thread: Ridding Clothes of Smell

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  1. #1
    BellyBelly Life Subscriber

    Feb 2006
    melbourne
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    Diluted eucalyptus oil? I use that in all my washes in the rinse cycle

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Jul 2010
    Melbourne
    2,737

    I use vinegar on the armpits of smelly clothes and it works great. Maybe soak them in vinegar and water and then wash and use fabric softener...

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Jan 2007
    7,197

    We had a batch of clothes we forgot to hang out for a day or so and they got really stinky even after washing a few times, so we got a powder than I normally never buy that was an aromatherapy one and also a fabric softener. I also washed them in warm water and line dried, seems to have worked here although I don't want to use that powder in the long term so not sure if that's going to be a solution for you. I agree that maybe the vinegar and eucaplypus oil might work, or even a dash of lavender oil?

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Jan 2009
    5,235

    I second the eucalyptus oil, I use the water soluble type - put it in the rinse.