yellow stains on white shirts

[ta3ng]

I'm not a huge sweater in comparison to others, but I do sweat and the collars of my white dress shirts, t-shirts, polos, always get that yellow stain. Sometimes I find that I can't even wash it off. How can I prevent this (if possible) and how do I clean it??

[mike lowrey]

the staining is probably random dirt from the air accompanied by sweat. if you wear another tee underneath the top shirt it will prevent it from getting dirty and you can wear it several times.

if you have trouble washing them, buy some stain remover and use it on the areas needed.

[cmirsky]

Oxiclean....get the spray kind. I have saved a few white shirts using that stuff.

[poly800rock]

I'm not a huge sweater in comparison to others, but I do sweat and the collars of my white dress shirts, t-shirts, polos, always get that yellow stain. Sometimes I find that I can't even wash it off. How can I prevent this (if possible) and how do I clean it??

i just spray with shout before throwing in the wash, never have a lingering mark at all

[kauflust]

collar stains are oil-based. lanolin-based hand cleanser or a paste of warm water and cream of tartar left on the collar for a few minutes and then a regular wash should work. air dry: don't machine dry it until you see that the stains are gone.

in the meantime, wash your neck more thoroughly.

[eastcoastrider27]

-Wear a shirt underneath

-Spray Oxi-Clean on affected areas

-Dry-clean if necessary

I wear a white t-shirt 75% of the time, and the undershirt + Oxi-Clean combo keeps them looking brand new.

[evisu 2000]

a ghetto way to clean it is to rub some shampoo on it before you put it in the wash.

[Larry Bird]

i have this weird yellowish white steven allen undershirt...shits kinda cool.

the yellow is mostly around the collar, it came that way.

but yea, oxi-clean....

[californiakid]

its probably because of the aluminum in the majority of anti-perspirants. once i switched to regular deodarant, my yellow stains went away.