How to get yellow sweat stains out of white shirt

Yellow armpit stains are the worst, they ruin all your white shirts and light coloured clothing, giving you no other choice than to throw them away; even if they are a part of your favourites pile.

This blog will help you understand what causes yellow sweat stains, how to get yellow stains out of white shirts and even better, how to prevent sweat stains and sweat marks entirely.

What causes sweat marks?

Surprisingly, sweat is actually clear in colour. It is when sweat comes into contact with your clothes, creating visible wet sweat marks, that the problems really begin. Once this sweat dries on your clothes (we understand you can’t change your shirt every time you start to get sweaty as it is just not feasible), you can be left with an outline of residue on your shirt, regularly referred to as a pit stain. This mark is caused by the salt, proteins and oil that is naturally present in sweat.

What causes yellow sweat stains?

Yellow sweat stains are created by your sweat reacting with your antiperspirant. Antiperspirants contain an active ingredient called aluminium. Aluminium reacts with the salt in your sweat creating a chemical reaction that results in yellow stains on your shirt.

How To Get Yellow Stains Out Of White Shirts

Once clothes are stained with sweat, removing the marks is one of the hardest things to achieve, especially if you suffer from excessive underarm sweating as the marks will be more visible. There are some tips that can help reduce sweat stains such as washing your clothing straight after use, using stain removers like Vanish or using home remedies such as soaking the stain with white vinegar before washing. However, depending on the material of your clothing and severity of the stain, these may not work. Our best advice is to prevent the stain from ruining any more of your clothes – find out how in the next section.

How to prevent sweat stains, wet sweat marks and yellow staining

You will be pleased to know that all your sweating problems can now be solved by a very simple solution, dandi London anti-sweat products. There are two different choices, the dandi patch or the dandi pad; both help prevent sweat stains, wet sweat marks and yellow staining. The difference is the dandi patch is an alternative to antiperspirant in the form of a discreet sweat patch that sticks directly onto the underarm (using a skin-friendly adhesive). The patch lets your body sweat naturally and absorbs this throughout the day whilst also trapping in all odour. Alternatively, the dandi pad adheres directly to your clothing purely used to prevent sweat marks and sweat stains, this solution needs to be paired with your favourite odour control. These is the most effective options to stop sweat patches and embarrassing sweat problems. You can find out more information and buy below. Shipping is available worldwide.

Have you ever needed to use your arms? You know, like when you’re telling an animated story, or carrying something, or giving your girl a hug?

Yeah, pretty much everyone has. And almost everyone has experienced the pesky embarrassment of yellow pit stains on an otherwise crisp white shirt.

Table of Contents

• What Causes Yellow Stains?
• 10 Remedies for Removing Yellow Stains from White Shirts:
  • Magic Ingredient: Baking Soda
  • Magic Ingredient: Vinegar
  • Magic Ingredient: White Vinegar and Salt
  • Magic Ingredient: Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Magic Ingredient: Dishwasher Soap
  • Magic Ingredient: Lemons
  • Magic Ingredient: Toothpaste
  • Magic Ingredient: Aspirin
  • Magic Ingredient: Denture Tablets
  • Magic Ingredient: OxiClean
  • Don’t Do It: Bleach

What Causes Yellow Stains?

Yellow stains are caused by a combination of sweat and the chemicals from your deodorant.

They’re almost as unavoidable as sweating, or as applying antiperspirants so that you sweat less.

You can, however, prevent stains by wearing an undershirt. You can also choose a stain prevention deodorant, or trim your armpit hair so that your pits stay drier.

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The best prevention method for yellow stains is to wash your white shirt immediately after wearing it. This way, the stains don’t have time to set.

But that’s not why you’re here. You’re looking to get rid of stains that have already embedded themselves into your pristine clothing, attempting to hamper your life at every handshake or wave.

10 Remedies for Removing Yellow Stains from White Shirts:

Here are some home remedies and unusual hacks for keeping your whites bright. The key to notice here is how long you let your solutions soak.

Magic Ingredient: Baking Soda

Solution: 4 tablespoons of baking soda + 1/4 cup of water

Steps:

• Mix solution and scrub it into the stain
• Let the mixture sit on the stain for about an hour
• Wash in cold water
• If the stain isn’t fully removed, repeat the process before drying

Magic Ingredient: Vinegar

Solution: Equal parts white vinegar and water

Steps:

• Mix the solution into a spray bottle and spray the stain
• Let the solution sit on the stain for about an hour
• Wash in cold water
• If the stain isn’t fully removed, repeat the process before drying

Magic Ingredient: White Vinegar and Salt

Solution: 1/2 cup of white vinegar + 1/2 cup of salt + bucket of water

Steps:

• Mix the solution to create a soak
• Place the shirt inside the mixture and stir for at least 30 minutes
• Remove the shirt and wash as normal

Magic Ingredient: Hydrogen Peroxide

Solution: Equal parts hydrogen peroxide and water

Steps:

• Mix the solution to create a soak
• Soak the stain or the entire shirt for 30 – 45 minutes
• Wash in cold water
• If the stain isn’t fully removed, repeat the process before drying

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*Hydrogen peroxide should be used on white clothing only. It could cause discoloring on colorful clothes.*

Magic Ingredient: Dishwasher Soap

Solution: Dishwashing soap + laundry detergent

Steps:

• Add a quarter-sized squeeze of dishwasher soap into your laundry detergent
• Run your white clothing through a regular machine wash cycle

Magic Ingredient: Lemons

Solution: 3 lemons + a pot boiling water

Steps:

• Slice up lemons and put them in a pot
• Spot treat stains with lemon juice then place clothes in the pot
• Fill the pot with water and bring to a boil
• Turn off the heat, and let your clothes soak in hot lemon water for an hour
• Put your clothes through a regular machine wash cycle

Magic Ingredient: Toothpaste

Solution: Just toothpaste

Steps:

• Apply toothpaste to the stained area and scrub with a bristle brush
• Keep scrubbing until the stain is removed
• Put the shirt through a regular wash cycle

Magic Ingredient: Aspirin

Solution: 5 white aspirin pills + bucket of water

Steps:

• Dissolve aspirin in water to make a soak
• Let clothing soak for three hours
• After soaking, put clothes through a regular machine wash cycle

*Make sure to use white aspirin instead of the colored varieties. You don't want to dye your clothing*

Magic Ingredient: Denture Tablets

Solution: 2-4 denture tablets + bucket of water

Steps:

• Dissolve the denture tablets in a bucket of water
• Soak stained clothing in the solution for 8-12 hours
• Put clothes through a regular wash cycle

Magic Ingredient: OxiClean

Solution: 1 scoop of OxiClean + warm water

Steps:

• Fill a sink with warm water and add Oxiclean
• Soak shirt in the solution for 1-24 hours (24 hours for super tough stains)
• You can also spot treat your stains with a thick OxiClean paste before soaking
• Rinse and put your shirt through a regular machine wash

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Don’t Do It: Bleach

Contrary to what you may think, the chemicals in bleach can cause yellowing. Chlorine bleach mixed with the sun’s UV rays, in particular, will cause yellow stains.

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