How to Remove Perspiration Stains From White Cotton Shirts
Perspiration occurs when the body becomes overheated and tries to regulate the internal temperature by stimulating the sweat glands. Exercise, sickness or stress may all activate sweat glands, leading to perspiration stains on clothing. Perspiration stains inflicted on white cotton shirts appear as dull yellow marks, but you can battle these stains with different laundering methods. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Meat tenderizer
- Aspirin
- Spoon
- Liquid laundry detergent
- Lemon
- Towel
- Baking soda
- White vinegar
Instructions
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Wet the perspiration stains with water. Sprinkle 1/2 tsp. of meat tenderizer across the stains. Rub the tenderizer into the fabric and place into the washer. Wash the shirts normally and inspect the stains before drying. If the stains remain, try another method before putting the shirts in the dryer.
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Place two aspirins into 1/2 cup of warm water. Crush the aspirins with a spoon as they dissolve. Pour the liquid over the perspiration stains. Allow the aspirin to absorb into the fabric for two hours before washing. Pour 1/2 tsp. of liquid laundry detergent on each stain right before placing inside the washer. Wash the shirts normally.
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Cut a lemon in half. Squeeze the juice from the lemon onto the perspiration stains. Lay towels on an outdoor table or chair and place the shirts on top of the towels with the stains facing up. Ensure the sun hits the stains directly. Leave the shirts in the sun for three hours. Continue to moisten the area with water as it dries from the sun. Wash the shirts normally.
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Mix 4 tbsp. of baking soda with enough warm water to form a paste. Scoop the paste with your fingers and rub it into the sweat stains. Leave the paste on the shirts for two hours. Rub 2 tbsp. of white vinegar into the stains with a baby toothbrush before placing in the washer.
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Tips & Warnings
Clean perspiration stains as soon as possible before they permanently set in the cotton fabric.
Keep this paste out of the reach of small children.
References
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Comments
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who is that beautiful girl!
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morgana46
Apr 27, 2008
Wow, I can't wait to try this. My husband's body chemistry is such that the combination of his sweat and antiperspirant stains the underarms of his white cotton undershirts yellow AND makes them stiff and yucky! I tried a special commercial product and it didn't work. I hope this simple method does, and after I try it, I'll let the community know and rate this article. Thanks, eHow! -
Fire2007
Apr 27, 2008
I have another good idea,I tried,it's effective. First,make sure a big sun in the sky that day. Secondly,daub white soap on your white shirt,special on collapsible and cuff. Then,put your daubed shirt in a transparent polybag. The important step,put the polybag under the strong sunlight,about 30-60 minutes. Last,take out the tepid shirt from polybag,wash it to clean. That's all.Have a try now *^_^*
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GWPegasus
Apr 25, 2008
This may be good, but we've found that OxyClean (and we don't own stock or sell it) seems to be a 'wonder cure' for cleaning almost anything. We had an old --- and I mean OLD --- christening gown that had gone past 'yellow'. Previous attempts to find the 'white' were miserable failures. We tried OxyClean and it now looks like it's almost new. May be worth a try for perspiration stains, too.
