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How to make clothes smell fresh longer???



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bumpkin2  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, May 01 2024, 3:46 pm
I am so frustrated. Any time I do laundry it comes out smelling nice...for about 2 days. But when I send out to the laudromat, it comes back smelling delicious and it lasts for so long! Any ideas?
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amother
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Post Wed, May 01 2024, 3:48 pm
I think I figured this out recently. For some reason, adding fabric softener to each load leaves the laundry smelling amazing for a long while. I don’t think fabric softener does anything different to my clothing other than make them smell great. My teens have been telling me that they love my new “detergent” and that their clothing smells “heaven”.
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613mitzvahgirl




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, May 01 2024, 4:00 pm
I tried a trick that an appliance man told me.. he said you shouldn’t use fabric softener every load as it ruins the machines. He said to hang dry clothes and let it air dry by the sun.. it works every time..
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amother
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Post Wed, May 01 2024, 4:03 pm
Fresh, clean laundry has no scent. You want your laundry smelling like cologne.
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amother
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Post Wed, May 01 2024, 4:13 pm
amother Eggshell wrote:
Fresh, clean laundry has no scent. You want your laundry smelling like cologne.


Many people like the fresh laundry scent.
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amother
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Post Wed, May 01 2024, 4:41 pm
I don’t use fabric softener and my laundry smells great.
(Unless I forget and load stays overnight in the machine…)
I do add vinegar to most of my loads though
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  bumpkin2  




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, May 06 2024, 12:28 pm
amother Chocolate wrote:
I don’t use fabric softener and my laundry smells great.
(Unless I forget and load stays overnight in the machine…)
I do add vinegar to most of my loads though


How does that work?

White vinegar?

Do you use plain detergent and just vinegar?

How about oxy clean?
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  bumpkin2




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, May 06 2024, 12:29 pm
amother Charcoal wrote:
I think I figured this out recently. For some reason, adding fabric softener to each load leaves the laundry smelling amazing for a long while. I don’t think fabric softener does anything different to my clothing other than make them smell great. My teens have been telling me that they love my new “detergent” and that their clothing smells “heaven”.


Dumb question. Do you also use dryer sheets?
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amother
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Post Mon, May 06 2024, 12:32 pm
Vinegar eliminates odors.
Fabric softener tends to have a light/medium lingering scent, depending on brand.
Laundry beads like unstoppable have the longest lasting scent. My neighbor uses these, and I can smell if their child was in my house.
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daughterofgod




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, May 06 2024, 1:26 pm
613mitzvahgirl wrote:
I tried a trick that an appliance man told me.. he said you shouldn’t use fabric softener every load as it ruins the machines. He said to hang dry clothes and let it air dry by the sun.. it works every time..


When I air dry outside the clothe get an “outdoor smell” if you know what I mean
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amother
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Post Mon, May 06 2024, 1:41 pm
bumpkin2 wrote:
How does that work?

White vinegar?

Do you use plain detergent and just vinegar?

How about oxy clean?

I use arm n hammer detergent
Vinegar in load or instead of fabric softener

Yes, white
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