Dead skin and the natural oils from your body rub onto the collar of your shirt that leads to a buildup of yellow and brown dingy muck. City grime is a part of that, too. Hearing her actually describe what was up was enough to make me set my shirt collar on fire, which seemed drastic, so we then talked prevention.
Believe it or not, your best line of defense starts before you even put a shirt on. It was probably longer ago than you realize. Making sure your neck is clean and letting any hair product dry before you put your shirt on will help keep those grime rings away. If you catch a ring forming early—"a fresh ring," as Kerr calls it—then restoring your shirt to brilliance will be easier. Just like a household appliance, or your car for that matter, regular maintenance ensures that nothing goes wrong.
The same goes for your white shirt or collar. You can even use PristineCollars on the cuffs, pockets, and armpits of your favorite white shirts.
These can be problem areas, and will easily pick up any sweat, body oil, or makeup on your skin. One of the best ways to remove stains from your shirt collar is to prevent them from happening. Try PristineCollars , the best stain prevention product on the market, today that was designed specifically for your White Collars and the sensitivity of being against your skin!
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. How to Prevent Collar Stains. Avoid Multiple Wears While wearing your favorite white-collared shirt multiple days in a row seems like an appealing option, especially if you only have one and you loathe laundry day. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook. Both of these make logical sense, since shampoo is designed to get grease out of hair, and dish soap is made to cut grease on your dishes.
The trick with these more delicate shirts is to only put as much on as necessary — too much water mixed with the soap will make marks on the shirts.
Instead, dampen a washcloth with white vinegar and iron the collar with the washcloth in between. Make sure your iron is set to the steam setting, or proper setting for the shirt. A basic bar could be all you need. The same is probably true for laundry techniques. Nystul said she dampens the collars or even dirty shirt cuffs with water, dips the bar of soap in water and lathers it on the stain, rubs the collar together, and washes the shirt like normal.
The best part is that as far as laundry products go, this has to be one of the cheapest. Degreasers like Greased Lightning are a weapon of choice for some people, and will probably work like a heavy-duty Dawn dish soap. One last thing to remember: white shirts are much easier to treat than colored shirts, because white is OK to be bleached.
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