Removing Sweat Stains
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June 2004
We all have had the problem - perfectly good white shirts with
ugly yellow sweat stains under the arms that makes them
unbearable. Soaking in bleach doesn't seem to do a thing nor do
the commercial products I've tried. I know there must be some
trick, household recipe or commercial product, that will take
care of it and I'm hoping someone out there has the secret to
share.
I have two boys and and an active husband, sweat stains are the
norm around my house. There are two things I can suggest. I
don't know if you've ever heard of Stanley Home Products? It's
the Tupperware of the cleaning world. My mom used to sell
Stanely but she was too busy for it after awhile so we buy from
her friend just down the street. Anyway, I'm sure you can go on-
line for purchase. The product I buy is the Degreaser. It's
WONDERFUL. It's biodegradable and it works wonders even on
spaghetti sauce! I take my bottle of Degreaser and pour
directly onto the stain. I do this before I start the load of
laundry. After I've started the washing machine and added all
the clothes, I'll put that item in last. It's like the stain was
never there. I love it and won't use anything else. It's a multi-
use item, you can use it to wash the soap scum off the sink or
wash the grease off a casserole. The other thing you may want to
try is dew bleaching. Just take a regular bar of soap and rub
it on the stain. If you have a clothes line, just hang it up
the night before facing the morning sun. Take it down before
9a.m. if you can. Wash the item with the rest of a load. That
too has worked for me. It sounds like a wives' tale but it's
one that always worked for my mom when she couldn't use bleach
(delicates, ran out, etc.).
Mariana
I could never find anything that got the stains out -- so I
switched deoderants to Naturally Fresh Deoderant Crystal (roll-
on). It has a blue top and is sold at Berkeley and EC Natural
Grocery among other places. It deals well with odors and I
have had the same white t-shirt now for 5 years with just the
beginning of staining now -- a first for me.
Big Sweater
My desperate moves include: natures' miracle (or mothers little
miracle-same stuff w/ a yucky baby powder scent), fels-naptha
bar that I scrub into it, and a bit of bleach in the wash, pre-
soaking. And dry it in the sun, which tends to get rid of stains
also. If that doesn't work after you've done it a few times, yer
outta luck
anon
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