Choose acommercial odor removerlike Downy Rinse & Refresh or remove odors from laundry using items straight from the pantry.
Spray it onto your clothing and allow it to air dry.
You may wish to select agreen dry cleaner, which uses fewer harsh chemicals.
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Dissolve one cup ofbaking sodain four cups of hot water and add the solution to the cool water.
Soak the Garment
Completely submerge the garment and allow it to soak for at least four hours.
Wash Normally
Wash as directed using a heavy-duty unscented laundry detergent.
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Repeat as Needed
Check the garment for odor.
If it’s possible for you to still smell the fragrance, repeat the steps.
Tip
For at-home odor removal from non-washable fabrics, hang them outside on a breezy day.
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How to Remove Sweat Odor From Clothing
A shirt may look and smell clean after washing.
But an hour or so into wearing it, here comes thesweat odor.
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Drain the vinegar/water solution.
The baking soda or white distilled vinegar will help neutralize odor and make your detergent work more efficiently.
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Air-Dry Garments
Hang fabrics to air-dry.
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Do not machine-dry fabrics.
The high heat can bind any body oil and its bacteria to the fibers.
These steps will work well on small fuel stains.
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If the fabric is heavily stained with gasoline, it should be discarded.
If the garment is labeled dry clean only, point out and identify the stain to yourprofessional dry cleaner.
Repeat as needed before drying if odor persists.
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Soak for two or three hours.
Drain the soaking water from the washer and wash as usual.
Microscopic grease particles from frying are in the air and embedded easily in fabric fibers.
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If the odor is light, hang the non-washable garment outside on a breezy day for several hours.
Use a heavy-duty laundry detergent capable of removing the oily molecules.
After soaking, wash the garments again.
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Mix well and allow the clothing to soak for at least one hour before completing thewashing cycle.
Hang to Dry
Hang the freshly washed clothing on aclothesline outside to dry.
Fresh air is perhaps the best freshening agent of all.
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Let the container remain sealed for several days as the baking soda absorbs the odors.
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Hang the clothing outsideaway from direct sunlightto air-dry.
Make a trip to the dry cleaner to remove the odor if it remains.
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This bang out of mold creates a bad odor and leaves unsightly stains.
If left untreated, mildew can decay the fabric that it sits on.
Place Clothing in the Washing Machine
Add items to your washer, but don’t overfill it.
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Overfilling the wash basin may inhibit the removal of mildew odor.
Set the Cycle and Water Temperature
Wash your items on a normal cycle using hot water.
The heat, combined with the acid from the vinegar, will kill mildew and eliminate the smell.
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Luckily there’s a way to freshen them by the next morning.
Load the Washing Machine
Place your smoke-filled items into the washing machine.
Baking soda will neutralize the odor left behind by a smoky night out.
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go for the Cycle and Water Temperature
Clean your items on a regular cycle using warm water.
Cold water may not entirely eliminate the smell of smoke.
Dry Your Clothing
Place your clothing in your automatic dryer along with a dryer sheet.
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initiate the dryer for a full cycle until the clothes are dry and smell fresh.
This smell is often due to bacteria growth from sweaty feet.
Removing this smell from your socks requires an extra soak before washing.
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Machine Dry
Dry your socks in an automatic dryer using scented dryer sheets for added freshness.
Set the Machine Cycle
Set your washing machine to a normal cycle and spin up the cycle.
Inspect for Stains and Rewash
Check the clothing for additional stains.
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If stains are present, treat them with a stain remover, and then wash them again.
Line Dry
Line-dry the articles of clothing to assure there are no more stains.
Machine drying may set stains and prevent removal in the future.
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Both products work to kill the microorganisms that cause the odor, while neutralizing the actual scent itself.
White vinegar can help remove odor from clothing.
Soak the clothing item in vinegar.
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Chlorine: Lung Damaging Agent.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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