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Just been getting ready, the other half's just pointed out that loads of my shorts/t-shirts have a build up of deodorant on them, under the arms.
A quick google tells me I'm not the only one. Seems like deodorants contain some wax type stuff.
1. how do you remove it / dissolve? googling it links you to loads of non proven answers by USA housewives.
2. what do people do to stop this? any brands/types better. I do live in hard water area, if that makes a difference.
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How to stop it? Don't use deodorant.
On your shorts?!
Deodorant?
crikeyu, if you're using that much I'd be more worried about getting the aluminium out of your blood first!
I dry my arm pits with a hair dryer before putting formal shirts on - that prevents the problem. With T-shirts I don't need to bother; it doesn't seem to affect them.
Tell us more about the USA housewives.
I get this too.
Not investigated it yet.
Shorts sound a bit odd, but each to their own.
White vinegar works when I've tried it on t shirts. Takes a long time - think day rather than hour, stinks the place out.
buy one of the green fairy bars of soap. Give it a scrub with that before washing, worked for some of mine.
I can put the ladies from How Clean is your House to shame but - getting deoderant stains out of clothes is even beyond my skillz....
Once they're stained they usually end up being relegated or binned.
Buy deoderants that are formulated to minimise staining - they do seem to help.
I use roll on antiperspirant and a separate deoderant or aftershave. Never had a problem with it. Using a spray on antiperspirant/deoderant combo is a mugs game.
A simple typo. It was an issue with shirts, not my perspiring shorts 😉
Sorry I have no experience of USA housewives, but I have a story about my mate in whistler and a cougar...
Only wear vests.
Get and learn to use one of these and cut down on the deoderant?
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A lot of t'interweb searching a couple of years ago came up with the answer - citric acid like they use in home brew kits.
Rub it into damp shirts if badly marked and soak the pits in a solution of 3 teaspoons to a litre of warm water before each wash after.
Don't forget to thank me when all your clothes are pong free!
[quote=ChubbyBlokeInLycra ]Get and learn to use one of these and cut down on the deoderant?
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FTFY