Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator

RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator Post By memyselfandI (Guest Post) (05/29/2008) I tried diet cola and it worked just as well. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator Post By (Guest Post) (05/09/2008) We have an HE washer, so we can't let things agitate or soak (the washer uses sprays of water and clothes are agitated "thru" water, which is only covering the bottom third of the washer). So far, the GT cola from Aldi (2 cans) does the job with aboslutely no odor. It's only 15 cents a can, so for 30 cents a couple times a week, the oil smell comes out. Not bad eh? Thanks everyone! Missy Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator Post By chris (Guest Post) (05/07/2008) 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 in to 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator Post By martin Sherman (Guest Post) (04/24/2008) Try Fabri Fresh from Bio-Botanical Labs in Canada it sells at Jean Coutu for 1/2 the price of Fabreeze and contains no dangerous ingredients."" Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator Post By (Guest Post) (04/10/2008) WOW! The 2 cans of GT cola worked like a charm! I can't believe it. There is absolutely NO oil smell whatsoever. None. No fake perfumy cover-up smell like the expensive Febreze left. Someone needs to post this to everyone. Cola (not diet) absolutely gets out ODORS. I even threw in my sweatshirt I wore when camping this weekend and it took the campfire odor completely out. Unbelievable. Husband was worried it could hurt our washer..um, well, he DRINKS the stuff, the tub is stainless, the rinse cycle removes any residue, and it can't be any more toxic than chlorine bleach. I put one can in the bleach dispenser, and one can following the detergent in the detergent dispenser, which is also plastic, and he drinks cola out of a plastic cup. The washer automatically runs water several times thru the dispensers to dispense product, so I know there is no corrosive left. Anyway, I am stunned. My homemade detergent recipe has been posted here and uses larger amounts of borax, fels naptha, washing soda and baking soda plus essential oils. I am not kidding when I say NONE of those ingredients in higher concentrations or additions removed this, but the cola did! I believe it's the phosphoric acid. I suppose it's not great for our environment, but it's a BEVERAGE, and therefore food safe, so I am beyond pleased! Thank you so much to the person who gave me the Cola recommendation. Still can't believe it. I went with 2 cans and the cost is therefore less than 30 cents per load! Thank you so much! No more stinky oily smelly work clothes. issy in IN Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator Post by falldowngobump (26) | (04/09/2008) Profile | Contact 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator Post by falldowngobump (26) | (04/09/2008) Profile | Contact 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator Post By (Guest Post) (04/09/2008) Thank you everyone! We have an HE washer so there is no way to "fill" it with water first to add Coke. I know the phosphoric acid is what is supposed to clean the items (why people recommend using a can of coke to clean your toilet). I can't put it in the detergent dispenser b/c I'm afraid it could corrode something..maybe not, it's plastic and the tub is stainless so I might try it! We have an Aldi here and there GT cola is $3.99 for a CASE of their cola, which my husband says is practically the same as RC cola. We'll try 2 cans of that..that would give us at least 12 loads for $3.99 vs. the 3 loads I spent nearly $6 on! Thanks. I will try it. I don't think the essential oils would work, as I already have added lavender, tea tree, eucalyptus and cedar to my homemade detergent. The oil smell is terrible...permeates everything. I asked him how it can he safe to breathe and he says OSHA has said "it's perfectly fine" yeah right! He says it's way better than what he was breathing 10 years ago before they reformulated the "coolant" that is used (auto machining plant). He works in the laboratory there. Thanks so much! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator Post by bailegirl (88) | (04/09/2008) Profile | Contact 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 int 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator Post By Ledda (Guest Post) (04/08/2008) 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 Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator Post by nanaverm (61) | (04/08/2008) Profile | Contact What about using a couple drops of essential oil (like lemon, lavender, or other)? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator Post By denise w (Guest Post) (04/08/2008) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator Post by Cyinda (606) | (04/08/2008) Profile | Contact When we had a fire in our home & 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 & other washables they said to add 1 can of regular Coca-Cola (not sugarless & 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 & 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 (& 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 & let me know if it works! PS.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 & 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". Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator Post by Noella (129) | (04/08/2008) Profile | Contact Dawn dishwashing detergent should work, but it's still a chemical and might be just as expensive the way you're using it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Homemade Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator Post By velsgal (Guest Post) (04/08/2008) I have put fabric softner 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 Report Spam or Abuse