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lizzzi

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Getting Deodorant Marks Off Clothing
« on: June 19, 2018, 09:53:29 AM »
So my beloved $1.00 Suave deodorant works like a charm, but puts white marks under the arms of my black clothing and particularly my bras. I decided to throw out three bras and replace them, but discovered...what!?...that they are now $55 on Amazon. Good Lord. And I have a really nice silk knit black shell that was ruined by deodorant marks. I can't even find another one, much less God forbid afford what it probably would cost.I did a lot of online research...didn't want to buy some special, expensive product like Deogo, or anything with fumes..didn't want anything abrasive....the short story is that my Seventh Generation liquid dish detergent, soaked into the stains and rubbed with a sponge worked like a charm. The tank top took one application. Two of the bras took two attempts, and the third bra took me three times with the dish detergent. But the stains are completely gone, and the garments undamaged and totally wearable. I'm experimenting with more expensive deodorants/antiperspirants that purport to not stain your clothes. So far "Degree MotionSense Ultraclear Black + White Invisible Solid antiperspirant 48H" is working well. I don't know if it lasts for 48 hours--I put it on daily. And it's not leaving marks on my black clothing. (Not advertising for the company--just passing along information about my own experience. I'm going to try some others when this brand is used up.)

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Re: Getting Deodorant Marks Off Clothing
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2018, 11:28:09 AM »
Men's deodorant doesn't leave those marks. It's also the same price for a stick that's twice the size.


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Re: Getting Deodorant Marks Off Clothing
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2018, 11:58:14 AM »
i actually stopped using antiperspirant because this annoyed me - it would ruin my workout tanks and sports bras.  Like TrMama said, I wear men's deodorant only with no problems now. 

lizzzi

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Re: Getting Deodorant Marks Off Clothing
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2018, 12:22:18 PM »
Hmmmm...all righty then. My next deodorant will be men's. I hope I can find one that won't make me smell like Old Spice. lol

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Re: Getting Deodorant Marks Off Clothing
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2018, 12:41:21 PM »
I use unscented men's antiperspirant. Doesn't stain, and doesn't stink. I"m pretty sensitive to smells, so I don't like most deodorant scents, and unscented still gets rid of the gross BO.

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Re: Getting Deodorant Marks Off Clothing
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2018, 12:54:17 PM »
Guy here, I switched to the gel-stick stuff years ago for this reason. I've also found that antiperspirant tends to discover clothes over time (yellowing, etc.), so I switched to deodorant only. And oddly enough, I seem to actually perspire less after making the switch, at least after the initial transition period.

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Re: Getting Deodorant Marks Off Clothing
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2018, 04:56:30 PM »
I use Tom's of Maine and never have this problem. It's often $3-4 on sale.

Also if you do get white marks on black clothing you can rub the fabric against itself and they will often rub off.

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Re: Getting Deodorant Marks Off Clothing
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2018, 07:05:15 AM »
I had good luck getting white deodorant off darker clothing using salt.  I wetted the area a little bit, rubbed in lots of salt and scrubbed a bit and then left the clothing to dry over night.  I then just washed the clothing on cold and the white stuff was gone.

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Re: Getting Deodorant Marks Off Clothing
« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2018, 11:02:18 AM »
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Guy here, I switched to the gel-stick stuff years ago for this reason. I've also found that antiperspirant tends to discover clothes over time (yellowing, etc.), so I switched to deodorant only. And oddly enough, I seem to actually perspire less after making the switch, at least after the initial transition period.

+1 for switching from antiperspirant to deodorant only.  I also had no noticeable increase in sweating and, most importantly, the yellow stains that meant having to throw shirts, and particularly undershirts, out prematurely are gone. 
« Last Edit: June 25, 2018, 11:05:54 AM by ospreyjp »

 

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