does adding vinegar to your laundry really make it smell fresher?

Question

i heard adding vinegar to your laundry makes it smell fresher. does vinegar really remove foul odors from fabric? if so how much should i use?

if not how else can i remove bod odor smells from clothing because laundry detergent alone is not working.

Answer 1

Yes. I get a gallon of vinegar just for my laundry room and add 1 cup per load. I have to use the Perfume/dye-free laundry soap because my husband and son both have extremely sensitive skin and it doesn't always get some tough odors out, like when my son gets sick. Also my towels, even if dried right away always had a smell to them. Adding 1 cup of plain white vinegar with the soap always works. Also, if you forget to dry your clothes adding 1 cup and running through the entire cycle (Not just the rinse) without wasting more soap works for getting the musty smell out. It is less than $3 for a gallon of vinegar.

Answer 2

I have this same problem with my machine. Here's what you can do to fix it. Take your clothes out immediately after washing (Mildew sets in as it sits). Now you are probably already doing this step so here are the other steps to make your washing machine stop making your clothes stink. Run a cycle with some baking soda (Hand full) and vinegar (Maybe a Cup) on hot, it will help break down some of the minerals that are stuck in your wash that create that smell. After that make sure you leave you washer machine lid open so it can vent out between washes. If you close it after washes, the water has nowhere to evaporate and it makes you washer stink, therefore making your clothes stink. You probably just have very hard water like me, so if it sits and doesn't evaporate out of the wash, those minerals work there way in. Hope that helps

Answer 3

Actually vinegar makes your cotton softer such as towels shirts, ammonia will remove the toughest of odors. Fabric softeners puts the smell in your laundry. Wash Soda or Borax will boost your laundry soap power by softening your water so your soap will penetrate the fabric more.

Answer 4

Yes, and it will make your laundry softer, the smell of it will not stay in the clothing, I add 1/4-1/2 of a cup per load.

Answer 5

Vinegar is an acidic on the ph scale, so yes it can neturalize bad oders, but you need to use 2 cups per load. I recomend useing a half cup of baking soda per load along with your detergant. My husband works in a kitchen and that is the only I can get the nasty cooking odors out of his work cloths. :)

Answer 6

So I've heard.

Just use baking soda for most of your clothes and peroxide for your whites. That'll save you money, and they'll smell clean.

I saved so much money just doing that.
Of course no and then I go back to using my all natural Melaluca stuff though.

I'd say lemon juice (concentrate) with some salt and some vinegar should do the trick of removing tough nasty smells.
;-) Do a Cold-Hot Wash too.