Stinky Shirt Stains

[JiltedJohnsJulie]

DH has a shirt with some hard marks under the armpit .

Anyway, I've washed it at 60, I've put soap and hot water on them and scrubbed. Have now run out of ideas. Is it a bin job?

Hi.
I wrote in for help with this problem a while back, all of my DH's work shirts were the same . Get some white vinegar in a spray bottle and cover the whole stiff area ( never thought I'd ever type those instructions! ) and leave for about 15-20mins don't rinse it but wash as normal in the machine. Might take a couple of goes to break it down, give it a go! The rest of the wash won't smell like a chip shop either.

get him to wear cotton t-shirts as vests.

Thank you both, will try both suggestions .

second white vinegar suggestion which i learnt about on here

Is the shirt cotton or man made? If it's cotton put in a boil wash (or in a pot on the cooker if its only one shirt) agree about spraying with white vinegar; then scrub stain with a good amount of bicarbonate of soda which is much cheaper than aspirin and leave overnight.

You can do similar with man made material but would be a bit more likely to damage the shirt.

Unfortunately its manmade. Don't suppose it really matters if it gets damaged though. Will have a look at changing his deodorant too, thank you.

I use the 'crystal' deo which works for 2 days if you put it on correctly also can last for 6 months to a year If you don't drop and break it on a tiled floor . It doesn't cost much more than the normal ones as well.

Thank you ppeat will add that to ny ever increasing shopping list

BTW the man made shirts,sweaters, etc. get smelly soo much more than the cotton ones I don't know the science I just know they do!!