How To Remove Sweat Stains From Clothes Fast ?

We all have had that one shirt or t-shirt with a sweat stain which is not ready to leave.

It is very embarrassing for anyone to wear those clothes. But we have quick ways to save your t-shirt being tossed up in the bin.

Here you will find swift home remedies to remove those stubborn sweat stains. But before that let us understand why sweat leaves those stains behind

Why Does Sweat Stain?

Sweat contains salts, ions and body minerals lost, that remain on our body and clothing after all the liquid is evaporated.

There is more to sweat than just normal salt. Sweat contains minerals and trace elements such as: chlorine, potassium, lactate, calcium, magnesium, zinc, sodium, phosphates and much more.

Hard water deposits are discoloration of surfaces when they are not wiped dry for a long time. The white spots are just minerals that are naturally contained in the water but they are too heavy to evaporate away and thus they settle down on the surface.

It’s the same kind of problem with sweat stain. That is the reason many methods like bleaches won’t remove the stain easily.

This minerals form complex compounds to leave those stains on our clothes. So let us dig in quickly into ways to get rid of them.

How To Remove Yellow Sweat Stain From Clothes?

A. Home Remedies To Remove Sweat Stain

1. The Aspirin Way

You only thought that aspirin could treat your pain and fever, but here is a way to remove stain marks from your clothes with few aspirin.

First of all, take 2 aspirin and crush them. Now take the ½-1 cup full of warm water and mix the crushed aspirin with it. Mix it well.Now apply the solution to the area which is stained and let it sit for 2-3 hours.

After applying this solution and letting it work on this stain for 3 hours, wash it properly. After all, this you should not see any stain sitting on your clothes.

2. The Dish Wash Method

Now normally you would not use dish soap to wash clothes, but here is a smart and easy way to remove those stain off the clothes.

Take a mug or a cup. Add 2 spoon dish wash and 4 spoons of hydrogen peroxide. Mix well and make a solution.Now start scrubbing the stain with this solution with a small brush.After scrubbing the stain, let it sit for an hour and then wash the clothes normally.

3. The Salt Solution

Yes, your everyday table salt can also help you remove those stains.Salt being an ionic compound produces ions. These ions react with the compounds in the sweat stain and helps in removing them.

Take 4 tablespoons of salt in 1 liter of warm water. Sponge this solution on the sweat stains on the cloth you have and let it sit for 10-15 minutes.Now wash this off gently to see your stain marks removed.

4. The Lemon Approach

Avoid expensive dry cleaning bills, with the help of a lemon.You will need to squeeze out all the lemon juice first. Now take this lemon juice and mix it with equal parts of water.

Gently scrub your clothes with this mixture and wash it immediately. This should make your clothes as good as new and shiny.

5. The Vinegar Way

Vinegar is widely popular in many international cuisines. Not only does it make food tasty, it can also be helpful in getting rid of those tough sweat stain marks.

The method is fairly easy, just pour a tablespoon of vinegar onto the fabric and rub it together.Now toss it for a wash and let the magic happen.

6. The Baking Soda Method

There are some tough stains which just don’t give up. Pre-treating those stains with a paste made up of 4 tablespoon baking soda and ¼ cup of warm water can help remove those stains easily.

Make a paste of the above materials and apply it to the desired area, now let it dry for some time and keep it aside for one hour to work upon.

Once this is done you can wash those clothes and scrub that paste off. The paste will take off all the stain marks and odor with it.

7. The Ammonia Approach

Still got some stubborn stain marks left? Dab those areas with the solution of half strength ammonia and water and then give them for laundry.When the next time you see your clothes, the stain marks won’t be there.

8. The Dry Spotter

To make a dry spotter, combine 1 tablespoon coconut oil or any other mineral oil and 8 tablespoon liquid dry-cleaning solvent.You can also make this on large scale and store it in a tight container

9. The Wet Spotter

To prepare a wet spotter to take 1 tablespoon glycerin, 1 tablespoon dishwasher, and 8 tablespoon water.Mix them well. Large quantities can be stored and squeezed over the area to be applied

B. Other Remedies

1. The Oxiclean Solution

Yes, a strong OxiClean solution mixed with some hot water should do the trick.Add the clothes to this solution and let it sit overnight.The next day just washes the clothes normally and all your sweat stains should be removed

2. The Borax Method

Borax is very effective in getting rid of sweat stains from your garments.Mix some borax salt about 1 tablespoon and some water and carefully apply it on the stained part.

Let it sit aside for approximately 30 minutes.After this scrub off all the paste from the garment and wash it normally. But do not use this salt on delicate garments.

3. The Meat Tenderizer Way

Yes, you read it right meat tenderizer often used in restaurants can also treat your stained clothes.To use this, you will have to dampen the stained area with moist water, sprinkle some tenderizer on it, and then rub it gently. Give it for a laundry wash.

Meat tenderizers contain enzymes like bromelain that breaks down the compounds in the sweat and helps in their easy removal.

The Do’s And Don’t

You Should Try This

Before trying any methods, you can try to wash them off with simple stuff like shampoo, little mouthwash, white toothpaste, vodka. These methods did work for many people.

Please try any method out on small area first and also you might have to repeat the method more than once.If the faint marks still remain, try putting few drops of ammonia and giving it a good wash.

You Should Not Try This

Do not wash the stain marks with chlorine as the compounds in sweat stain will react with chlorine and make the stain marks darker. Do try to clean the sweat stains without delay as weakens the cloth fiber over a period of time.

Do not iron the stain marks or wash them in hot water as this will only make them settle on the clothes and then they would not leave easily.

Avoid using antiperspirant as this will leave more stains on your clothes because of the aluminum compound in them.

Directions To Remove The Stains

Stain Removal Preparation

a) Choose your desired stain removal method already listed above. It can be based on the type of cloth you have or the stain remover you have. Choose an appropriate method.

b) Thoroughly moisten the stain in cold water. Dip all of them in cold water or sponge them with sufficient water. Make sure all the stains are dampened and ready for solutions to work on them. Do not try to wash them or moisten them with warm water as this can lead to the stain reacting with the hot water and staying up more time with your clothes.

c) Mix water with the cleansing agent in a separate container. To activate the cleansing agent they should normally be mixed with warm water (not hot water). The ratios in which they should be mixed are already given before. Make sure a separate container is used to prepare this solution or paste.

d) Mix well until the materials are completely soluble in the water or a thick paste has been made out of it. Salt, Borax and Baking soda will produce a good paste and the rest of the materials will produce a solution.

1) Remove The Stain With Paste

a) Take a spoon or a butter knife and a lot of paste solution. Now spread this paste solution and make sure you spread it completely on the stain. Also, make sure you have a sufficiently thick coating to cover the stain.

b) Take an old gentle brush and start rubbing the stained part covered with the paste. Now as you rub it, you will notice that the cloth is absorbing some paste. In that case, apply some more paste to the area. With methods like baking soda, you can add few drops of vinegar so that the removal is easy and quick.

c) After rubbing the stains let them sit for some time. This will give the paste some time to break down the compound and help in discoloration. If the stain is especially tough to let it sit overnight and work on it the next day

d) Some materials react badly with hot water. This will either shrink the garment or discolor it. So preferably use cold water for a wash or read the garment’s tag for further information.

e) Repeat if necessary. There are some stains which just doesn’t leave the cloth. You can perform the same steps again so that they can be washed off or you can try a combination of methods also.

2)  Remove The Stain With Solution

a) Pour the liquid solution into a bucket or container large enough that it can accommodate the cloth. You don’t really need to submerge the whole garment but you can do it to wash the whole cloth. For lighter stains just spray the solution lightly on the stained part. Also do not use any bleach solution as this may lead to discoloration.

b) Let the fabric soak all the solution and leave it aside for some time. Again if the stain is tough, let it sit overnight. Regularly monitor the cloth and make sure if the stain is removed then remove the cloth from the solution as well. If the garment is stained try to remove it as soon as possible so that it can be washed off easily.

c) Wash it off with some agitation. Make sure you do not rub very vigorously and damage the material of the cloth. If the steps are needed to be repeated make sure you do it and also if some other method is needed use it before treating with the solution.

Precautions

a) Use a less expensive t-shirt that you can wear inside to protect your expensive shirts. The t-shirt will soak your perspiration.

b) You can use a roll-on deodorant which doesn’t have compounds of aluminum and therefore won’t react with sweat to leave those stains behind

c) Before wearing the clothes treat part which can easily get stained with some talcum or baby powder and let it let for some time.

d) Every time you give your clothes for a wash treat the stained part separately before a wash or giving it for laundry.

Bottom Line

So we did see many methods to get those tough stains off your clothes and also different methods can be applied to different clothes. We can conclude that

1) Tough clothes can use methods like OxiClean, baking sodas.

2) Colored cloth including cotton and silk clothes should not use bleaches; instead, they can go for vinegar method and hydrogen peroxide.

3) Delicate cloth can use meat tenderizer, salt, lemon, dry spotter and methods like them which are relatively easy on clothes. Repeat the steps if necessary.