I have never seen a woman with this problem, so I’m going to hazard a guess that maybe shaving your underarms might just help with this.
I’ll even help.
Here’s a woman who has had that problem.
Normally I don’t have the problem, but about two years ago I was on some medication for a short period of time and during that time my shirts and tops started developing armpit stains. When I stopped the medicine the staining stopped, too.
So, obviously, what you put in your body can affect what comes out of your pits. I would guess that food might also have the same effect in some people.
It does seem more common with men, though
I have one shirt that has those stains. Unfortunately, it’s one of my favorite lightweight sleeveless summer shirts. (I live in the South, and it gets damn hot.) I have lots of other white shirts, but no stains. I haven’t tried to do anything about them up to now, but I think I’m going to attack those stains before I wear it again, unless we have another day where it’s 98 degrees with 90% humidity…ick ick ick ick…
As far as pits getting yellow only by being in an office with smokers… well since it was only the pits, and not the entire shirt,I would have to blame the fact that you were sweating more caused by the paranoia. If it was the smoke, it would stain the entire shirt, and probably the pits would be saved, as your arms are normally at your sides, and the pits would be the hardest area for the smoke to get to.
As far as getting the stains out, you should be able to find at stores what is called a bluing agent or something like that. Bluing agents are able to change things (hair, clothes) that are yellowing back to their original white. Ever see an elderly woman with hair that almost looks blue? Guess what, her hairdresser used a bit too much.
It happens to me, too. I read somewhere that a solution of aspirin in hot water helps to break up the stains. From the looks of my undershirts, not even a blow-torch could remove those stains. I’m the kinda guy that hates shopping for clothes, so I guess my shirts are in worse shape than other peoples’. As someone else mentioned earlier, I don’t care about the stains, since they’re just undershirts. When I buy them, it’s with the understanding that they are to be used to protect my good dress-shirts. FYI, non-smoker, 29 years old, work in two office jobs and I HATE to sweat…oh, yeah, I use that Gillette “Cool Wave” gel stuff.
I need to nitpick here. I seem to recall learning that there is no bacteria in normal urine. Do you mean it is similar to urine in chemical makeup and thus attracts bacteria? And while I am thinking of it, is the urinary system part of the endocrine system?