I don't know if I would chance my clothes with oven cleaner... seems harsh.  But I will tell you that i tried a new deoderant about a year ago... it stained my shirt the very first time I used it.  So I called the company to complain and they told me to go to the hardware store and get dry cleaning solvent.  Well i couldn't find it.  So truth is I don't know how well it works but for those of you who may know where to get the solvent be my guest to try.  I figure they wouldn't have sent me the $10 to buy it if it didn't work.  Have a blessed day all! :O)

By Rana on 1/14/2010 8:32:01 AM

I've tried many different things to get out the stain from deodorants, with no luck.  Does anyone know if different deodorants cause this more than others? 

By Lora on 1/7/2010 4:05:24 PM

Wow, I have never heard of this.  I will have to try it next time i can't get out deoderant stains.  I sure hope it works. If not, the blouse is going in the trash can anyway. 

By Cynthia on 1/7/2010 12:25:24 AM

Nobody ever answered if it is safe for colors or what brand to use... I would think it would eat holes through them!!!

By Corina on 12/30/2009 12:28:57 PM

I trid this and it didn't work for me on my sons white t-shirts.

By Sherry on 12/23/2009 4:31:40 AM

Thanks I will try this one!!

By JENNIFER on 12/17/2009 9:52:31 AM

I usually let my clothes sit for awhile after applying any type of stain removal product.  How would I handle this?  Put the clothes in the washer immediately or let them sit?

By Janice on 12/15/2009 4:57:34 PM

This oven cleaner trick works wonderfull I had baby clothes I put in a tote 4 years ago that had formulas stains I tried this and now they are as good as new the oven cleaner I used was called easy off

By Kim on 12/6/2009 8:06:03 PM

I prevent the yellow arm pit stains on my white shirts by spraying with shout before washing before I even get the stain....works for me!

By Katie on 12/4/2009 8:01:07 AM

PEANUT BUTTER REMOVES GUM FROM CLOTHES ALSO , I'VE TRIED IT SERVERAL TIMES AND IT WORKS

By Rainyday on 12/2/2009 8:20:24 PM

I HAVE USE  CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TO GET STAINS OUT OF CLOTHING AND THEN I RUB A BAR OF IVORY SOAP ON IT AFTERWARDS AND IT REMOVED THE GREASE STAINS~~~

By Rainyday on 12/2/2009 8:14:28 PM

thanks im going to try this

By Rainyday on 12/2/2009 8:11:23 PM

I will have to give this a try.  Sounds like it will work for some of the old clothes my kids used to wear    By Renita

By Renita on 12/1/2009 1:52:30 PM

I'm not sure what kind of oven cleaner you guys used, but mine ate holes right through my clothing.

By Tiffany on 11/25/2009 11:48:34 PM

Yeah, that's a good question.  Does it work on colors, too?  And I never saw where anybody posted what kind of oven cleaner.  That lady who told about the Scrubbing Bubbles on the stains in the car....THANK YOU, Precious.  I can't wait to try THAT!!!  We took my mother-in-law out to eat a while back and she got a TO GO container.  When she put it on our seat...it spilled grease all over our upholstery.  We thought it would always be ruin.  It is so ugly.  I HOPE this does work.  Thank you all for all your good tips.  Kaye

By Kaye on 11/25/2009 4:06:34 PM

Christine, I've never heard of putting oven cleaner on your stains to get them clean.  I told my husband...who usually does the wash cause I had a brain aneurysm, which left me crippled, and he couldn't believe it.  We are looking forward to giving it a try...well, not looking forward...cause nobody wants a stain, but NOW we know what to do to get it out.  Thank you!!!   Kaye

By Kaye on 11/25/2009 3:52:35 PM

to anyone that has tried this trick...what oven cleaner did you use?!

By Roxana on 11/23/2009 9:49:20 PM

I am hesitant to put that sort of thing on my clothes.

By Rachel on 11/22/2009 12:22:33 AM

That is an awesome hint!!!  Hve you sent that into Heloise? Thanks!

By Carla on 11/20/2009 4:37:08 PM

Awesome!!!  I have some things with mysterious stains - that I'd like to get 'presentation fresh'!  I just knew there had to be a way - or someone would develop a way - to get those stains out!  I've tried Oxyclean, and several other 'stain removers' - so I hope this will work!I too am a Melaleuca fan - and will probably try the dishwasher soap. :DFor those that wonder why this works - my guess would be the ratio of lye in oven cleaner being much higher than in bath or standard laundry soap.

By Dawn on 11/20/2009 2:15:43 PM

Sounds like a plan - thanks for the idea.  I'm always looking for better ways to make sains on whites be gone.  I do have Easy-Off oven clean in house - is that the one yo use?

By Kj on 11/18/2009 12:15:36 PM

Thanks tried it on my daughters expensive shoes and it really works.  I tried a small spot first and it took off the grass stains.

By Cathy on 11/17/2009 5:58:10 PM

 Another hint on whites aka especially kitchen uniforms, powdered dishwasher soap. I had to try it...great on the socks that make it outside without the shoes "all by themselves"

By Sheryl on 11/17/2009 5:39:40 PM

I'm with you Samantha!  We don't really have many clothes w/ yellow stains, but when I have in the past, I've just soaked them in the washer w/ a bunch of oxiclean and hot water.  That stuff takes EVERYTHING organic out... blood, baby spit-up, grass stain, & pit-stain! lol  :)

By Laurie on 11/15/2009 10:31:40 PM

may we please know what kind of oven cleaner have you tried that works with yellow underarm shirt stains? my husband's shirts are stained ..and this would help me a lot!!! :) thanks in advanced!

By Janina on 11/14/2009 5:00:02 PM

 I'm going out to get some oven cleaner. Gotta try this one. I will report back.

By Virginia on 11/14/2009 1:08:57 PM

I tried this morning using the oven cleaner to take the yellow stains out of some tank tops that I wear to the gym....it ended up turning them a grayish color where I sprayed the cleaner!  I don't know what brand oven cleaner you are using, but for me it did not work!!  If you could please let us all know what kind of oven cleaner you are using then that would help us all out a bit!  Thanks! (BTW, I did also scrub the tank tops afterwards to try to get rid of the greyish color & it didn't work!  Now I have them soaking in the sink to see if that helps!)

By Kristina on 11/14/2009 12:17:26 PM

I'm going to try this today!!  Thank you so much for the tip!

By Kristina on 11/14/2009 10:27:47 AM

Awsome!  I've thrown out many shirts that were in otherwise good condition because of the yellow underarm stains.  I never found anything that would get them out.  Thanks for the idea!

By Lori on 11/14/2009 7:51:35 AM

i'd love to hear from more people who've tried this...if it works, it will save at least 50 unwearably yellowed items that we have packed away in totes in the basement!

By Amanda on 11/14/2009 12:33:06 AM

Wow, I know that scrubbing bubbles works super on walls but never heard of oven cleaner on clothes. I would be afraid it would eat the material and put holes in it. I will give it a try on some old tee-shirts and see what happens and here i thought i knew all the tricks for stains. Thanks so much!

By Sandra on 11/13/2009 7:00:35 PM

That's pretty savy... guess what? It works awesome on shoes too! Spray those old dirty edges that never come clean, wait a few minutes and wipe clean :) all shiney like new!

By Amanda on 11/13/2009 8:24:46 AM

Nice....I will have to try this on my daughter's white uniform school shirts.

By Jamaie on 11/11/2009 3:54:04 PM

Wow, now that is something I never thought of. Yellow under arm stains, I thought were a lost cause and just throw out the clothes. I am going to try this. Thank You!

By Brea on 11/11/2009 1:56:53 PM

I will certainly have my granddaughter try this one. Being the athlete she has underarm stains on most of her white tops.  Thanks!

By Athena on 11/11/2009 12:16:16 PM

thanks for the tip...i will definitely try this

By Judy on 11/11/2009 12:13:21 PM

lol.. i would have never thought of this! thanks!!

By Amy on 11/11/2009 11:56:15 AM

Never heard of that trick. Will certainly try it. Thanks for the idea.

By Veronica on 11/11/2009 10:09:08 AM

I think the tip is a perfectly lovely tip.  Calling the teammate and "old dog" was a little rough.

By Brandy on 11/11/2009 9:21:14 AM

That is so great. I'm trying it today. My son wears white t-shirts and sweats a lot. I have triied everything to get the yellow stains out with no luck. Man i hope this works. What a tip. thank you

By Sherry on 11/11/2009 5:12:34 AM

I am going to try this on my husbands T-shirts before I trash them.  They have yellow stains under the arms and vinegar did not work.

By Sharon on 11/10/2009 11:31:22 PM

Thanks for the tip about oven cleaner for clothes Jean

By Jean on 11/10/2009 10:58:32 PM

Does it matter what brand of oven cleaner?

By Heather on 11/10/2009 10:06:07 PM

my sister uses oven cleaner to take the hand marks of the painted walls.

By Anne on 11/10/2009 6:44:16 PM

I can't wait to try this.I have to replace my husbands white tshirts a lot because of deodorant stains.I hope this works

By Laura on 11/10/2009 5:23:42 PM

What fabrics are oven cleaner safe on?  Whoever has tried it please let me know.  Thanks so much!!!!

By Debra on 11/10/2009 4:43:01 PM

I love this. It's a product we use regularly, so its handy.

By Deborah on 11/10/2009 4:31:32 PM

I WISH I would have known about this trick.  I had a ton of clothing ruined by this problem and after switching to a perscription deoderant, I threw all my yellow-stained clothing out (or turned them into cleaning rags).  Thanks for the advice!

By Michelle on 11/10/2009 2:57:04 PM

I have thrown away so many items - thanks for this tip!  I can't wait to try!!!

By Lauren on 11/10/2009 2:03:11 PM

Sonia, Please let us know how it works!  Sounds too easy to be true. . . but I will definately give it a try!  Thanks for sharing.

By Teresa on 11/10/2009 1:55:01 PM

I'll have to try this.  I read that vinager works on yellow stains, but didn't work for me so I'll give this a shot.

By Jennifer on 11/9/2009 1:04:05 PM

Is it safe to put oven cleaner in the washer?

By Candace on 11/8/2009 10:15:00 PM

why does this work?  what in the product is activating the stain to dissolve?  i thought lemon juice or white vinegar worked???

By P on 11/7/2009 11:25:14 PM

Something along these lines... Scrubbing Bubbles worked great on the set in stains on my car upholstry. We gave my mother-in-law our old car with years old set-in stains (toddlers, you know). We tried different things to no avail, she did this and they look fantastic. Spray on and wait a few minutes then wipe off with wet wash cloth, rinse wash cloth and wipe a few times, a little scrubbing if needed.

By Tangie on 11/7/2009 9:18:00 PM

You're 'washing' the clothes, it's not like you'd spray them then wear them. Gosh. Anyways I think I'll try this with all our whites this evening and just wash them alone....Bleach doesn't always work so hopefully this will. TY

By Jane on 11/7/2009 5:03:59 PM

Sounds awfully harsh, when you place those chemicals in your wash with everyones clothes.. We have much better success with Melaleuca...   dodowitz@yahoo.com

By Laurie on 11/6/2009 11:48:28 PM

I'm going to try that thanks

By Deborah on 11/6/2009 10:25:51 PM

You put this on colored clothes, too?

By Denise on 11/6/2009 3:09:17 PM

I'm not sure putting oven cleaner on baby clothes is a good idea.  Try oxyclean.

By Samantha on 11/6/2009 1:46:14 PM

WOW...No way, I have to try this tonight.. How funny is that.  I will come back and comment (after I try this ) tonight..

By Sonia on 11/6/2009 11:50:07 AM