Underarm Smell on T-shirts

By

Danialle

You may need to see a Dr. You may have some sort of medical problem.

By

yoder178

You may want to switch laundry detergents.

By

Cantate

If all else fails, make some underarm shields (you could even use the body of old shirts). Then you can just chuck out the shield instead of the shirt.

By

T&T Grandma

Tossing vinegar into the rinse when washing.

By

Spanish Girl

The problem needs to be tackled from two fronts: you personally and your shirts. If your shirts smell bad all the time, it's probably because you have a yeast overgrowth problem in your armpits. Cut out dairy and sugar from your diet. And then shave your armpit hair a little. Don't get rid of it completely, but just lessen the thickness. Less hair means less bacteria to grow. Then wash underarms with a paste of water and bicarb soda. Buy only cotton shirts or high cotton content blend shirts and when washing use the hottest heat you can. Add some white vinegar to the rinse cycle and bicarb soda to the washing powder. Then hang in the sunlight so the UV rays can kill any lingering bacteria.

By

louel53

I think that white wine vinegar will do the same job as white vinegar. Give it a try.

By

PIKKA

Try to have only cotton shirts, not cotton/polyester.
Polyester textiles are problematic for various reasons: odor, stains, hot to wear.

By

mrs.story

I don't know how easily you will find this in your area, but this worked for me. I had an old shirt in storage, and when I put it on for the first time this season, after a while I noticed that smell. I'm certain I washed it before storing it away. So I sprayed some enzymatic cleaner on the underarm areas. I sprayed the shirt, let it sit overnight, sprayed it again, let it sit another day, and then I washed it. Voila! No more smell.

This brand is readily available in the US (although it's not the brand I used). If you read up on it, maybe you can find something similar locally. Try where you find pet supplies.

http://www.naturemakesitwork.com/home/index.php

I hope you find something that works for you. This is not a common problem for me, so I was pretty surprised with my smelly shirt. It worked very well for me. Best of luck!

By

thriftyvicki

White vinegar is about the best thing I know to use. It will even remove very old odor (like 2 years old). Surely you could obtain some somehow, order online or something. It might be expensive, but worth it.

I know this is similar to some other questions, but I thought I would give it a go. I am trying to figure out how to get the underarm odor smell out of my t-shirts.