Baking soda also can absorb oils that introduce odors into the laundry.

In a pinch, you’ve got the option to even substitute baking soda for laundry detergent!

Add 1/2 cup of baking soda to the wash load of your top-loader or front-loader machine.

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It won’t suds up like most non-laundry soaps, so it’s safe to use in front-loaders.

Removing Smoky Smells

Smoke tends to cling to the fibers within our laundry.

Whether it’s smoke from a campfire or second-handcigarette smoke, the key toremoving tough smoke odoris soaking.

stack of folded laundry

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Try soaking clothes that smell of smoke in a baking-soda-and-water solution before washing in thewashing machine.

A baking soda soak can work wonders on many sweaty smells.

Baking soda also brightens and whitens.

campfire clothing ready to be laundered

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Usingbaking sodaas a stain remover is a great choice for baby clothes.

placing athletic wear into a sealed plastic bag

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adding oil-stained clothing to a sealed plastic bag with baking soda

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scooping baking soda onto a soiled baby onesie

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adding baking soda directly to a laundry basket

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