Quote Originally Posted by BCAC View Post
You should be able to carefully wash those stains out quite simply.
Good advice BCAC and Pleater.

I gave the pale greenish blue ribbon a very gentle washing with hand soap and let it dry. The sweat stain is 90% gone. I'll give it another go but it's already far more presentable. either way, you saved me the trouble of replacing the band with dark coloured ribbon.

My military TOS doesn't have a ribbon band, it's just firm wool and it's dark green and now I know why the army made that choice.