How Do You Get Deodorant Stains From White Shirts?

Deodorant stains are caused by aluminum chloride.

The main ingredient in most antiperspirants and deodorants is aluminum chloride, which prevents sweating and odor but can stain clothing. On dark clothes, antiperspirant and deodorant stains appear white. On white clothes, however, the stains are yellow in color and are often mistaken for sweat stains. To prevent deodorant stains on white clothes, choose a natural deodorant product that doesn't contain aluminum chloride. Removing deodorant stains is not easy, but try at least one of these methods first before tossing your stained white shirts in the trash.

Things You'll Need

• 1 cup white vinegar
• 4 cups warm water
• Clean bucket or sink
• 1/4 cup baking soda
• Warm water
• Bowl
• Paper plate
• 2 aspirin
• Teaspoon
• 1/2 cup hot water

Instructions

Vinegar

1. Mix 1 cup white vinegar with 4 cups warm water in the bucket or sink.

2. Wet the stains on your white shirt and scrub well. If the stains remain visible, submerge the shirt in the vinegar solution and let sit for two hours.

3. Launder the shirt as usual.

Baking Soda

1. Mix 1/4 cup baking soda in a bowl with just enough water to make a thin paste.

2. Put the paste on the stains and scrub well. If the stain remains, leave the paste on the stains for two hours.

3. Launder as usual.

Aspirin

1. Place two aspirin on a paper plate, and crush with the back of a teaspoon until the aspirin is a fine powder.

2. Mix crushed aspirin with 1/2 cup hot water in a bowl. Dab on the stains and leave for 2 hours.

3. Rinse well, and launder as usual.

References

• The Undershirt Guy: How Do You Get Deodorant Stains Out of Your Undershirts?
• Mrs. Clean House Cleaning Specialists: How To Remove Sweat, Perspiration And Deodorant Stains