Get sweat stains out of white t-shirt?

Valerie
by Valerie
  5 answers
  • Pamela Pamela on Apr 22, 2019

    Get the powdered version of OxyClean. Dissolve a pretty strong amount in a bucket/sink/pail/whatever with hot water. Soak the garments for a few hours. Check it often to see how it's coming.

  • Kathy Gunter Law Kathy Gunter Law on Apr 22, 2019

    I use borax to boost my laundry detergent as well as a pre-soak.

  • Bgr10119280 Bgr10119280 on Apr 22, 2019

    Get a bar of Fels Naptha soap (usually near laundry items in grocery or hardware store), some hydrogen peroxide and club soda. Wet stain in peroxide and let sit for a couple minutes. Rinse with hot water. Then scrub stain with soap and old toothbrush and let that set for a few minutes. Rinse with club soda or plain water. May have to repeat once or twice if stain is heavy. The soap is a very old, inexpensive solution to stains. A bar will last a long time. Learned about it from Grandma. Been using it for years!

  • Lynn Sorrell Lynn Sorrell on Apr 22, 2019

    Pour two cups of warm water and one cup of white vinegar to your bowl.

    Place the shirt in the water and vinegar solution so that the sweat stains are completely covered, and let it soak for between 20 and 30 minutes.

    Combine the hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and salt together in a small bowl. Then, use the spoon to mix the ingredients together until it forms a paste.

    Cover a flat work surface with the towel.

    Remove the shirt from the large bowl, and then, wring out any excess liquid.

    Spread the shirt out over the towel, use the spoon to spread the paste mixture over the soiled parts of the shirt. Let the mixture sit on the shirt for about 20 minutes.

    Once the paste is set in, wash the shirt with a load of whites as you normally would.


  • AJ AJ on Apr 23, 2019

    Some people, about 3-4% of the population, have very excessive sweating, a condition called hyperhidrosis. Underarms are one of the most common body areas for this. And some of those persons have a very caustic sweat, or even sweat with a little color to it, which is very difficult to remove. My son was one of those people, and I tried everything. Oxyclean helps, but for some people, nothing helps except treating the sweating. There are a variety of treatments, and info can be found at sweathelp.org, the website for the nonprofit organization The International Hyperhidrosis Society.