Request: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator
Archived on 10/21/2009
How do I make my own Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator for my husband's work clothes? I have made my own laundry detergent forever and nothing, I mean nothing, removes the oily smell from my husband's work clothes.
I've tried adding vinegar, borax, washing soda, etc. until I bought Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator (you add it to your detergent, I had to use two huge capfuls, but it worked). This $6 bottle only lasted for three loads (3 days) of my husband's work clothes. I hate Febreze itself in a bottle, as I feel it contains harmful ingredients, and I'm sure this stuff does too.
What will remove the odors from my husband's clothes? It's a fine terrible smelling oil mist that gets in his socks, everything. Thank you for any advice. I have thought about using lemon scented ammonia, but have tried to quit using harmful chemicals.
Thank you.
Missy from IN
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RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator
I have put fabric softener or cheap hair conditioner in a spray bottle mixed with water. It leaves a good smell. It's worth a try and a whole lot cheaper. It also gets rid of static. Best wishes.
God bless (04/08/2008)
By velsgal
RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator
Dawn dishwashing detergent should work, but it's still a chemical and might be just as expensive the way you're using it. (04/08/2008)
By Noella
RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator
When we had a fire in our home and the Pros came in to help us with the clean up, they told us one of their "trade secrets": Coca-Cola. To get rid of the horrible smoke smell from our clothes and other washables they said to add 1 can of regular Coca-Cola (not sugarless and not Pepsi) to each wash load of clothes.
Just pour 1 can of Coke into the washing machine after you've filled up the machine and you've put your laundry soap in. Remarkably, this worked. I'm wondering? If 1 can of Coke per load could remove every trace of smoke from our clothes (and it did work remarkably well), then maybe it would work for you too. But, you may want to try 2 cans at first, just to see if it makes any difference.
Please send me a note andlet me know if it works.
If the REAL name-brand Coke works, then next time try a cheaper knockoff brand like Walmart's, or any discount stores brand of Coke and see if this also works. But they did say: "Make sure it's "not" sugarless." I used the real thing (Hey isn't that one of their slogans. *grin* But, I wasn't using Coke in my washer as a regular cleaning product, just to do a bit of smoke damage cleanup, so I could afford "The REAL thing". (04/08/2008)
By Cyinda
RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator
My dad was a mechanic and mom use to use Lava soap. You have to shave it off as its in bar form, but it did the trick. (04/08/2008)
By Denise W.
RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator
What about using a couple drops of essential oil (like lemon, lavender, or other)? (04/08/2008)
By nanaverm
RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator
I have the perfect solution for smelly clothes. Dishwasher tablets. I use two of them along with my reg detergent and the diesel and oily smell is gone. When men work on diesel trucks it is hard to get the smell out of the clothes. I had tried everything and one day I was thinking it works on cooking grease so why not. Good luck. (04/08/2008)
By Ledda
RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator
Call your local Agricultural Extension office, they are a good source for answers to such questions. My ex was once working out of town, and somehow in the work truck a can of gasoline got turned over into his suitcase, and even though the clothes didn't get soaked, the smell permeated everything. I can't remember now what it was that they had me to do, but I remember that it worked. The ag office is a terrific and free resource. (04/09/2008)
By bailegirl
RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator
The smell is there because it's not getting washed out. You might try a citrus degreaser in with with your laundry detergent and the longest possible wash cycle your washer has. (04/09/2008)
By falldowngobump
RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator
I use about a half cup borax or baking soda in with my laundry detergent. It gets my towels, and my husbands stuff smelling really fresh and clean. (04/09/2008)
By falldowngobump
RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator
Try Fabri Fresh from Bio-Botanical Labs in Canada it sells at Jean Coutu for 1/2 the price of Febreze and contains no dangerous ingredients. (04/24/2008)
By Martin S.
RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator
My husband is a truck driver and in the past has gotten diesel fuel on whole pairs of jeans and t-shirts. What I did first was put the offending pieces in a bucket of a strong solution of Biz detergent additive. Soak for at least a day, then dump out and do it again. Then ring out and rinse with fresh water until most of the oil is out. Run hot water in your wash tub. Use Oxi-clean, plus Biz and a really good detergent. Agitate it until it's all dissolved, then add clothes. Only add enough water in the tub to cover the clothes, let it sit for about 1 day, then continue wash and use an extra rinse.
Sometimes after I took the clothes out, I had to wash again. And I have tried TSP, it's a good oil disperser. Lately, I'm looking into what's in those good cleaners, and buy the stuff myself. Sodium hydroxide can be bought on the net and it will do it too. Good luck. (05/07/2008)
By Chris
RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator
I tried diet cola and it worked just as well. (05/29/2008)
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