It can be so embarrassing, especially at a business meeting or social event. When it does happen, you may wish you could crawl into a hole.
What are we talking about? When you raise your arm for something and show off an unsightly deodorant stain on your shirt. You know people notice because their eyes are drawn right to your armpit, and there’s never a hole close enough to crawl in to.
This type of stain builds up over time. When you perspire, some of the deodorant transfers to your clothing and each time you do the laundry, some of it sticks. However, to remove deodorant stain & odor can be accomplished with a few simple steps.
Plan ahead to remove deodorant stains
Before putting your clothes in the laundry basket, spray or rub areas of concern liberally with a product designed for treating laundry spots and stains. This way, your regular laundering will be much more effective.
Pre-treatments
Before laundering the offending garments, fill a sink, or if you have a lot of clothes, a bathtub with hot water and add a small scoop of laundry detergent. Mix it up until completely dissolved. Put the clothes in and let them soak for 30 minutes, and then launder them right away.
Color-safe bleaches
As you would do with pre-treating in a sink or tub, instead of using laundry detergent, add a scoop or two of a color-safe bleach, like OxyClean. Follow the directions on the package and allow plenty of dwell time for the oxidizing bleach to work.
Chlorine bleach
This is a last-resort attempt to remove a deodorant stain. Chlorine bleach, found under the name “Clorox” at your grocery store, is an oxidizer but very aggressive. Use with care. Follow directions on the bottle when you use this type of product either as a pre-treatment or in the washing machine.
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