Sweating is uncomfortable – so how can we prevent and remove sweat stains?
In the summer, whatever clothes you select to wear are likely to be feeling grubby and sticky within just a few hours of wear. So if you don’t work in a building with air conditioning, or have somewhere to change and shower, what can you do to feel fresh and prevent those nasty armpit sweat stains from ruining your clothes?
Well the first is understanding that isn’t the sweat that causes stains. The culprit is the oxidisation of sweat and ingredients in the deodorant.
Don’t be tempted to apply a roll on, or spray whilst dressed. You’ll end up getting more on the fabric than your skin and mixing it in with existing sweat is a bad idea. Deodorant should only ever be applied to clean and dry skin and only ever apply just enough, don’t over spray.
To prevent sweat stains, many men swear by wearing a fine t-shirt underneath a shirt no matter what the weather.
This has the effect of absorbing perspiration.
If you’re not wearing a fine t shirt try and find somewhere to have a quick wash, and then you can re-apply deodorant safely.
Washing both skin and clothing frequently – prevents the oxidisation and stains setting into fabric.
There is a huge drive to encourage us to wash less often to reduce energy and water use.
But, if your clothes are soaked in perspiration and you feel in need of a shower then your clothes do too. Feel fresh as a daisy at the end of the day then your clothes might get another wear or two.
This is the same if you live in the City or the Countryside. Your jeans might last longer but your t-shirt won’t. Your clothes are picking up different types of dirt and dust on the outside, but the inside layer next to your skin is depositing grime too and if you want fabric to stay in good condition, then like your skin it needs washing.
Distinctive washing powder has clever enzymes for superb cleaning results at low temperatures. Plus whichever of our designer fragrances you choose – they all smell amazing as your body temperature heats up, or if you are sitting in the sun. This means the more heat you generate your clothing will smell better be that in the office, gym or social occasion.
Bucket of cold water
“If you can’t wash sweaty items as soon as you take them off, then it’s a great idea to drop the garments into a bucket of cold water. Many people won’t even own a bucket these days, so a spare sink like in the utility room might be an option too? If you pop sweaty garments in the laundry bin and leave them all week – the heat of the summer will just add to create the dried yellow underarm stain effect.”
If you google how to remove stubborn armpit stains on fabric? You will find lots of people will say bicarbonate of soda and vinegar. But for guaranteed results a couple of spoonfuls of biological detergent like Distinctive added to a cool sink/bucket load left to soak overnight before popping in the machine the next day will work wonders and your home won’t be smelling vinegary in the meantime.”
Don’t wash stained fabric hot
A hot wash is tempting for lifting a stain, but if it doesn’t lift it, the residual stain is then locked in even more than it was before. Washing cooler is best as you can repeat the process if the whole stain doesn’t lift in one go. With the enzymes in our detergent the process of lifting stains is so gentle and you won’t need an additional stain product to wash with.
For the reasoning mentioned above never iron a stain. You will just set it into the fabric.
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