The laundry guy armpit stains9/3/2023 ![]() It’s just going to rub off on the inside of your clothing. It’s just a special kind of hot down here, you sweat a lot and all the antiperspirant and deodorant in the world sometimes doesn’t do “a lick of good.” Tip #2 Use less antiperspirant.Īntiperspirant works by blocking your pores-I’m simplifying here-once those pores are blocked, an extra coat of the white stuff isn’t going to be helpful. Ladies bathed before noon, after their three o’clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum.” Harper Lee Men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. “Somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day bony mules hitched to Hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. I’m always reminded of this quote from To Kill a Mocking Bird As someone who lives in the hot and sticky south, well, there’s just something special about our summers that you just don’t get in other parts of the country. Why do I ask? Well, if you moved from a cooler climate, there is a chance part of the problem is only noticeable now that you live in a hot environment. (I haven’t done a lot of research lately, but feel free to link to peer-reviewed sources if you want to discuss this point). Just because something is there doesn’t mean it is the cause. Their insulin is absent, so ketones show up where they normally wouldn’t. It could be like the way ketones show up in the urine of people with diabetes. ![]() It just means that it shows up in people’s brains when they have Alzheimer’s. This doesn’t mean that aluminum was the cause. That hasn’t been proven what they’ve found is that people with Alzheimer’s tend to have more aluminum in their brains. On a side note, some people avoid aluminum because they believe that aluminum is a cause of Alzheimer’s. I did a search on Amazon that will show you some specific brands and labels to look for the next time you head to the store. Try switching to aluminum-free antiperspirants/deodorants. So, in your specific case, I’m going to suggest first avoiding the deodorants with aluminum. Tip # 1 Avoid antiperspirants with aluminum. Since we’re all special snowflakes, the first tip is specific to people, like you, who have dark stains from their deodorant/antiperspirant. Your husband doesn’t have that same quirk. Your quirk is that something in your sweat makes that aluminum show up on your shirts. Some people think cilantro tastes like soap-and I cry a little for all they miss. However, everyone’s body chemistry is a little different, and that chemistry is affected by the food you eat, the water you drink, and your genetics.ĭo you know how everyone likes to giggle about what eating asparagus does to urine? Well, it doesn’t do that to everyone’s pee. Did you notice something about those three active ingredients?įor most of us, the aluminum in antiperspirants isn’t a big deal, it helps us stop sweating from our underarms for a few hours, and we go through the day without offending our neighbors. Most of the antiperspirants/deodorants you see will all have the same active ingredient(s): aluminum chloride, aluminum chlorohydrate, aluminum-zirconium, or a combination of thereof. If you take a walk down the antiperspirant/deodorant aisle, you’ll notice quite the selection. You were on the right track when you tried switching deodorants. I’ve never seen anything like it before, and- to be honest-it makes me feel like kind of a freak.Īntiperspirants and deodorants are two distinct products, but in our everyday speech, we tend to use the terms interchangeably, and I have done so throughout this response to help people using search (Google) find what they need. The stains are on the inside of the shirts – but after a while, it shows through to the outside of any light-colored shirts. ![]() I’ve tried scrubbing the stains with various stain removers. I’ve tried changing deodorants (though I suspect they all have the same active ingredients) with no effect. It started happening after we moved to the western NC mountains, where we have well water, but it’s only my shirts-not my husband’s. I have black underarm stains on many of my shirts.
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