Mildew odor in clothes.
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How can I remove mildew odor from sheet and clothes? please help
10 answers
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Wash with Borax. I use it instead of the detergent and the items come out smelling great!
Janet A
on Jun 23, 2013
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We are asked this several times when doing a mold removal project. You need to clean in the hottest water that the materials will allow. Any real good detergent should do the trick. IF you cannot wash these items, then have them professionally cleaned.
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Jun 23, 2013
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Thanks for the answers, but I'm still hoping for more ideas.
Becky Pierson
on Jul 04, 2013
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I add baking soda to my whites, towels, and sheets. It gets that musty smell out very well. Also, if you have a clothesline, hanging them outside to dry really helps to give them a fresh clean smell. Crawling into bed at night on fresh, outdoor dried sheets really feels good too!
Brenda Parker
on Jul 06, 2013
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It may take a couple washes for it to pull those nasty oils out but I have found that using ammonia in my wash about 1/2 cup with detergent works very well at getting rid of that smell and I do this once a month or so.., Do not use bleach with this..,no bleach, no bleach and again no bleach.., and no detergent with bleach in it either.
Lora Gangemi
on Jan 28, 2015
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I use vinegar in the fabric softener dispenser or in your final rinse. Works great and clothes come out softer as well.
Terri
on Mar 15, 2015
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Buy some Odo-Ban. You can get it by the gallon at Home Depot or on Amazon. I was my towels and washcloths in it and all of my cleaning cloths. Just add some right to the wash cycle. It is a disinfectant and mildewstat.
Teena Mevec
on Mar 21, 2015
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You can try Fabrize or Throw it in a dryer with 2 fabric sheet.
Debra Pilchard
on Aug 09, 2015
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Debra Pilchard
on Aug 09, 2015
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I have found that hanging them out on a clothes line in Winter and leaving them there for a few days...really helps. There is something going on with the Sunshine and heavy frosts..that not only whitens & brightens.....it takes those smelly smells away! ((Mind you... your neighbours may not be impressed, looking at laundry on yer line for days on end....BUT they are not the ones with the mildewy items!)
GrandmaCarol Speight
on Jan 18, 2016
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