How can I make my clothes smell like detergent? Can someone help me out. After I'm done washing my clothes I can smell the detergent. When I am done drying them I don't smell anything. I use concentrated detergent.
I also use dryer sheets. Can someone help me. I want my laundry to keep the smell of my detergent.
By headache from Miami, FL
There appear to be two schools of thought on this subject. One school of thought is that it would be nice if wardrobe and bedding had an appealing scent that was overtly noticeable.
The other school of thought is that an appealing scent is one that smells either nuetral or noticeably fresh and clean but not "perfumey".
The one suggestion that I liked best was to hang clothes outside so that they can be "kissed by the Sun" I know for a fact that this makes clotes smell wonderful, but it's not a smell that you can bottle and apply in mega-doses.
These two schools of thought could be categorized as the "Organic" school and the "Better Living Through Chemistry" school.
My personal school of thought is somewhere in between, based on the fact that that both organic chemistry and inorganic chemistry is really one and the same and that one is not necessarily "better" than the other, but with inorganic chemistry it is possible to overdo a good thing.
Someone mentioned Borax and Baking soda. Both elements are pretty basic, but they preform important functions. Borax is sodium tetraborate while baking soda is sodium bicarbonate. Both are salts, but baking soda is an alkali which neutralizes acids while Borax is a natural fungicide and is used in the pest control industry to kill both fungus and Termites and is also a powerful fire retardant.
Through chemistry, these two elements will give clothing a "fresh, clean" smell but just as a head's up, your body needs to smell good if you want your clothes to smell good, and don't ever overdo perfumes or colognes.
I hate it when people give off a cloud of fumes from literally 50 paces distance and generates a cloud that is ten feet high and wafts it's way through the atmosphere all the way from the next aisle over in the supermarket.
Yes, you CAN overdo a good thing.
Well I'm sorta of an expert when it comes to good smelling clothes all that i do is always make my loads medium don't stuff them with clothes add 1 thing of detergent and when it comes time to put the softener put 2 to 3 caps of softener let it soak with softener for at least 2 hours but for best results leave it 3 to 4 hours soaking then when you dry your clothes add 2 sheets of good dryer sheets. Believe me everyone will smell you!
Please stop using fabric softeners - they contain 9 different hazardous chemicals which can either cause problems with your Central Nervous System and/or are carcinogenic. These are extremely hazardous chemicals folks! Alpha-Terpineol, Benzyl Acetate, Benzyl Alcohol, Camphor, Chloroform, Ethyl Acetate, Limonene, Linalool, Pentane. I have Multiple Chemical Sensitivity from being exposed to chemicals in our environment and fabric softener is the worst. If I come in contact with it, it makes me terribly sick for days. Protect yourself and your family. You will eventually get sick if you continue using fabric softener as well as making people around you sick.
PLEASE NOTE: anything that has fragrances, perfume, cologne, household cleaners, fabric softener will be absorbed through your skin and eventually make you ill. There are other alternatives you can use with a little research.
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My clothes don't keep the fragrance of my laundry detergent or fabric softener after they have been dried. They smell great after I wash them, but when I put them in the dryer they lose the scent.
