Deodorant Stains on Your Clothes – What a Dilemma
Well, summer is just around the corner and with the season comes a good deal of summer heat and sweat. We all know that summertime and sweat go hand in hand and that not using deodorant can certainly increase body odor and wreak a whole lot of havoc on all your clothes. However useful deodorant can be, deodorant stains can present with a good deal of problems. They are not only unattractive, but can be quite challenging to remove, if at all.
The True Deodorant Dilemma
Deodorants contain lots of chemicals such as alcohol, aluminum chloride and fragrances. When these harmful ingredients blend with your body sweat, they can easily cause staining and actually ruin your clothes. Materials that are ever so susceptible to deodorant stains, such as cotton, rayon, linen and synthetic blends can be greatly damaged by the combination of body sweat and chemicals. When this process occurs consistently, clothes become weakened and when dry cleaned can actually suffer discoloration or even a tear in the fabric. It is impossible for dry cleaning specialists to identify underarm fabrics that have suffered as a result of deodorant until these common effects occur, which is why we want all our clients to understand the side effects of deodorant on your clothes.
The Solution
If your deodorant or antiperspirant has a lot of alcohol, aluminum or fragrances you will undoubtedly experience discoloration frequently despite the attempts made by our experts to avoid the problem. Here at Jimmy’s Cleaners and Alterations we want our valued clients to understand the effects deodorant has on their garments. Changing to a product that has a lower aluminum content and a neutral PH will help resolve the problem and minimize deodorant stains. Further, allowing your skin to dry completely before you put on your deodorant and then allowing it to dry completely before you put on your clothes will also help minimize the problem.
Men should get in the habit of wearing undershirts to protect expensive shirts from staining and being damaged. Additionally, never leave your soiled garments in your car in the heat for a long period of time before bringing them to the cleaners since the sun’s heat can actually set the stains and cause bigger problems.
Your deodorant can also cause other damage to your garments besides noticeable staining. Often times the chemical composition of your deodorant can cause holes in your shirts and clothing items by degrading the fibers and actually dissolving them over time. Once this type of damage occurs, it is impossible to restore your garment to good health.
Here at Jimmy’s Cleaners and Alterations you are our #1 priority. We take tremendous pride in our products and professional cleaning services and in our high satisfaction rating with our clients. For this reason, we wanted to share with you the post above to enlighten you on the damage your deodorant blended with the summer heat can cause your clothing items.
Our highly skilled and trained technicians are always on hand to answer your questions and discuss your concerns and will always go the extra mile to provide support needed and services that are truly unmatched. Whether you are concerned about deodorant stains or are in need of quality dry cleaning or alteration services then we are the team for you. We offer five convenient locations in Spring Hill, Franklin and Brentwood to accommodate all your dry cleaning and alteration needs.
Why not take advantage of our convenient drop off and pick up services as well as our weekly specials when it comes time to schedule your dry cleaning. Don’t delay. Reach out to our staff today. We look forward to serving you and to providing you with the best all round dry cleaning and alteration services this side of Tennessee.