Soak every once in a while in oxyclean/generic oxyclean you can also use a laundry sanitizer, Lysol makes one now I use it because we have well water that’s kinda stinky and it works great for that. Between these two things stains and smell have no chance. Air drying workout wear can also help with smell and color as well as longevity of the clothes.
I am someone who works out daily and sweats a lot. Just doing laundry doesn't seem to adequately clean the underarms of my shirts. What are some ways to clean these areas of my clothing better?
Submitted 1 month ago by FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world 1 month ago
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 1 month ago
If they are white shirts: then use Dish Soap and Bleach. I am assuming your dish soap is alkaline. Use a soak cycle.
If they are not white shirts: then just do a quick cycle with dish soap or other degreaser, then a regular wash, and you can treat especially bad cases by applying liquid laundry detergent directly to the stain and letting sit half hour before washing.
If you’re conscientious of your impact on the environment and you only wear these specific shirts when you work out: then it doesn’t really matter if they are stained, no?
If you’re some kind of trendy hippy who believes weird diy hacks on the internet: wash with a can of cola.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Thank you for the good info!
No, these are my general wear shirts, not specific workout shirts. You’re correct that the staining doesn’t matter for those, and I couldn’t care less.
Just would like to be able to lift my arms up and not be thought of as gross when I do care well for myself and my things.
socsa@piefed.social 1 month ago
This happens when you pack HE washers too much. For your stinky clothes you need to do smaller loads, and possibly add in some kind of oxygen bleach booster.
bassgirl09@lemmy.world 1 month ago
When I have issues with the underarms of my workout shirts coming out still discolored from sweat+deodorant, I like to take a small amount of laundry detergent = just enough to dampen the areas needing extra help. Then I put it in the washer, add my detergent for the load, with a presoak setting so the clothes all soak in the water and detergent for 15 minutes before the wash cycle actually starting.
thousandyardstare@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
After the clothes are clean but still wet, add some distilled white vinegar and run the rinse cycle again, or catch the washer before the rinse cycle and add before the rinse starts.
flagpole268@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Looked into this recently bc I felt like I couldn’t get my ex’s odor off my clothes. Based on my fav laundry guy (jeeves_ny) on IG, I found Persil and Ariel to be the answer. Feel like I smell like myself again after years.
Xanthrax@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Use spray on or gel deodorant. It helps a lot.
LavaPlanet@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I have had some success with soaking in a solution of vinegar for min 20 minutes. And or oxy bleach, (not at the same time).
TheUnicornOfPerfidy@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Why not exercise in a vest/tank top and let your armpits breath?
jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
A human buying antiperspirant is like Superman buying kryptonite. Sweating is one of our biggest super powers. Learn to love it. Shower before you work out, and you won’t stink.
hansolo@lemmy.today 1 month ago
I used to have this on my undershirts. It’s 100% anti-perspirant.
If you don’t mind sweating, switch to just deodorant. There’s a difference. Anti-perspirant cakes and stains to keep your sweat from becoming liquid. Deodorant just stops smell, and the sticks usually aren’t pure white.
I use a salt stick deodorant and it’s great IMO. That’s the same thing as the “potassium aluminum rod” sometime else mentioned. Easy to find, never even know it’s there.
Wash your whites in hot water and white vinegar, then usual wash with oxyclean, to get rid of the stains in what you have.
RST987@infosec.pub 1 month ago
Ive bought for my wife a potassium aluminium rod from a pharmacy to use on the armpits. No white marks after using. Also it does not have any scent and does not irritate the skin. No sweat scent either. You could try that for new shirts. If there won’t be any information on the packaging. Rinse the rod whit water, applay on skin and leave the rod to try completely.
Wren@lemmy.today 1 month ago
Some of the other tips are covered (aluminum in deodorant is a big cause of stains) so I’d recommend clothing made of natural fibres like cotton, bamboo and wool. They have natural antibacterial properties and are easier to strip stains out of with basic detergents and vinegar.
palordrolap@fedia.io 1 month ago
You may need a different detergent or a detergent booster that works harder on stains. Usually they're peroxide based, but contain other agents as well. Some come in powder form and others in sprays.
One powder I grabbed does brighten better than detergent alone and makes things smell like an honest-to-goodness laundry. (Which I'm not going to name because this already sounds like a sales pitch. It isn't. It's just something that was on special offer on my supermarket's website and I added it to my virtual basket because I have a few blood-spotted items of clothing that regular washing wasn't getting out.)
It worked wonders on some very greyed white t-shirts, but not so great on the blood spots on coloured clothing. I may need to soak them for longer or use more additive, risking the colour, which I may have been too cautious about up to the present.
ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Don’t wear shirts with anything other than 100% cotton.
I can’t get a shirt with even a little bit of polyester to not stink after washing multiple times.