Does your clean laundry NOT smell clean?
I know, what a title hey? So this post isn’t related to weight loss at all but I thought I would share this with you.
For a long time my clothes especially sweat shirts and towels / faceclothes wouldn’t smell like they were clean after laundering. I used liquid soap and liquid fabric softener but still when the towels got wet they had an almost mildew(y) smell to them. So I switched detergents but still the smell was there. When hiking if it rained my sweatshirt would have a wet dog smell to it, so gross.
I looked online and saw that the detergent I was using caused many of these problems, the soap wouldn’t get rinsed out well enough and that combined with liquid fabric softener was a double whammy. They would stay in the fabric causing a bacteria build up of sorts. I even used vinegar with the soap to help rid the odor.
I then saw a lady who switched to powder detergent and used the dryer sheets, voila, like magic my clothes and towels are fresh smelling and stay that way even after they get wet. (I had to use a fresh towel after every shower before and that’s alot of towels in a week with 4 of us in the house). Also I read that the liquid fabric softner can cause a build up in the dispenser in the washer and this leads to mildew. This lady also pointed out that most of our moms used the powder variety when we were growing up and the smell of our clothes was so fresh, true.
I now use powder and will stick to it. Many of those liquid varieties are so concentrated that in time they just build up in the fabric, powder rinses out so much better, for me anyway.
Anyhow, thought I would share this little tid-bit of info…Happy Monday buddies….work out, eat clean, stay positive and smile cuz your WORTH IT!!!!!
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Wow, thanks for the info, I had no idea! I am most definitely going to try switching.
Interesting…….thanks for the info!
Have a great week!
That is so funny my aunt and I had this same conversation on Sat. I use liquid soap and dyer sheets and sometimes it smells and other times it doesn’t. I fouond if it gets left in the washer to long it smells so I switch it over right away. I have a nose that smells everything and my bf hates it. Most times he will say I am crazy if I say something smells. Well good luck with your laundry!!
Thanks for the tip. Bad enough to have to do laundry and then not have it smell clean. May as well have a cat sleep on it.
Interesting! I didn’t know that, thanks!
VERY good information. Thanks Shannon. Yikes, glad to know this now before it could have happened. I am a freak when it comes to yucky things….lol Have a great day! *hugs*
I was also noticing that with powder they clothes are brighter and cleaner. the liquid wouldnt get my niece’s spaghetti stains out aftr 3 washes but the powder gets them out in 1.
*the* clothes…sorry for not re-reading…lol