Sweating is uncomfortable, and in the summer whatever clothes you select to wear are likely to be feeling grubby and sticky within just a few hours of wear, as the outside temperatures soar. 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. So if you are hot and sweaty already, 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.
Many men swear by wearing a fine t-shirt underneath a shirt no matter what the weather to help absorb perspiration.
And always use a quality washing product and wash both skin and clothing frequently.
There is a huge drive to encourage us to wash less often to reduce energy consumption, but if your clothes are soaked in perspiration and you feel in need of a shower then the chances are your clothes do too. Feel fresh as a daisy then your clothes might get another wear or two. This is the same if you live in the City or the Countryside. Your clothes are picking up different types of dirt and dust on the outside but its worse from the inside layer next to your skin and if you want fabric to stay in good condition, then like your skin it needs washing.
Distinctive washing powders have clever enzymes for superb cleaning results at low temperatures, plus our designer fragrance smells better 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 really 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 as you take them off. Many people won’t even own a bucket these days but in days gone by it was considered an essential laundry tool for pre-soaking. Plus 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 ever 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.
For the reasoning mentioned above never iron a stain. You will just set it into the fabric.
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