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Embarrassing laundry question - toxic armpits?

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By Sat 04-Jul-09 21:49:21 Add message | Report | Contact poster

I love to wear white, but this summer I have already thrown away 2 cotton tops because the armpits went yellow after just 6ish wears. It's been like this all my adult life. I don't wear coloured tops at all due to excessive perspiration (Driclor works but I save that for one-offs, as it's pretty aggressive stuff), so in the summer my choices are black or white. Black lasts a bit longer, but it doesn't take long for my tops to get bleach-type stains under the arms and for the armpits to smell a bit, even straight after washing.

I've tried various washing techniques, but wonder what others do? I'm beginning to think that I have particularly toxic armpits...

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 06-Jul-09 16:03:10

I have exactly the same problem. I'd tried various 'stain removers' like Vanish, but they didn't work, and washing on a hotter cycle.

Was about to throw out a lovely white linen top last week that had yellow stains, then heard about hydrogen peroxide and detergent. I bought HP 6% 20 vols online from Chemist Direct (82p), diluted it 50/50 with water, soaked the armpits in it for about an hour, then used washing-up liquid neat on it and rubbed it in, then soaked again in HP for a while. Threw it in the wash, normal wash cycle, no sign of yellowing at all now. In fact, the whole top looks bright white again.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 06-Jul-09 11:30:00

lol

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 06-Jul-09 11:28:23

aitch of course i forgot to mention that you have to be gorgeous to carry off the look grin

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 06-Jul-09 10:52:35

you paint SUCH a glamorous picture of yourself, sixinchnips. wink

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 06-Jul-09 00:07:27

Grow the hair in your armpits and stop using anti persp.

It worked for me.

Now i look like a sexy german wink

but i smell great and no sweat mark on my clothes!!

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 23:01:09

another thread on the topic

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 22:58:44

This is common, In fact am sending this to dh who rants endlessly about his shirts. He is a very good laundry merchant but seems to think I do this to him on purpose.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 22:57:14

in fact i think the packaging on the pit rock specifically precludes this, so i don't buy it. they seem expensive btw but last about a year.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 22:56:22

yep, pit rock, bionsen, that sort of thing. if you do get one, check that you can leave it upside down with the stick dampened with a cm or so of water, this makes things quicker in the morning because the stick is already damp and the solution is quite concentrated.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 22:27:23

I tried those crystal deodorants with less success but was has revolutionized my similar situation is bicarbonate of soda which I wipe on wet armpits. Despite problem sweating in the past I haven't noticed any smell/ stains since! And used to use strong chemicals til I read that parabens for example seem to be absorbed as found in breast tumours

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