using roll on deodorant, as i suspect you are, the trick is letting your armpit dry after applying, before putting on your shirt.

I bought a tub of 1,000 aspirin tablets (325mg) from my pharmacist; aspirin tablets larger than ca.75mg can often be difficult to find though. Checking the label now, I see that my supply is produced (or marketed) by British Dispensary, Bangkok (Tel: 02 755 7300-14; www.britishdispensary.com).

I use my aspirin for health purposes and very occasionally for cut-flowers but I’ve now taken note of its use to treat these sweat stains (though I no longer wear business shirts), thanks Canman.

I use my aspirin for health purposes and very occasionally for cut-flowers but I’ve now taken note of its use to treat these sweat stains (though I no longer wear business shirts), thanks Canman.

Just as a matter of accuracy, i don't think these are sweat stains. Sounds more like deodorant stain. I'm not sure which type of stain the aspirin idea works on, but my guess would be not deodorant stain.

http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Yellow-Armpit-Stains

Just as a matter of accuracy, i don't think these are sweat stains. Sounds more like deodorant stain. I'm not sure which type of stain the aspirin idea works on, but my guess would be not deodorant stain.

It is 'only' the deodorant, that causes yellow!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deodorant

(How comes, your google isn't working? )

You can try to find Nivea Invisible.

Try soaking it in white vinegar and cool water for at least half an hour. then wash normally.

Just as a matter of accuracy, i don't think these are sweat stains. Sounds more like deodorant stain. I'm not sure which type of stain the aspirin idea works on, but my guess would be not deodorant stain.

It is 'only' the deodorant, that causes yellow!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deodorant

(How comes, your google isn't working? )

You can try to find Nivea Invisible.

Google:

The yellow stains are caused by (among other things) urea, which is one of the waste products generated by the body's natural processes. Urea is, as you might imagine, also excreted in urine (it's why your pee is that yellow color sometimes), although urea is FAR more concentrated in urine than in sweat.

Long story short, everybody is different, and every person's sweat contains different amounts of urea, and that's PARTLY why some sweat stains are worse than others.

Google:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deodorant#Clothing

"Clothing

Aluminium zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly, a common antiperspirant, is a cause of "armpit stains" on clothing, reacting with sweat to create yellow stains.^[51] Underarm liners are an alternative to antiperspirants that do not leave stains"

http://www.nivea.co.uk/products/deodorants/black-and-white/black-and-white-clear-spray

Check with the dry cleaners. There is a spray for it.

Google:

http://en.wikipedia....dorant#Clothing

"Clothing

Aluminium zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly, a common antiperspirant, is a cause of "armpit stains" on clothing, reacting with sweat to create yellow stains.^[51] Underarm liners are an alternative to antiperspirants that do not leave stains"

http://www.nivea.co....ite-clear-spray

Note that the source you have quoted say "a source", not "the source". I don't use deodorant but still have some old t-shirts with yellow stains at the arm-pits. Granted, it takes a very long time for the stains to show up (many years), but then I don't sweat a lot.

Sophon

By wearing a vest or white T-shirt like the cops, you will delay the onset of yellow-armpitted shirts.

Google:

http://en.wikipedia....dorant#Clothing

"Clothing

Aluminium zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly, a common antiperspirant, is a cause of "armpit stains" on clothing, reacting with sweat to create yellow stains.^[51] Underarm liners are an alternative to antiperspirants that do not leave stains"

http://www.nivea.co....ite-clear-spray

Note that the source you have quoted say "a source", not "the source". I don't use deodorant but still have some old t-shirts with yellow stains at the arm-pits. Granted, it takes a very long time for the stains to show up (many years), but then I don't sweat a lot.

Sophon

For most of the people, it is 'the source', for few it isn't. Maybe. I have to admit, that makes it 'a source'.

But you know, why it is 'a source', only? You probably would even get yellow stains with Nivea's product, then.

So a few people could get rich, in the US of Amerika.

Edited January 24, 201313 yr by noob7

Those stains are mineral deposits of Aluminium chlorohydrate + minerals from perspiration. GOOD NEWS... You CAN get rid of them with RAISE armpit stain remover. RAISE bonds to the deposits turning them into salts so that your washer can wash them away. It works on very old, very heat treated stains.

PS Don't use bleach on these stains, bleach reacts with the proteins in the stains and makes them permanent.

white vinegar soak then normal wash.

Yellow armpit on shirts is a mix of roll on and sweat.

Roll on alone or sweat alone cannot do that.

There is NO SOLUTION that really works on cotton, fiber is too tight. People who say the contrary don't know what they are talking about.

I found that yelllow armpit can be easily cleaned on LINEN shirts, so now I only wear linen shirts and throw away the cheap under white tshirts when they are yellow.

Would be happy that someone gives evidence that he perfectly cleaned yellow armpits on cotton.

Soak in water with about a half cup of salt.

I use my aspirin for health purposes and very occasionally for cut-flowers but I’ve now taken note of its use to treat these sweat stains (though I no longer wear business shirts), thanks Canman.

Just as a matter of accuracy, i don't think these are sweat stains. Sounds more like deodorant stain. I'm not sure which type of stain the aspirin idea works on, but my guess would be not deodorant stain.

They're definitely sweat stains.

Yellow armpit on shirts is a mix of roll on and sweat.

Roll on alone or sweat alone cannot do that.

There is NO SOLUTION that really works on cotton, fiber is too tight. People who say the contrary don't know what they are talking about.

I found that yelllow armpit can be easily cleaned on LINEN shirts, so now I only wear linen shirts and throw away the cheap under white tshirts when they are yellow.

Would be happy that someone gives evidence that he perfectly cleaned yellow armpits on cotton.

This cannot be the case.

I do not use roll-on or any other kind of anti-perspirant on my groin area.

You could just try the vinegar idea instead of arguing about it here......

Yellow armpit on shirts is a mix of roll on and sweat.

Roll on alone or sweat alone cannot do that.

There is NO SOLUTION that really works on cotton, fiber is too tight. People who say the contrary don't know what they are talking about.

I found that yelllow armpit can be easily cleaned on LINEN shirts, so now I only wear linen shirts and throw away the cheap under white tshirts when they are yellow.

Would be happy that someone gives evidence that he perfectly cleaned yellow armpits on cotton.

This cannot be the case.

I do not use roll-on or any other kind of anti-perspirant on my groin area.

Check your Showergel, ....

Anti-perspirant in my shower gel? Is that possible? I always screen for skin bleaching chemicals. Neither need nor want any of those.

No help for 'there are yellow armpit stains'.

But for 'how not to get....'

Try different deodorant or take baby powder, instead.

."Wikipedia ":.......

... Alum's antiperspirant and antibacterial properties contribute to its traditional use as an underarm deodorant. It has been used for this purpose in Europe; Mexico; Thailand, where it is called Sarn-Som สารส้ม....

You can buy alum lumps very cheap on the market.

Easy to use, just wet & wipe. Inodorous by itself, very effective to prevent smell and stain.

Also get rid of the more strong smelling thin granular bacterial growth around hairs at armpit.

Recommended for those who don't like parfumed roller or stick and so make themselves unpleasant to be close with, extremely unpleasant for Thai.

Edited January 31, 201313 yr by Khunangkaro