Preventing Armpit Stains?

[stuartSan]

Hey guys. I was ironing some of my shirts today and noticed patches of white on my black shirts, and patches of yellow on my whites.

They're not really obvious, but I don't like the idea of donning shirts with armpit stains, no matter how little, to a party or club.

I do sweat a lot, and I do use deodorants and anti-perspirants too. I'm guessing either one could be the culprit, but my deodorants are usually clear liquids, as opposed to the chalky white kind.

Any idea how I could prevent these stains? Thanks.

 

[braidkid]

the aluminum in anti-persperant is what causes the stains. switch to deoderant only. you can also try something like tea tree oil, etc...

sorry, everyone sweats...

 

[velobran]

Originally Posted by stuartSan

Hey guys. I was ironing some of my shirts today and noticed patches of white on my black shirts, and patches of yellow on my whites. They're not really obvious, but I don't like the idea of donning shirts with armpit stains, no matter how little, to a party or club. I do sweat a lot, and I do use deodorants and anti-perspirants too. I'm guessing either one could be the culprit, but my deodorants are usually clear liquids, as opposed to the chalky white kind. Any idea how I could prevent these stains? Thanks.
I think the stains are from aluminum in dedorants. I have heard that oxyclean will remove the stains. I try to stay away from those dedorants and use more natural products, even if it does require me to either change or shower later in the day

 

[tiecollector]

Close fitting undershirts is my solution. Shaving your pits also helps because sweat and stuff can't aggregate along the hairs, which are more likely to touch the fabric.

 

[capnpyro]

My answer recently has been v-necks.

 

[evilgeniusdan]

Originally Posted by capnpyro

My answer recently has been v-necks.
Wait... what? V-necks prevent your arm-pits from sweating?

 

[Go Surface]

I recommend not moving.

But on a serious note, what they said^

 

[robbie]

stop using antipersperant, not just because it stains yours shirts though. The aluminum can clog up your pores which can lead to breast cancer (not just for chicks).

 

[scog]

Clear vs. white deoderant/anti-perspirant doesn't make a difference, 99% of the time that's just the same active ingredient in different mixtures. Anything with an aluminum compound in it will cause the stains. I tried switching to a non-aluminum deoderant/anti-perspirant for a few days but I found that it just wasn't very effective as a deoderant, so I switched back and instead wear v-neck undershirts with shirts that I'm worried about staining.

 

[capnpyro]

Originally Posted by evilgeniusdan

Wait... what? V-necks prevent your arm-pits from sweating?

Yes smartass, they prevent my armpits sweating onto a more expensive outer shirt. The thread title is 'Preventing Armpit Stains' so I guess you're right, my v-necks get stained which I couldn't really care less about.

 

[calvin1663]

yeah, aluminium has been linked to alzheimers, I believe...there are some anti-perspirants out there w/o aluminium, but i forget which ones...

 

[KennyGhetzoff]

shave your armpits, problem solved.

 

[tiecollector]

good ideas on the anti-persperant and aluminum. I'm going to try some of this:
http://www.vitacost.com/TomsofMaineN...rant-Unscented

and continue to wear undershirts.

 

[ruben]

Switching from an AL antipersp to Toms was 100% effective for me.

 

[evilgeniusdan]

Originally Posted by capnpyro

Yes smartass, they prevent my armpits sweating onto a more expensive outer shirt. The thread title is 'Preventing Armpit Stains' so I guess you're right, my v-necks get stained which I couldn't really care less about.
Smartass? Honestly, I hadn't the slightest clue what the **** you were talking about. Maybe v-neck undershirt' would have been more appropriate. Thanks for clearing that up though.