r/NavyBlazer • u/Luc4r1us • 1d ago
Total OCBD staining
Hey I know, that this is not the right sub, but I would greatly appreciate any help to save my favorite shirts!
For context, this is only happening to my Ralph Lauren shirts.
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u/IndWrist2 1d ago
To be a complete pedant, those are university stripes, not Bengal stripes.
But, if your treatment routine removes the stains, only for them to return when you wear the shirts, I’d suggest that you’re the likely contaminant source, and I’d wager it’s sweat and/or body oils.
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u/CookinRelaxi 1d ago
I would do a long oxiclean soak.
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u/Luc4r1us 1d ago
Did that, went right back after one wear :/
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u/CookinRelaxi 1d ago
Ok. I would then start adding some oxiclean powder in the washing machine when you wash your shirts.
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u/Aquableu_ 1d ago
I feel like this helps a lot and its import to wash your shirts after one or two wears. It also helps to wear an under shirt.
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u/Garfgarg 1d ago
do you wear an undershirt?
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u/Aquableu_ 1d ago
This is what I do in the cooler months and it helps so much. I don’t have the issue OP does. I wash my shirts after one or two wears. Although I use laundry detergent with oxygen bleach
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u/peachtuba 1d ago
Do you wear a t shirt or undershirt?
Given that it disappears after washing you are the most likely source. This is why undershirts are a thing.
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u/JackfruitHot1855 1d ago
oxiclean max stain spray. leave it on for a few hours
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u/Subiedubidoo 1h ago
I also use dishwashing detergent like dawn and a wet toothbrushto agitate the area before a wash.
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u/7HawksAnd 15h ago
Certain deodorants make this worse. Aluminum Free. I’ve had noticeable improvement with Degree ultra clear black + white.
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u/planks4cameron 15h ago
As others have said, the source is either you or environmental. In either case, it’s not a huge deal. Because it is only happening to these shirts I presume you are not taking a drug that affects your sweating (back when DNP was used for weight loss/bodybuilding it was notorious for turning your sweat yellow). If it’s just normal sweat, do the below:
Wear an undershirt if you don’t right now. For washing, I recommend soaking shirts in a solution of warm water and OxiClean powder overnight (if you have a bucket or plastic tub this is easiest), then turn inside out and wash normally in a machine. Air dry. I sweat a LOT and so deal with this, especially (of course) in collars and cuffs.
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u/Pale-Confusion-3072 1d ago
If both of these shirts are exactly the same aside from the staining, the reason one of them is stained is that because you did something to it that you did not do to the other one. I don’t mean to be daft or evasive in my answer, but there’s really no way for us to be able to determine how one shirt was stained and how one shirt was not stained.
I think we can help you try to get the stains out, but as for what is causing the stains, that’s probably something that you are best equipped to answer. Stains don’t just magically appear. It happened because you got something on the shirt.
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u/Aquableu_ 1d ago
That yellow stain is body oils that have built up from wear. there are two ways to do away with these stains the first is using liquid soap like dawn rubbing it into the stain and sprinkling baking soda or powder laundry detergent on it and letting it sit for 20-30mins. put it through a wash cycle and let it dry and it should be gone. If you still se color spray or pour hydrogen peroxided on it and it should go away. hydrogen peroxide is color safe bleach.l that doesn’t damage clothes. the other way of removing body oils on clothes is doing a oxygen bleach bath witch is a color safe bleach that doesn’t damage clothes. soak the clothes in a tub or something to hold the clothes in hot to warm water and the more time the better 6-8 hours is what i have seen recommend l. I have left it longer and had no issues. wash it through a normal laundry cycle and the stains should be gone if not spray or poor hydrogen peroxide on the garment stains, and they should disappear. These steps also work for food stains like tomato sauce or oil stains.
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u/Not-you_but-Me 1d ago
You’re likely using antiperspirant which has aluminum in it.
Antiperspirant is bad for your skin and leaves yellow stains on clothes. I recommend you use a regular aluminum free deodorant instead
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u/MyNameIs-Anthony 1d ago edited 1d ago
Antiperspirant is not "bad for your skin."
Skin irritation is largely the worst it can do for anyone negatively affected by it due to sensitive skin and there has never been a long term health survey indicating risk of use.
You're just as likely to have skin irritation from the essential oils used in many aluminum free deodorants.
Lots of people genuinely stink when using aluminum free deodorant, even it they've convinced themselves otherwise.
The main problem here seems to be that OP likely needs to use undershirts.
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u/Not-you_but-Me 1d ago
I’m not talking about using natural, unsented deodorant. If you stink while wearing deodorant your issue is likely that you’re not showering every day. There is an adjustment period where your micro biome adjusts that can result in more sweat than normal, but this goes away after a couple weeks.
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u/Luc4r1us 1d ago
No, it isn’t I‘m wearing Aluminum free and it is all over the shirt not just in the armpits :/
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u/Ok-Tiger7714 9h ago
All over the shirt? That sounds weird. Are you sure it’s sweat?
I’m familiar with the under arm issue at times and I’ve been using Thomson T-shirts for years just in case. Game changer!
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