• scytale@piefed.zip
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    2 days ago

    Is the issue the stains, or smell? If it’s the former, it’s likely your antiperspirant. Switching to non-aluminum deodorant avoids stains, but won’t prevent you from sweating. There are also “non-staining” antiperspirants, but I don’t know how effective they are.

    If it’s lingering smells, probably try changing laundry detergents. You can maybe also try dabbing a little baking soda on the pits of your shirts before throwing them in the wash.

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      2 days ago

      It’s this, aluminum based anti-perspirant creates a waxy substance on your clothes and you’ll never get it out. I use arm and hammer deodorants, it doesn’t stop the sweat but arguable you could be just causing health issues with those others anyway.

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      2 days ago

      Also, I’d OP lives in a hard water area they might need to use more detergent.

      They can also try chucking in isopropyl alcohol, that really works well

      • Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        8 hours ago

        Isopropyl ? Really ? I have a big bottle of it for cleaning electronics but I had never thought of using it on clothes

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          7 hours ago

          As long as it’s unscented, yes.

          At work we have 99% isopropyl, but it’s intentionally smelly so we don’t accidentally cause a fire risk or whatever. At home I get 95% that isn’t smelly, and that works really well on clothes.

          My Argentinian neighbour uses only alcohol and no detergent, and she doesn’t smell bad, lol.

          As per the other comment, white vinegar has the same effect :-)