Stained underarms on men’s shirts - AIBU to give up and bin one?

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I have tried everything (heat, white vinegar, bicarb paste, stain remover) it seems bizarre that I can’t get rid of the stains.

Is there anything else I could try?

many thanks!

Bin it

Thanks random, it’s not like I didn’t try!

Sodium percarbonate

Vanish followed by soap powder paste ? If no joy, then yea ditch it

Exactly. You did everything, some stains just don't come out. I'm sure you've got better things to do

Salt and toothpaste. Whitening toothpaste. Mix them up together and scrub it in with a brush before leaving half hour to sit. Then rinse it cold and wash as normal.

Thanks, I haven’t tried Vanish only the eco version.

Also haven’t tried soda crystals either.

Two more shots at avoiding landfill!

Ace bleach is pretty good. The one in the blue bottle is good for general stains, etc, but the one in the white bottle is very potent.

Use it carefully, and sparingly, is my advice.

Have you tried this one? May take a few applications.
www.dr-beckmann.co.uk/products/stain-devils-antiperspirant-and-sweat-marks/

I found S C Johnson 'shout stain remover' very effective.
I spray it on the armpit area before it gets washed.

Liquid Bio Ariel, massage into the stain leave overnight, wash as usual.

Don't put it in landfill. Put it in clothes recycling.

Is he not wearing good anti perspirant deodorant?

Sometimes it's the build up on deodorant on the fabric too. DH shirts are bad for this, apparently it's the aluminium in the front that does it.

Try working in fairy washing up liquid with a toothbrush, and bicarb or vanish to make a paste,.leave it to sit for a few hours before washing. It should breakdown the residue and remove the stains. Also fabric conditioner can make it worse.

But I did have to chuck one of dh's dark shirts at the weekend, tried everything!

Vanish oxy spray. Then wash as hot as the fabric allows

The Dr Beckmann mentioned above is a weaker version of the good old DeoGo which I can’t find any more.
it is a build up of sweat and deodorant that causes the problem

I'd probably also be in the give up camp by this point.

Haven't met a stain that bicarb/vinegar/vanish and a day in the sun hasn't eradicated though. Leaving it in direct sunshine seems to be the key factor.

hot direct sunshine gets rid of stains. Works for me in my second home… in the uk not so much!

Sodium percarbonate - mix with warm water into a paste to rub in, leave for a bit, wash and hang in sunlight.

Soak in Napisan

If its a white shirt. Bleach.

I cannot state highly enough how good the fairy soap bars are, so cheap and very effective. I was able t get creosote out of a top using one!

Great thread op. My DHs shirts get destroyed by deodorant stains. They are sort of grey stains on his blue shirts. (100% cotton).

I might try some of these on our white pillowfases that have gone from loveky and crisp to sort of yellowed and oily - doesn't matter how hot I wash them or that they are line dried.