How to Clean a Perspiration Stain

Perspiration Stain

Sweat stains are a real nuisance for clothes and are sometimes permanent. Vinegar and iron will allow you to remove these perspiration stains gently.

Removing a sweat stain from leather

To remove a perspiration stain from colored leather fabric:

    – Soak a cloth in 28 percent diluted ammonia.

    – Dab the cloth on the stain.

To clean a perspiration stain on white leather:

    – Soak a cloth in hydrogen peroxide.

    – Dab the cloth on the stain.

On suede

    – If the stain is fresh: rinse it with a sponge of warm water.

    – If the stain is dry: rub it with a cloth dipped in lemon juice.

    – If the suede has lost its shine, apply a cloth containing diluted vinegar.

On nubuck

A recent stain will disappear with warm water.

If the stain is old, clean it with a cloth dampened with lemon.

Note: lemon can discolor nubuck. To remedy this, rub a cloth dampened with vinegar.

Cleaning a sweat stain on fabric or clothing

You can clean a perspiration stain with natural products like lemon or vinegar. Be sure to check the fabric’s composition on the label before you start cleaning.

On a synthetic fabric

    – Place a cloth dampened with white vinegar on the stain.

    – For scabs formed by deodorant:

        ◦ Place a tissue on the area.

        ◦ Heat them with a hot iron.

Other effective detergents: lemon ammonia.

Tip: if you intervene immediately, lukewarm water is enough.

On cotton

    – In all cases, rub without delay with a hot water sponge.

    – If the textile is white:

        ◦ Rub the stain with a cloth containing oxalic acid.

        ◦ Dip the fabric in water.

        ◦ Dab the stain with a cloth soaked in hydrogen peroxide.

    – If the textile is colored, dab the stain with a cloth soaked in ammonia water.

Other effective detergents: vinegar lemon.

On jeans

Rub the stain with a cotton swab soaked in hydrogen peroxide.

Another effective detergent is the juice of a lemon.

Good to know: hydrogen peroxide may discolor the jeans. In this case, wash them with new jeans.

On linen

    – If the linen is light:

        ◦ Rub the stain with a damp sponge and oxalic acid.

        ◦ Wash with cold water.

        ◦ Finish by dabbing with a cloth soaked in hydrogen peroxide.

    – If the linen is colored, place the stain on white vinegar on a cloth.

    – In case of discoloration, place the garment for a few minutes in a basin of water with a few centiliters of white vinegar added.

    – If the deodorant has crusted, apply an absorbent cloth and approach a hot iron.

Other effective detergents: ammonia lemon.

On silk

Remember that immediate cleaning with hot water is the most uncomplicated treatment.

    – Rub the stain with a cloth soaked in lemon juice.

    – If the silk loses its color, rub it with a cotton ball of vinegar water.

On satin

The most effective way to remove a sweat stain off satin is to use a lemon.

On velvet

    – Rub the stain with a cloth soaked in warm water.

    – If traces remain, apply lemon juice on a paper handkerchief.

On wool

Perspiration Stain

Note: warm water is a good solution for fresh stains.

    – Dilute vinegar alcohol in water.

    – Dab the stain.

On hair, goatskin, sheepskin, or natural fur

Rub the stain with water and spirit vinegar.

On synthetic fur

You can clean sweat stains on synthetic fur with a cotton ball moistened with diluted ammonia.

Detergents to remove a sweat stain

    – Ammonia: $1.50/liter

    – Hydrogen peroxide: $6/litre

    – White vinegar: $1/litre

    – Organic lemon juice: $3/50 ml

    – Oxalic acid (sorrel salt): $12/750 g

Note: prices are given as an indication.

 

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