Armpits in clothes

[BertieBotts]

Please please tell me how to remove the fusty smell. It's not even sweaty, it's just fusty. I use deodorant, I wash regularly and change tops regularly but it's awful, even on new tops. It's starting to make me feel disgusting and dirty.

No idea but I have the same problem. Only on black tops though.

Some of them are stained white from the deodorant as well.

Vinegar?

You can soak them in something.. I'm still trying to figure out what though, Is it nappy solution?

Apparently you can also pretreat with a mix of baking soda and hydrogen peroxide.

Nap island is your friend

Ha ha napisan

Wouldn't hydrogen peroxide bleach all the colour out??

I'll have to try some kind of nappy solution. I live in Germany so don't know if they have napisan here but they must have something?

I don't think it does. Bleach the color out, I mean. I've tried it on a few things before and it's removed the stain. You can't leave it on for ages though. Maybe try it on a non-important top first!

I am going to try napisan. DH has teeshirts that need some proper tlc. If it doesn't work, it doesn't matter cos they are so bad I will chuck them. I just wondered if it has to be napisan or does any similar brand work?

Someone has mentioned biotex too but I've not tried that.

I like napisan because

A. It works

B. it reminds me of when my kids were babies

I've found that white vinegar helps. I put 50% white vinegar and 50% fabric conditioner into the fabric conditioner compartment and wash as normal. It's a bit worrying the first time you do it because you think your clothes are going to come out smelling like a chip shop, but the vinegar smell doesn't linger. If it's really bad you can also make a paste out of bicarbonate of soda, spread it over the pit area, leave it to dry, them wash as normal.

I've done vinegar before and it does make everything really fresh :) It doesn't help armpits though!

Have you tried the vanish bar? I also rate that for armpits!!

Do you use bio washing powder? I'd try a pre soak in bio then as hot a wash as you can manage.

No, I'm in Germany so I can't get british products.

I don't think they have bio/non bio here, I haven't noticed it on the packets.