Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing

RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post by amberwaldeier (1) | (08/12/2008) Contact Hi! i just tried the 1:1 water:listerine mouth wash idea and it worked GREAT! my husband now has shirts with minty fresh armpits!! {{before: two washes in Tide and spray and wash pretreatment only resulted in B- at the best..}}} i sprayed each armpit til it was thoroughly wet, scrubbed shirts that looked like they had deo residue, and put them in the washer after i sprayed 10 polo shirts. so probably a 2-3 minute soak before into warm water wash. Good Luck with fresh shirt armpits!! Report Spam or Abuse Stinky Underarms Turned Minty Fresh Post By Amber in Liberty, MO (Guest Post) (08/12/2008) Hi! I tried the 1:1 water:listerine mouth wash and my husbands shirt armpits are minty fresh!(before:two washes of tide would made his shirts smell C+ at best). I filled a spray bottle, and sprayed each shirt armpit to totally soak it. I let the shirts sit 2-3 minutes (while the washer filled) and then I dumped them in. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post By cj (Guest Post) (08/04/2008) My 13 year old daughter ran track, and even younger, I have been struggling with underarm perspiration in her tops. I tried Lysol and all that did was give her clothes that Lysol smell, I tried pretreating and scrubbing, I tried baking soda and this other stuff called Odor, but nothing worked. The clothes came out clean and fresh smelling, but as soon as the iron would hit it, whew!! Being a guy is one thing, but a girl. I mean even her dresses are strong. So I purchased a loofah and I made sure that she would wash under her arms every night as well as the morning. I am going to try the vinegar and I will let you know. But if there are any other bright ideas, I will take them, because we cannot continue to get rid of tops since we can't get rid of the odors. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post By (Guest Post) (05/05/2008) WHICH IS THE BEST TREATMENT FOR THE UNDERARM STINK AND STAINS? I NEED A QUICK EASY SOLUTION Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post By Paula (Guest Post) (10/07/2007) I wonder if all of you are using front-loading machines. I think these machines don't clean as well as the top loader. I am having all the problems you mentioned since I got the front loader. Moldy smelling issues as well. I hate it! Thanks for all the armpit tips. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post by smoochie (111) | (08/27/2007) Profile | Contact I would try soaking clothing in warm water and baking soda. I can't tell you the exact ratio, but for me I would add more baking soda. See if it helps and good luck Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post By Dot (Guest Post) (03/26/2007) my husband sweats terribly due to his B.P. meds and I have waken up from the smell if he sweats while asleep. This man showers before bed everynight so I know its the shirt and its only happened since hes been on the medication. Im going in now and relaunder all his t's and see if the lysol works as I have a bottle on hand. Thanks for the suggestions and I too am favoriting this page Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post By Teri Van Hecke (Guest Post) (12/23/2006) thank you, everyone, for all the solutions - some laborious and some i will definitely try - i put this page in my "favorites" too! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post by oscarroff (1) | (08/12/2005) Contact I FINALLY found something that works!!! I had an awful smell in one of my shirts. I tried ammonia and degergent and I tried oxyclean. NOTHING! I then sprayed Orange Clean spray with a little detergent and let it soak for about 10 minutes. Washed it out and repeated and the smell was GONE! I am so happy to find something that works. It also worked on a stain I've been trying to get out of a dress for years. It's delicate enough for any fabric. Both stains were a dry clean only fabric and they still came out! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post by Madelynnsmama (154) | (08/04/2005) Profile | Contact Another hint: have you tried just a deodorant, not one with antiperspirant? I would think that should help with the "residue" on the shirts. Good Luck! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post By (Guest Post) (08/03/2005) I'm so glad I found this page. I've had this problem with the underarms of my shirts for years. I'm going to try the lysol and maybe the tea tree too. Hopefully I will be able to wear some of my stinky shirts again! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post by Madelynnsmama (154) | (08/03/2005) Profile | Contact My husband has or I should say had the same problem with stinky shirts after his sweat came in contact with them. He actually went and saw a doctor b/c his sweat was actually corroding the metal band on his watch too! In his case it was due to the phosphates in the laundry soap I was using, I switched to ALL free, which has no phosphates and haven't had a problem since. We had the same problem with sheets and pillows and since switching detergents, I don't have to wash the sheets everyday anymore! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post By DavidO (Guest Post) (08/02/2005) I have comfy weathered t-shirts used to workout in that have developed this problem. They come out of the dryer smelling fresh and clean but stink once I perspire. No its not me but the shirt! I dont wanna trash the shirts and will try some of the remedies noted here. Thanks! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post By Becca (Guest Post) (01/26/2005) My teenaged boys play ice hockey and I tried everything to get the stench out of their jerseys and equipment. The one thing I found that works is a product called Simple Green. I add about a cup to the load along with detergent and the smell is completely gone. You can find Simple Green at Lowe's or sometimes Walmart. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post By trina (Guest Post) (01/08/2005) I have used ammonia in the washer along with the detergent about a cup to the load and have good luck in getting the smell out of shirts. Good luck Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post By Becki in Indiana (Guest Post) (01/07/2005) Is the deodorant residue hard, like a crust? My Dad used to get that on his dress shirts. My Mom would make a paste of meat tenderizer (the unseasoned kind) and water, smoosh it around on the crusty part, work it in with an old toothbrusah, and let it set overnight -- then wash. (You want to use the unseasoned tenderizer because the seasoning can stain the material). Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post By Paula W (Guest Post) (01/05/2005) I was also having this problem with my two teenage boys. They would have t shirts that would smell OK after they were washed and dried, but the minute they would perspire in them again, the bad smell would come back very strong. I tried a number of things with no success, even Febreeze, before I hit on the solution that is working for us. I use the Lysol all purpose cleaner, about 1/2 cup in a large load of clothes. I use this in addition to my normal amount of detergent. My favorite kind to use is the Green Apple Breeze scent. Then I add about 1/2 cup of white vinegar to the rinse cycle instead of fabric softener. I do this with every load of laundry, and so far, so good. When I first started doing this, I pretreated under the arms of the offending shirts with the Lysol and let them sit a few minutes before throwing them in the wash. Got to reclaim many expensive T's this way! My sons say the treated T's have passed the "sweat test." Also, I have not noticed any adverse effects on my clothing from using the Lysol. Hope this works for you, too! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post By (Guest Post) (01/05/2005) I use tea tree oil in the wash. a few drops per load and NOTHING smells. Even used it when washing cloth diapers. I don't use fancy soaps cause I don't like the smell of them. 1/2 baking soda, 1/2 borax, some grated sunlight pure soap, and a few drops of teatree oil in every load. Thats it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post By Helen (Guest Post) (01/05/2005) This happened to my Hubby as well. Iwet the stain(turned white) then rubbed Tide in it and let it dit for 2 hrs, I then scrubbed it with a tooth brush,IREALLY scrubbed it hard , then wash it and it really did take the stain and the smell out. hope this helps. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post by yerpurplegurl (2) | (01/05/2005) Contact There is a product on the market (the name escapes me right now) that gets rid of the smell of pet urine odors that should work on this as well - since uric acid is responsible for the smell in both types of body fluids. However, I've heard that the main active ingredient in this product is none other than hydrogen peroxide, which is very inexpensive and available at all drug stores. I've used 3% hydrogen peroxide to get rid of the smell of vomit from sheets when my children have been sick, and it worked way better than vinegar. I just soaked the offending part in at full concentration (after rinsing the yucky goop off in cold water first, in case you were wondering) for 5 minutes, then rinsed in cold water again - the smell was gone even before I laundered the sheets! You might want to try the 3% hydrogen peroxide for the shirts - if you do, let us know if it works. :) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post By Margaret (Guest Post) (01/05/2005) I dilute mouthwash (happen to use Listerine) with water -- about half and half -- and dampen underarm area before washing. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Shirts With Stinky Underarms After Washing Post By (Guest Post) (01/05/2005) i AM SO GLAD TO HEAR SOMEONE ELSE HAS THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS ALSO. ONE THING I HAVE BEEN DOING IS AFTER IRONING THE SHIRTS I SPRAY FABREEZE ON THE ARM PITS, THIS HELPS SOME BUT I WOULD LOVE A SOLUTION IN THE WASH CYCLE Report Spam or Abuse