I am often asked how to remove common stains from shirts and having just gone through the process of bringing a few of my stained shirts back to life I thought I should share the knowledge.
By far the two most common stains men will experience on their shirts are perspiration/deodorant under the armpits and sweat stains on the collar.
TO REMOVE SWEAT AND DEODORANTS STAINS/ODOURS FROM SHIRTS:
1. Make a paste of 4 Tablespoons baking soda and 1/4 cup of warm water.
2. Turn your shirt inside out and rub the paste into the stain and allow to sit for a couple of hours.
3. Just before putting it in the washing machine, rejuvenate the paste by adding a teaspoon of white vinegar and scrubbing the stain with an old toothbrush
4. Proceed with the regular WARM wash cycle.
For more stubborn stains soak the shirts in a mixture of white vinegar and hot water (1:5) and leave overnight before washing in the morning.
TO REMOVE THE YELLOW RING AROUND THE COLLAR
1. Rub oily hair shampoo into the collar.
2. Scrub with an old toothbrush.
3. Wash on a warm cycle.
If this fails the same method as above can be used as this is also caused by perspiration.
OTHER STAIN REMOVAL
There are any number of ways to completely ruin your shirt with a stain. Rather than listing them all I thought this link might be easier: http://au.askmen.com/fashion/fashiontip_200/228_fashion_advice.html
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