Sweat stains are difficult to remove, especially if sweat is mixed with deodorant.
Sometimes traces of such a mixture on clothes make you throw away your favorite things.
Shopping is a good thing, but far from economical.
If sweat stains took you by surprise - it's time to start a fight with them!
How to remove sweat stains at home: remove yellow traces
Traces left afterwards on light clothes turn into round yellow spots that make clothes unattractive. Even modern bleaching agents and an automatic machine cannot cope with them. In addition, they can severely damage the structure of the tissue. Most housewives are tormented for hours, washing off the spots with their hands. However, most often the result is unsuccessful.
There are several ways to get rid of such stains.. Effective and fast results give:
● hydrogen peroxide;
● aspirin;
● urotropin (can be replaced with formidone).
Hydrogen peroxide. One of the best stain removers available. In order to quickly get rid of the yellow circles in the armpits, it is necessary to soak the clothes for 10-15 minutes in warm water, then apply a little peroxide to the problem area. It is worth waiting only a few seconds, then rinsing the thing and putting the machine in normal mode. If, after application to the fabric, the peroxide begins to hiss, you should not be scared - this is a normal reaction.
Aspirin. Pills not only help relieve headaches, but also get rid of yellow spots from sweat on clothes. They act much longer than peroxide, but the result is not nearly worse. To remove stains, it is necessary to crush several tablets into crumbs, apply them to a previously moistened cloth and leave for 3-4 hours. After this time, the thing is erased as usual.
Urotropin and formidone. Such remedies also cope well with yellow spots. However, their action is not instantaneous. To remove stains, products are added to the washing machine before washing. You can buy them at any pharmacy.
How to remove sweat stains at home and on different tissues
Removing stains from sweat or deodorant from clothes is possible, but this can not always be achieved with modern means that are imposed on TV daily. Most often, the products contained in each house turn out to be much more effective. You only need to know about their properties.
Dishwashing liquid + soda + hydrogen peroxide. Remove stains from light clothing with a simple recipe.
● 1 tsp dishwashing detergents;
● 2 tsp baking soda;
● 4 tsp hydrogen peroxide.
The ingredients are mixed and applied to problem areas of the tissue. For reliability, you can lightly rub with an old toothbrush. In this condition, the thing is left for two hours, after which it is erased in the usual mode.
This method can also be used to remove stains from colored clothing. However, first you need to test it on an inconspicuous piece of fabric or on an unnecessary colored rag. If the tissue does not brighten, then you can safely proceed to the procedure for removing yellowness.
Ammonia + salt + water. If sweat stains remain on linen made from cotton fabric, then removing them will be a little more difficult. To do this, you need to prepare another solution.
● 1 tsp ammonia;
● 1 tsp table salt (but not iodized!);
● a glass of water at room temperature.
All components are mixed and problem areas of clothing are soaked in them. It can be washed in a few hours.
Salt, hyposulfite. Sweat stains also often appear on woolen and silk fabrics. To remove them, you can use table salt or hyposulfite - a substance that is sold in photo stores. To prepare the solution, you need 50 g of dry any dry matter and a glass of water. The mixture is applied to the fabric, slightly rubbed to better “eat”, then the clothes can be rinsed with water. The use of hyposulfite will not only remove sweat and deodorant stains from clothes, but also give her a second “color” life. Silk fabric after the product becomes more shiny.
Laundry soap. You can get rid of yellow spots on bright things with the help of white laundry soap. It is necessary to prepare a solution: a small piece of soap, grated on a fine grater, stirred in a glass of warm water. A stain is poured with a soap solution and after a few hours, clothes are washed.
Laundry soap + vinegar. These components will help to remove light items from yellow spots in the armpit area. First, a few drops of vinegar (9%) drip onto the problem area. After 5-7 minutes, the stain is rubbed with soap over it. In this state, the clothes are left for several hours, and preferably at night. In the morning, it erases in the usual way.
Salt + water + ammonia. From cotton or linen clothes, deodorant stains can be removed with the following composition: 1 tsp sodium chloride, a glass of warm water, 5 ml of ammonia. The mixture is applied to problem areas and left for half an hour. Then first you need to rinse the thing with your hands several times, and then load it into the machine and wash.
Lemon + Salt. Lemon is also famous for its whitening properties. From clothes, it also easily removes sweat stains. Freshly squeezed juice of one lemon is mixed with 1 tsp. table (not iodized) salt. The resulting solution is applied to problem areas and left for 4-5 hours. After this, clothes should be rinsed well in warm water.
How to remove sweat stains at home: removing old stains
Sometimes the stubborn traces of sweat and deodorant cannot be removed either using chemistry or using the above methods. Do not despair. To give your beloved blouse or t-shirt a second life is quite real.
Ammonia + white spirit. You can bring a thing made of silk back to life with the help of ammonia and white spirit. Both components are mixed in equal parts and applied to linen. Then the problem area is rubbed well by hands and washed off with warm water.
Vinegar + Soda. First, the clothes are soaked in vinegar. The amount is taken at the rate of 2 tbsp. vinegar to 5 liters of pure water. After 30 minutes, the spots are rubbed with a solution of soda (4 tbsp. In a glass of warm water). Then the clothes are washed in a typewriter. After such a procedure for removing old stains, do not wash the item with bleach. It will not just not remove stains, but will further strengthen them on the fabric.
Aspirin + hydrogen peroxide. Clothing is soaked in soapy water. At this time, aspirin paste is prepared: 2 crushed tablets are mixed with 1 tsp. pure water. Paste is applied to problem areas and left on them for 3 hours. After that, the thing is erased as usual in the typewriter. Then the spots go through the next stage of processing - hydrogen peroxide. The solution (1 part peroxide in 10 parts of pure water) is applied to dirty areas and left for 15 minutes. After this time, the thing is washed again in the machine.
Gasoline + Ammonia. This is a tougher, but no less effective way to remove old sweat stains. The first product is applied first. Then ammonia. It must be applied only with a sponge, thoroughly dabbing with it all the contours. If the sweat residue area is poorly treated, then after washing the stain will reappear. When the work is finished, the thing is washed in the machine as usual.
How to remove sweat stains at home: for housewives
Every housewife should know some rules and secrets that will help to quickly get rid of such spots:
1. Do not wash items that are stained with sweat in hot water. The maximum temperature in this case is 30 degrees. Dry only in fresh air.
2. The application of any stain removal methods must be carried out from the wrong side of the thing.
3. If hydrogen peroxide is used to remove stains, then after applying it, it is necessary to rinse the item thoroughly several times. Otherwise, spots will appear again during drying.
4. It is impossible to remove spots with gasoline on things from synthetics.
5. Stains from wool and silk are not removed with alkali, and all kinds of acids cannot be used on cotton fabrics.
Prevention of sweat stains on clothing:
● monitor hygiene - take a shower at least once a day;
● in the heat, try to avoid long exposure to the scorching sun (if not getting a tan on the beach);
● abandon clothing made of synthetic materials, preferring natural fabrics;
● change clothes often and try to wash dirty immediately (especially in the heat);
● use deodorants that not only eliminate odors, but also reduce perspiration.
It is possible to remove sweat stains at home, as well as get rid of traces of deodorant on clothes, no matter how old they are. However, mistresses should not forget that fighting stains is best right after they appear. Leaving the solution to this problem for later, you complicate your work and spend more time on washing, but you can spend it much more interesting.
