Laundry advice

Yes, definitely bicarbonate of soda.
Soak the garment in a solution and then wash as normal.

It works.

Good old bicarbonate of soda, soak the shirts overnight. I use a scoop in my towels and bedding wash weekly.

Cossy

Calendargirl

I washed a washable door mat, didn’t check the suggested temperature.

Did it at 40 degrees, should have been 30.

The rubber backing came away from the fabric part. Obviously too hot.

Goodness knows what doing it at 60 would have resulted in MOnica

To be fair, a doormat isn’t clothing

And the rubber matting surely guides you to the fact that you can't wash at 60 in this instance!!

OH yes, there will always be items that specifically need a lower temperature. I have a plastic table cloth on the kitchen table and that gets washed every few months and I do that at 30.

Has he got underarm hair? If so he needs to shave it off, this in itself will help.

In my opinion Deodorant is not good for you though I do believe there are some on the market that are better than the usual run of the mill. I remember a friend being told on getting a diagnosis for breast cancer to stop using Deodorant which has always stuck with me as it made me wonder what exactly they put in the stuff.

Also as a rule the older you are the less you sweat.

My hubby underarm used to smell and shirts were hard to wash. I used to wash the arm pit of the shirt before washing it. My hubby now uses bicarbonate soda under his arm to stop the sweaty pits, no more smelly pits or shirts, no more stains on shirts or T shirts. Give it a go you won’t be disappointed.

I find Ariel great for eliminating smells , but I add Zofloa to make sure .

We use a salt crystal deodorant called Salt of The Earth which we wipe over damp u derarms after a shower or bath. The salt stops bacteria which in turn stops the underarm smell. A stick lasts ages.

Underarms not u derarms

Having read this thread I am going to start using bicarb for some of my laundry, thanks!

Is there a special laundry bicarb or is it the stuff on the baking section? (Apologies if I am being an idiot )

I think one of the problems is the ingredients in standard deodorants. It seems to make the smell worse and some of them leave a slight film on the clothes and the mixture of the film and sweat is nasty. Saying that I haven't used any of these standard deodorants for years. You can get very good natural deodorants. that do work... see if he will try them?