How to Remove Perspiration Stains from Clothing

Going to the gym in morning and sweating it out can give you a great body and revitalize your strength. However, one thing that may put you off is the sweat stains that tend to make your gym clothes look ugly and unclean. On top of it all, if the odor lingers on, it can totally put you off. No one likes to wear clothes that look and feel dull. How do you remove perspiration stains from clothing? You wash your clothes regularly but somehow, the stains don’t seem to go easily and tend to linger on. Here we are to help you with tips to remove those ugly sweat stains from your clothes and make them brand new again.

You Need:

Ammonia
Kitchen Sponges
Laundry Pretreatment
Liquid Bleach
Salt
Water
White Vinegar

Instructions

For light and daily wear clothes, you may treat the stains with a pre-soak product or laundry pre-treatment product before washing as usual. The fabric should not be silk, linen or wool. Such fabrics tend to shrink, bleed color or even get water circles.
In case the stain didn’t come out, avoid putting it in the dryer, since it will make the stain stronger. Take a solution of 1 tbsp. ammonia and ½ cup of water and apply this with a sponge on the stained area. Allow it to dry naturally.
In case the stain is older or has been there since a long time, it may be a bit difficult to remove. In such a situation, mix a solution of 1 tbsp white vinegar and ½ cup water. Dab it on the stained area with a sponge and allow it to soak for sometime. Wash the clothes as you generally do in the laundry. It will help remove or at least lighten the stain to a great extent and also naturally remove odor.
In case there is a lingering perspiration odor, soak the entire garment in a bucket of warm water that has some salt in it. Ideally, put 4 tbsp salt in one gallon of water. After soaking it overnight, wash it the next day as you usually do and see the difference!
Good quality liquid bleach should be effective in getting rid of sweat stains from clothes. Put one tsp. liquid bleach in about 10 liters water that has some 25 grams detergent. However, make sure you do not use bleach for silk or woolen clothes.

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