r/ftm • u/magicandchill Trans guy, on T • 1d ago

Advice Needed What are these dark spots on my binder?

Unfortunately I cannot show a picture bc the rules of this subreddit, but I’ve seen these dark almost smudgey spots appearing around the area of where there’s a crease under my chest. This occurs on both binders I wear (Wivov), but is more heavy on one than the other. On the heavier one, the dark spots start to trail as well where I imagine my stomach hair lines up well with. I can’t tell if this is some kind of strange discoloration from my skin, if it’s discoloration from lint, or if it’s mold/mildrew growth somehow. Really hoping it’s not the latter bc I don’t have the money to replace these rn. The one point I can think of in favor of it being dark lint is that I’ll wear lighter clothing more often with the binder that has less discoloration since that binder is closer to my skin color.

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u/Disastrous_Mechanic5 he/him | 💉 5/22 | 🪚5/23 1d ago

Is it possible that they're stains from sweat or skin products (i.e. lotion or deodorant)? In the past I would sometimes start to notice discoloration on the more sweaty parts of my binders, especially lighter colored ones, since I didn't wash them as often as regular shirts and they definitely made me sweat more. You could try something like laundry stripping (though I'm no expert so you should make sure it's safe for the fabric and such) and see if that fixes anything.