How do I remove a bad odour from jackets, suits, trousers, shirts, etc. and in a room in the carpets, bed clothes, etc. Any ideas?
Try doing your laundry with your usual detergent and a 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar.
You do not say what kind of odor and that could make a difference in what you will need to do.
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How do you remove underarm odor from an article of clothing that can't be washed or dry-cleaned (a costume)?
Angel from Seattle, WA
I realize this answer is years later. My son is in charge of entertainment dept., dancers etc. Their costumes get very sweaty and are very elaborate so they cannot be just washed. Dry cleaning bills are very pricey for garments like this and sometimes dry cleaning damages them. The dancers swear by vodka.
Anyone know how to remove the stink of fragranced laundry soap/dryer sheets? It seems oily and vinegar (unless I didn't rinse it long enough) didn't work. The smell makes me ill. What would you suggest, please.
Hang outside. The fresh air and sunshine will get rid of the smell. You might want to wash one more time with unscented soap and then hang outside.
Smells oily? Any chance that the smell is coming from your washer machine motor? Or did a work rag possibly get mixed in with the laundry? What kind of laundry soap or dryer sheets did you use?
You will need to hang your already washed and dried clothes in the sunshine and fresh air to remove the present odors.
You will need to buy only unscented laundry soap (usually liquid is best) and never use anything but vinegar in your last rinse water. You can use baking soda with your soap when washing white clothes as none of this should leave any scents on your clothes.
I would also suggest that you wipe out your dryer tub with a solution of vinegar and water as the dryer sheets do leave a "film" on the tub.
The best thing to do is to switch laundry detergent. I now use Nellie's which is a natural one without a fragrance. It removes all of the old film that you did not know that was on your clothes from detergent and fabric softeners. The clothes are fresh and do not need fabric softener anymore.
I agree with answers above. Definitely get fragrance free! It doesn't have to be expensive either, Arm & Hammer provides a fairly affordable FRAGRANCE FREE powder detergent, it comes in a smaller box than the others. They have a bottle of liquid FRAGRANCE FREE as well (it has a green band and green top).
Airing out the laundry is also a good way to air them out, but to avoid the problem, just switch detergent.
You can also make your own with borax, washing soda, and normal bar soap: www.diynatural.com/
Help! Someone left meat in my daughter's trunk and went unnoticed for 2 weeks! She had a very heavy fabric Renaissance costume cape in the trunk that has completely soaked up the rotten smell!
She needs to wear this! I've tried regular Tide. Then washed with vinegar instead of detergent. It still reeks! Now soaking in vinegar water, but running out of hope.Use Nok-Out. You must saturate the fabric completely. You can buy it on Amazon
You might try using baking soda, coffee grounds, or activated charcoal. There's an odor eliminator @ Lowe's: www.lowes.com/
Since you have already tried the most recommended DIY ways to remove the odor you may have to consider taking the costume to a high-end dry cleaner.
They usually have the products to take care of problems like this. However, be sure they know exactly what happened and also what methods you have tried that did not work.
This may be expensive but if you need this soon, it may be the only way.
Some people use a strong clothes steamer but since this may be detrimental to the fabric, this may not be a good idea.
Outdoor fresh air and sunshine will probably help but may take several days, but, be careful as your costume fabric may not take well to all of that sunshine.
I know that baking soda always works well to remove odors.
Try a paste of baking soda and white distilled vinegar. Apply it on the fabric and let it sit for 24 hours.
With all the rain lately my septic tank overflowed and when it did it went into my washer when my laundry was washing. I had to rewash it three times and my brother said they smelled fine so I wore an outfit from it. Now I'm out in public and I smell like when the septic tank overflowed.
I sprayed perfume to hide it; also I won't be able to wash clothes cause I'm leaving to go out of town in few hours. I need advice on what to do.1. Get your septic tank pumped. You waited too long to do it and that's why it backed up.
2. Don't bother with perfume. It will just smell like somebody crapped in a flower garden. Buy a new outfit to travel and wash your clothes in a laundromat while away.
3. When you get home, consult a septic expert about both pumping your septic and what to do about your washer.
If septic backed up in your washer, your tap water may not be safe. Be careful.
I think what happened was the washer had no where to pump the water so it mixed with sewar water but didn't really leave the machine. If you live well away from the nearest neighbor, run a separate line out into the yard for your washer water just on top of the ground. It's grey water. Just move the end periodically where the water comes out with force.
My child had an accident in his jammies and I hadn't noticed. I didn't do laundry for a few days and now I can't get the poop smell out of his pj bottoms. Any suggestions?
One-third cup of baking soda and 1 cup of white vinegar in your washing machine will take out odors in clothes. Make sure you let the washer fill with water first. This mixture will foam up for a few seconds. I've used this for many types of clothes (polyester, cottons, polyester and cotton, and it works great.
How can you remove the smell of oil from bowling towels?
By Peggy S.
Try using white vinegar in the rinse cycle. It works great for removing oil, grease, and odors from clothing. Baking soda works great for removing odors as well.
I am new to the harsh winters of Canada and am starting to get used to the idea of heavy outerwear like woolen jackets with inner linings, etc. I am also Indian, so our cooking stinks sky-high, unfortunately.
I need a solution to remove the smell of cooking/food from my heavy, outerwear without washing them. These are almost new stuff, but I hate that they smell of food whenever I go out to work or shopping.
Please help. I would like to have some solution where I can put some stuff in the dryer with these jackets and that takes out all the odor. No washing needed. Only deodorizing.
Thanks.
By Azmat
For starters, try airing them outside for a few hours. Choose a windy day if possible. Or .... if you have access to a dryer, use a home dry cleaner (ie: Dryel) that can be found in most grocery or department stores in their laundry detergent aisle.
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