Ahh!! I have hyperhydrosis (over sweating disorder) and after awhile all the sweat makes my clothes smell gross. I've heard vinegar works if you put some in the washer with your clothes but i don't know. I could also use other ideas. Thanks.
2007-05-28 07:21:34 · 9 answers · asked by alimcdoodle 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
I hope these simple remedies work. But when I absolutely must get a nasty odor out of something, I use Kids-N-Pets, which I get from Wal-Mart, and now it's available at Target. It's about $4.50 for a quart.
It's amazing. Takes out nasty deep sweat odors, dissolves many food stains, even kills cat urine smell, which is really bad.
It's made of enzymes, not bleach or anything really toxic. Even so, I DO ALWAYS use the double rinse cycle, or even one more extra rinse, and they come out smelling and looking new. I just don't want any residue of the cleaner or the dirt.
They tell you to use that product before you use any other, because some chemicals can "set" the stain. But I don't think vinegar is harsh enough to do that, so if you want to try the cheap way first, then go for it. I just know what works when nothing else will, so I use it first now, lol...
Good Luck!
2007-05-28 07:45:50 · answer #1 · answered by fitpro11 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes vinegar works well, also the good old fashioned soap bar soap. The kind for washing clothes. This help´s also with these bad under arm stain´s. Soap your clothes in cold water first, remove from water & rub in the soap. leave free from water for about 1/2 hr, this helps the soap do it´s work. Now back to cpld water , give a little rub. Next add more soap , this time laeving the soap on , pop into your machine . Use a 40ºc program. Hang your clothes outside in the sun . The sun will do the rest of the work for you , by bleaching out any remaining stains , the natural way
2007-05-28 07:58:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I even have used it on my clothing in the past and the vinegar scent went away as quickly as the clothing have been dry. a pair cases once I used too plenty they smelled slightly vinegar-y for a pair hours yet I in basic terms enable them to air out and it went away quickly. i'm uncertain that vinegar is the excellent element for this nevertheless- i don't recognize that it works too nicely for this sort of lint subject. have you ever tried lint brushes or sweater combs? The lint brushes artwork way extra effective than rollers on sweaters and those stupid lint ball issues they get, they're $3-4 at Walgreens. additionally they make sweater combs that kinda shrink off the lint bumps, i've got by no ability tried them nevertheless. besides, vinegars prob. nicely worth a attempt, if it does not artwork or smells weird and wonderful in basic terms rewash regularly and the scent could definitely disappear. in basic terms google first to ensure the fabric does not get broken with the aid of vinegar.
2016-12-12 04:25:01 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vinegar does get the smell out of clothes. Baking soda also does too. I put half a cup in loads that I know are smelly.
2007-05-28 07:29:37 · answer #4 · answered by Rochelle N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White vinegar works very well; also you can try Borax. Some people use baking soda.
2007-05-28 13:56:53 · answer #5 · answered by Brigid O' Somebody 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried using enzyme products like Oxyclean or Bio-Cat? http://www.bio-cat.com/applicationDetails.php?application_id=6
2007-05-28 07:27:31 · answer #6 · answered by Behaviorist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, quite. Also baking soda, it bubbles up to deep clean and it deoderizes. oh, and use hot water to kill germs.
2007-05-28 07:29:22 · answer #7 · answered by sparklepup 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Ammonia works too.
2007-05-28 07:30:36 · answer #8 · answered by knowitall 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes it does. my mom used it all the time with my dad's and brother's clothes.
2007-05-28 07:27:24 · answer #9 · answered by wendy_da_goodlil_witch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋