How do I remove the moldy smell from clothes?

Question

Load of laundry sat in the washer over the weekend and now smell moldy. Repeated washing does not remove the smell. The clothes are colors, so I cannot use bleach.

Answer 1

Spray them with this stuff called Approach. I've done the same thing sometimes and it is bad. The spray has no bleach or in fact any harsh chemicals so go ahead and spray the clothes as much as you want. You can even add it to a rinse cycle to make sure it gets everywhere (altho that will dilute it a lot).

Also, spray the inside of the washing machine to make sure you're getting all the mold smell out of there too. It'll help kill the mold and completely eliminate the odor. Just spray and spray and spray until the odor's gone and it shouldn't come back. It's great stuff. Saved my laundry room!

Good luck!

Answer 2

Break the loads down into several smaller loads and wash with warm water, the detergent of your choice, a good sized scoop of Oxyclean powder and a one half cup of Lestoil. I have had this happen before, and this combination does work. Make sure you are filling the washer with plenty of water to cover the clothing in order for the mixture to really work well and get pushed through all the fabric. You can add a few cups of white vinegar to the rinse cycle and that will remove any remaining unwanted mold. Good luck and have a good day!

Answer 3

Try Clorox for The white and Clorox color for colored clothes. I also heard Vinegar works too.

Musty Clothes Odor Response

Odors can get into your dresser drawers and they are hard to remove once they get in there. I would empty the drawers out, spray them down with Lysol® Disinfectant Spray and then, air-dry in the sun or with a fan. I would then dust the drawers down with a good smelling powder spray or potpourri or something similar and then close the drawers up for a day or two.

"When you get the dresser drawers smelling better; be sure that your clothes are completely dry before folding and putting them away even if this means drying your clothes twice in the dryer.

You can also add dryer sheets to the dresser drawers or put a unwrapped bar of soap in the drawer to help with unwanted odors."



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or

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For great laundry tips.

Answer 4

Rewash them with your regular laundry detergent-but add some (about 3/4 cup) baking soda and (3/4 to 1 cup) white vinegar to the load. Then in the rinse cycle, add some more vinegar. You may think your clothes will smell like vinegar-but I assure they won't. They will smell fresh and have a "clean" smell to them.

Answer 5

I've had the same problem and found 2 solutions. Use a large amount of vinegar in the wash and after rewash, worked great. Also you can try same thing only using lemon juice.

Answer 6

All I can say is good luck that is a tough one! Buy new ones throw those away try some laundry soap that had fabreez in it TIDE is a good brand! I have never had much luck with moldy clothes

Answer 7

I don't think there is a way. One of my dresses got wet b/c our washer leaked and we did not know about it. I had to eventually throw it away because after repeated washing and airing out for months it still smelled. I don't know of any but if there is a way, i hope you find it.

Answer 8

I would have to agree with vinegar, and there is bleach for colors.
I would soak the clothes for a while though, it has to soak in the vinegar for a while, it will smell after, but you will have to use laundry soap to freshen them up a little.
'Good luck

Answer 9

by throwing the clothes out & getting new ones.

Answer 10

use bleach for colors