Removing Body Odor from Clothing
June from Granby, MA
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RE: Removing Body Odor from Clothing
Cola. Really. I regularly use baking soda in the wash, then vinegar in the final rinse. This combination works for your average, garden-variety, I-wore-this-shirt-today odors. But for really tough odors, add a can or two of cola to the wash water and launder as usual. I picked up this tip here on Thrifty Fun and have been using it ever since.
The thread where I first read this is called "Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator". Type that into the search box; it's the first entry listed.
Post by Try2Bthrifty
RE: Removing Body Odor from Clothing
If you need to get bo from under the arms use alcohol on the shirt & etc, no need to wash it. Let dry, if it still has to then you need to wash it as the others suggest. Good luck.
Post By k w (Guest Post)
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Vinegar in the final rinse for sure.
I've had this problem with husbands things
and it works great.
Post by carnation037
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Buy some FRESH-WAVE. It comes in a liquid to add to laundry. It is a great odor remover for anything in it's other forms like crystals or spray.
Some ACE hardwares have it, but most pet stores have it. That is where I buy it.
Post by WIsgal
RE: Removing Body Odor from Clothing
Don't use vinegar and baking soda together. They neutralize each other, and do nothing. Either one separately could work.
Post by louel53
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I swear by Arm and Hammer Washing Soda......
1 cup to load along with the detergent. Let the
washer aggitate for several minutes, then turn
off the machine.
Allow your wash load to soak for at least an hour
in the washer. Turn the washer back on and
let it finish.
I would also suggest (if at all possible) line dry
the clothing. Fresh air and sunshine are wonderful
natural deoderizers.
Post by hedera
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I helped with flag uniforms for our local high school marching band. We had a girl that had body odor really bad and we used peroxide in the laundry. The odor was gone. We used this after every show and there were no odor at all! Hope this helps
Post By Nancy (Guest Post)
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I agree with the vinegar solution. I had some plastic containers that were stored for a long time with the lids on and had an objectionable odor. I sprayed them with my bottle of vinegar and water and was able to rinse and use them a few minutes later. I also always put vinegar in my fabric softener dispenser in my washer and don't use dryer sheets. Hooray for vinegar!
Post By Pat (Guest Post)
RE: Removing Body Odor from Clothing
To remove any nasty smells & odors from your wash, especially smoke from campfires or cigarettes add 1 can of regular Coca-Cola (not sugar free) to your load of was along with your laundry soap. I don't know if a less expensive knockoff brand of Coke will work but I don't see why not!
I've also found that you can add about a quarter of a cup of white vinegar to your wash or just spray Febreze on it when it's hanging up later on, but the most effective way to remove odors from clothes & laundry is to hang up your things in the sun... This not only freshens them, but you'll save money on power & the UV rays also kill germs too!
Post by Cyinda
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Besides vinegar for sweat - try Fabreze fabric spray - works very well on all sorts of fabrics - even those that are normally dry cleaned - and it goes a long way.
Post by pamphyila
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