How do I make my washing smell scrumptious?

hohm

We had a problem with our clothes smelling a bit as we also live in a flat and dry our clothes on a clothes horse. Put about a cup of white vinegar in with the washing liquid or powder and you will never look back. Don't worry - the clothes will not smell like fish n chips! The vinegar neutralises the smell somehow and doesn't create any smell.

We use Ecover liquid and fabric softener too, in case you're wondering.

Seriously though... white vinegar - 1 cup(-ish) per full wash. You'll never look back.

sandi1978

Hi,

i have found that having a dehumidifier on for a cple hrs during night helps dry items faster, keeps house warmer and prevents damp and associated problems

Sandi

maman

I've just bought a new washing machine and want to avoid mould on the rubber door seal t as happened on my old one. I read in a magazine last week that this is caused because people do so much washing on 30/40 degree washes these days and this doesn't break down grease and bacteria.

Advice was to 'Run the empty machine on the hottest wash cycle with a cup of clear vinegar. Do at least one wash a week on 60 degrees'

This seems hugely extravagant to me but when I checked the labels on white underwear and sheets it says 40 degree wash. What do people put on a really hot wash these days?

Magentasue

maman wrote: »

This seems hugely extravagant to me but when I checked the labels on white underwear and sheets it says 40 degree wash. What do people put on a really hot wash these days?

Whites - shirts, towels, tea towels, dishcloths, hankies ...

LameWolf

maman wrote: »

I've just bought a new washing machine and want to avoid mould on the rubber door seal t as happened on my old one. I read in a magazine last week that this is caused because people do so much washing on 30/40 degree washes these days and this doesn't break down grease and bacteria.

Advice was to 'Run the empty machine on the hottest wash cycle with a cup of clear vinegar. Do at least one wash a week on 60 degrees'

This seems hugely extravagant to me but when I checked the labels on white underwear and sheets it says 40 degree wash. What do people put on a really hot wash these days?

Hankies, towels and tea cloths.

troi78

Soapnuts are great. I used them for ages. Like a few others, I detest the strong smell of powders and conditioners, plus I have a daughter with sensitive skin. If anyone passes on clothes for the kids, I have to wash them maybe twice to get the chemical smell out. I wonder why anyone would want to walk around smelling like that.

At the moment I use a proprietory brand, usually from Aldi, but I use half the recommended amount, i.e one tablet instead of two. If using Bold or something, then I reduce the amount again. As I detest ironing and haven't done any for 6 years, my tumble dryer is my friend. I reckon not using the iron for a family of four must offset some of the cost of using the dryer, though with rising costs I might resurect my washing line for bedding and towels.

I also use a 90 deg. wash every now and then, and wash things like husband's work clothes at 60 deg. after finding nasty stuff in the machine seal. Yuk.

cheesestraw_2

I add about 1 teaspoon of dettol (the original one) to the fabric softener draw, with the fabric softener. It makes them smell like new baby when they dry and not dettoly at all.

Tuesday

m0neymagnet wrote: »

We've just had a baby and trying to dry washable nappies indoors takes days without any help...

Suggest you try square terry nappies - folded into a pad they will fit any size of baby. Try a few different ways to fold e.g.
1) Make a smaller square by putting each corner into the middle and then folding in 3
2) Fold over 1/3 to make an oblong and then fold into 3
As they're flat squares they dry much quicker than the pad or shaped nappies. I used them with ElliePants which are designed to use with terries.
(I used terries for all my 4 babies and ElliePants on the last two).

lemmings

I have the same problem in the past. I live in a bungalow and with all this wet weather it's been hard to dry things. I do have a TD but trying not to use it to save money on electricity bills.

I have tried hanging washing from shower rail in the past and the rail broke!

I think it needs to not be hanging around for too long - open windows to bring in air and take out air. Could also use a dehumidifier to get moisture out of air!

me_hazyg

I used to used Tesco tabs, and although washing was clean (except for the odd white powder mark when I tried to wash @ 30) it smelt musty...

I recently changed to tesco concentrated liquid (to try and get rid of the white marks) and my washing now smells LOVELY! Even when drying inside, (what British summer???) I can now smell nice washing drying rather than a musty smell!