Tips for Good Smelling Clothing

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RE: Tips for Good Smelling Clothing

I have FOUND the ultimate formula for fresh, sweet smelling, long lasting scented laundry! I'm a huge laundry scent "snob" whose tried every brand & combination on the market and this is my all time favorite. I use 3/4 capful (a bit more than recommended) of the 2X concentrated Gain COTTON FRESH liquid detergent per load and Downy April Fresh scent liquid softener. I use the Downy ball for dispensing and I use a little bit over the maximum fill line. I finish up with a Downy April Fresh scent dryer sheet in the dryer. I have put clothing away for a whole season and when I pull them out months later, they STILL smell fresh :)

Post By Angela (Guest Post)

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Put a gel air freshener (the type you put in a bathroom) in a closet/cupboard and the smell will end up sticking to the clothes! This works pretty good.

Post By Trev (Guest Post)

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I see where people say use Borex to get clothes smelling fresh but where in a front loader do you put it? We have the Whirlpool Duet and I use liquid detergent. Do I have to use powder detergent and mix it in with that or just where does it go?

Post By Kay (Guest Post)

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Use Borax in the wash. You can mix it 50/50 with baking soda if you have hard water. Additionally, you can add essential oils to the mix - make it up in advance. Two cups of Borax, two of baking soda, and ten drops of lavender, or eight lavender plus four peppermint, or eight lavender and four lemon. All will add freshness to clothing, and can be used to deodorize other items as well.

Then line dry, or if you cannot, invest in a lavender dryer sachet - especially lovely for bed linens.

Post By Heather (Guest Post)

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You know, it's funny how I can read all these feedbacks and partly agree with some and completely disagree with others. Yet we all came out with the same results!

I've been on a mission for about ten years to have that wonderful clean smelling laudry that everyone in the room can smell. It's not that hard really, but you have to start right by getting the things you need and going back to what you were taught in the beginning about laundry. After you read this, immediately go to the store and buy ANY detergent, ANY liquid softner, and ANY fabric sheets that YOU PERSONALLY like the smell of. While on that aisle, buy a product called 20 mule team borax. It's in a green and yellow box with red letters I believe. It's only a couple of dollars. Get a downy ball if you don't already have one unless you have a softner despenser in your washer. Most importantly, pick up a SMALL laundry basket.

Now, when you have all that at home, then comes what nobody wants to hear. SEPERATION! Make sure to seperate your clothes into proper catagories. I have catagories labeled: Soft clothes, Denims, Heavily Soiled (husband's work clothes and/or very messy children's clothes) Special Care (sweaters and other delicates) GOOD towels and rags, and last is Cleaning towels and rags which I also wash with throw/door/bathroom rugs. I personally love the smell of bleached whites BUT they age your clothes really quickly by breaking down the fibers so I choose not to use it.

Now, once your clothes are separated into the catagories that suits YOU, pick the most urgently needed and fill up that small laundry basket you picked up from the store. DON'T cram the clothes in it and DON'T pile it way above the rim.

Directions for top loader washer:
Turn on your washer to large-largest load, and add a capful of the detergent to running water. Fill softner despenser or downy ball with a cap full and drop it in. Add one cup of your borax to the water then start throwing in your clothes.

Directions for front loader washer:
Put your load of clothes into the washer and clothes the door tightly. Add a capful of detergent to the designated despenser, a capful of softner to the designated despenser, and a cup of the borax to the pre-wash despenser.

Once wash cycle is completed, pull clothes and throw into dryer or hang up. Don't tarry! Time is smelly when it comes to your laundry and don't forget your softner sheet. I agree with cutting them in half only because there's NO difference in performance so you're saving money by getting double what you paid for.

I KNOW this will give you the smell-great laudry that we all love and appreciate.

Let me know how it turns out-- ShellyFG at AOL.com

Post By Shelly (Guest Post)

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Since I've been using Era laundry detergent and Suavitel liquid fabric softener, I'm very happy with the wash. The smell stays with the clothes long after the first wear. Since I don't have access to the outside, my sheets and clothes all smell wonderful! This is a great combination for me.

Post By Lady Claire (Guest Post)

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I use a half of a Bounce fabric softener sheet per load in my dryer and everyone always says how fresh my clothes smell. One lady told my husband she could tell he was married just by how fresh his clothes smelled!! LOL

Post by kimmcg

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Due to each individual schedule you may not have the time to nor the facilities to do so but I hang my clothes outside every day, weather permitting. I use either TIDE or WISK. I never use dryer sheets as I don't feel that they are necessary. My sheets smell especially nice & so awesome after blowing around in the breeze & being kissed by the sun.

Post by kidena

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Try tucking a dryer sheet in between the folds or in pockets of your clothes. This works for me.

Post By SheilaMay (Guest Post)

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I bought some of the Dollar General brand detergent and fabric softener similar to gain, and it works just as good as gain. My family cannot tell the difference and they tell me their clothes smell really good. I did my laundry at a friend's once and she used gain, I used some, could not afford, but could afford Dollar General brand.

Post by jmz2005

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Maybe when you put your clothes in your drawers or closet, place one of your fabric softener sheets in with the clothes.

Post by Persnickety Paula

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