Remove Antiperspirant Stains From Clothing

By Matt Oden | Comments | Makeup and Cosmetics Stains → Deodorant | Fabric Stains → Clothing

Knowing how to remove antiperspirant stains from clothing can save you a lot of frustration and irritation. It can be hugely irritating to remove your black shirt and notice a stain from the antiperspirant that you use to help keep you fresh and cool when the temperatures outside are skyrocketing. The good news is that while antiperspirant stains can leave an unsightly stain, there are a few things that you can do in order to restore your clothing to pristine condition.

Your antiperspirant can help you to keep smelling deliciously fresh, even when the temperatures bolt to the 100 degree range. However if you don’t know how to remove antiperspirant stains from clothing you could soon find yourself getting steamed up from frustration. It is important to remember that you should make every effort to avoid putting the clothing in the dryer until you are sure that the stain has been completely removed from the outfit. Heat can set the stain into the fibers of the clothing permanently, which can definitely leave you steaming.

How To Remove Antiperspirant Stains From Cotton Clothing

What You Will Need Before You Start

Oxygen bleach
Laundry stain pretreating solution – spray or gel

It is actually relatively easy to remove antiperspirant stains from clothing that happens to be cotton clothing. Cotton is one of those fabrics that can withstand a lot of general wear and tear, which makes it an ideal choice for everyday clothing like t-shirts and jeans.

Add a scoop of oxygen bleach powder to a sink filled with cool water. Alternatively you could use the presoak cycle on your washing machine.
Saturate the stain with your preferred brand of laundry stain pretreating solution and allow the cleaning solution up to fifteen minutes to work through the stain.
Soak the garment in the cool sudsy water for up to fifteen minutes.
Rinse clear with fresh water and examine the stain.

If the stain has been thoroughly removed then you can launder as per usual. If the stain is still lingering then you can dab a bit of household ammonia onto a clean sponge and blot at the stain until you start to see some progress. Repeating the soak with oxygen bleach should then be wholly effective.

How To Remove Antiperspirant Stains From Silk Clothing

What You Will Need Before You Start

White absorbent towel
Clean sponge
Rubbing alcohol

Silk is a very difficult fabric to work with in terms of removing stains. Silk is not only very delicate to work with but is often listed as best cleaned by a dry cleaner. With this in mind many people prefer to allow their professional cleaners to remove antiperspirant stains from clothing. However, if you would like to attempt it on your own, then you do have a few options to consider.

Lay your white towel on a flat surface. It is important to use a white towel versus one that has any color to it because you don’t have to worry about color bleeds with white towels.
Place the stained garment on top of the towel, inside out so that you have direct access to the stain.
Dab a bit of rubbing alcohol onto your clean sponge and carefully blot at the antiperspirant stain.
Take care not to rub or use too much force when blotting at the stain, otherwise you run the risk of damaging the delicate silk fibers.

Once the stain has been thoroughly removed, clean it as per the care instructions on the garment tag or allow your professional dry cleaner to get the garment cleaned for you.

How To Remove Old Dried Antiperspirant Stains From Clothing

What You Will Need Before You Start

White vinegar
Clean sponge
White absorbent towel
Oxygen bleach

An old stain can present a bit of an extra challenge for you when you are working to remove antiperspirant stains from clothing. If the garment hasn’t gone through the dryer then you may have a good chance of getting the stain out completely, with just a little bit of work and a few household cleaning products that you already likely have in your cleaning arsenal.

Lay your white towel out on a flat surface, like your kitchen or bathroom counter.
Place the stained garment on top of the towel and blot at it with a sponge soaked in white household vinegar.
Allow the vinegar to work into the fibers of the garment, for up to fifteen minutes.
Fill the sink or a bucket up with cool water and add half a scoop of oxygen bleach powder.
Allow the garment to soak in the sudsy water for up to thirty minutes and rinse clean.

The stain should be completely removed from the garment, but be sure to verify that it is gone before you dry the garment. You should be able to wash it as per the care instructions on the garment’s tag.

Oxygen bleach, rubbing alcohol, ammonia, and a few white towels or rags can help you to keep your garments free and clear from permanently set antiperspirant stains. Remember to always check the care instructions on the tag before you start to try to remove antiperspirant stains from clothing so that you can ensure you are always using the properly cleaning methods.