Question 'bout Laundry...

[Phalanx]

Ladies might be better to take this one hm? Not that guys don't wash, hell, I do...but anyways...

Work shirts, and t-shirts...(mainly cotton t's, I find)...after a hot day yknow, sometimes you can sweat up a shirt a little by the end of the day. Not like so you stink, just so you're not yknow "outta the shower" kinda fresh...?

Anyways, with some of the shirts, I find that two things happen when I wash them.
1: Deodorant stains them slightly.
2: Some of them kind've "trap" sweat...whilst ironing I notice there's a slight residual smell..I don't know, but MAYBE it's related to the deodorant residue.

Anyways, I've tried pre-soaking the shirts in colousafe bleach, and washing in clothes detergent and fabric softener...just doesn't seem to fix the problem with certain shirts...

So, any "fixes" for this issue?
Here's hoping I don't have to dryclean my shit every time...

Thanks. -B

[stubbornforgey]

Ladies might be better to take this one hm? Not that guys don't wash, hell, I do...but anyways...

Work shirts, and t-shirts...(mainly cotton t's, I find)...after a hot day yknow, sometimes you can sweat up a shirt a little by the end of the day. Not like so you stink, just so you're not yknow "outta the shower" kinda fresh...?

Anyways, with some of the shirts, I find that two things happen when I wash them.
1: Deodorant stains them slightly.
2: Some of them kind've "trap" sweat...whilst ironing I notice there's a slight residual smell..I don't know, but MAYBE it's related to the deodorant residue.

Anyways, I've tried pre-soaking the shirts in colousafe bleach, and washing in clothes detergent and fabric softener...just doesn't seem to fix the problem with certain shirts...

So, any "fixes" for this issue?
Here's hoping I don't have to dryclean my shit every time...

Thanks. -B

ok
for stains like that..i generally hand wash the effected area 1st with sun
soap before adding to the washing machine.

[VampiricClown]

Burn it!

Sorry, just seemed like the perfect time for that.

Try leaving them out in the sun for awhile, then handwashing, then throw them in the machine. May work, may not. Worth a shot, but when you put something outside in the sun, it tends to remove the odor.

[Mictlantechutli]

As a house-husband, I can tell you that a little detergent poured into the armpit and rubbed in prior to washing helps, but it is the aluminum based antiperspirants that really stain the pits. I have switched to a deodorant that has no antiperspirant and my shirts are less stained.

[chaibill]

also the aluminum will cause Alzheimer's and i believe it is on the breast cancer do not use list

[stubbornforgey]

As a house-husband, I can tell you that a little detergent poured into the armpit and rubbed in prior to washing helps, but it is the aluminum based antiperspirants that really stain the pits. I have switched to a deodorant that has no antiperspirant and my shirts are less stained.

shit!!come and do my washing :D

[Papillon Noir]

Ladies might be better to take this one hm? Not that guys don't wash, hell, I do...but anyways...

Work shirts, and t-shirts...(mainly cotton t's, I find)...after a hot day yknow, sometimes you can sweat up a shirt a little by the end of the day. Not like so you stink, just so you're not yknow "outta the shower" kinda fresh...?

Anyways, with some of the shirts, I find that two things happen when I wash them.
1: Deodorant stains them slightly.
2: Some of them kind've "trap" sweat...whilst ironing I notice there's a slight residual smell..I don't know, but MAYBE it's related to the deodorant residue.

Anyways, I've tried pre-soaking the shirts in colousafe bleach, and washing in clothes detergent and fabric softener...just doesn't seem to fix the problem with certain shirts...

So, any "fixes" for this issue?
Here's hoping I don't have to dryclean my shit every time...

Thanks. -B

Well there's a lot of variables here's that could help alleviate your problem. You may first want to change deodorants. Personally, I use Degree (they have both men's and women's versions) and I think it's great and have never had any cleanliness/staining issues. Though I have had some other shirts ruined by using other brands in the past and certain fabrics are prone to this more than others.

Detergent--using a bargin brand here is not a good idea, they just don't work as well. I have even used All and Cheer and nothing compares to Tide. Tide really is the best at cleaning your clothes. And also use fabric softener, I wouldn't skimp on that either.

It's also important to wash dark things in cold water and light things in warm water. I would only use hot water for white things and pour in a cup of straight up (not bleach alternative) Clorox Bleach. I would use the scented kind (I like Mountain Fresh) so you don't get that real bleachy smell. It's usually the white shirts that get underarm stains, so using real bleach every or every other time should make a big difference.

I would keep in mind that clothes do wear out and when you use bleach it does wear out your clothes faster, so I wouldn't overbleach unless you need to. Putting clothes in the dryer also wears out your clothes faster, makes them look faded, and shrinks them. Putting clothes in the dryer will also set in any stains because of the heat. If you want to preserve your clothes or don't want to set any stains, I would air dry your clothes on a drying rack or clothesline. If there is one thing that you don't put in the dryer though, which is jeans. The dryer destroys and shrinks them big time. And if you ever get married, the dryer is also death to bras.

Lastly, when you stuff the washing machine, your clothes don't have enough room to move around and will not get as clean. Filling your washer to only 3/4 should help with this and also putting it on a higher or "heavier" setting.

Hope this helps. :) If you are still having issues, I would try washing them twice before having them dry cleaned, which is expensive and a pain in the ass.

[Shazbut]

As we are on the topic of laundry - I do have a tip for anyone who is presented with the problem of certain stains on clothing.

If you ever get curry sauce on your clothes - if you wash the item and hang it outside, natural sunshine will fade it! I dont know if it works for all *sauce* stains, but turmeric and other spices will fade in sunshine :D

[Shadow]

Question about Laundry:
Can a big, strong man come and put my washing line up? Please? lol Its taking days trying to dry clothing in the house. lol

[stubbornforgey]

I used this topic as a conversation piece lastnight cos i was bored and my aunt
said an olden days remedy cos then they never had such things as nappysan or
any of them other stuff ..they used the acid of the freshly squeezed lemon juice.
Very interesting
and you must admit ..the clothes you see on the Waltons and House on the Parairie were mighty clean

[Phalanx]

Just wanted to thanks everyone for their input here, especially those than mentioned the aluminium based deodorants being a problem.
I've since purchased a couple of organic ones, one tea-tree oil based that I really like. No stains, no residual smell....and the deodorants actually work a shitload better...I wore some out to a movie and drinking night, then went to sleep in the shirt after a hot night...and NOTHING. Great stuff.
Anyways, thanks for all the advice people.