removing BO stains (smell)

Austin_Allegro

Try a solution of half water and half sodium bicarbonate. Use an old clean paintbrush/shaving brush and work the solution in well to the smelly areas. Leave it overnight to dry then brush off the excess bicarb and the smell should go.

WARNING: In rare cases this MIGHT discolour some fabrics very slightly - so do a spot check first.

Thriftylady

mandy_moo_1 wrote:

Ooh glad i found this post...i've noticed when i'm sometimes ironing a top, even tho its clean, you can still smell stale B.O, so i'm gonna try the suggestion of soaking it in vinegar...thanx :beer:

I found I had this problem too and discovered that it wasn't coming from the washing, it was coming from the ironing board cover. It wasn't visibly dirty, but at some stage something must have been ironed on it that wasn't properly clean and it went from there. I got a new ironing board cover and the problem disappeared.....

dronid

I was wondering if anyone knew where to buy basic white vinegar. My local Tesco sells distilled Malt (which is clear but smells like malt vinegar) or Value Vinegar which appears to be Spirit Vinegar with added colour! Does anyone have any suggestions?

mandy_moo_1

Nope...'fraid to say it was the t-shirts that smell....i stuck 'em under my nose to check!!!:shocked:

mandy_moo_1

dronid wrote:

I was wondering if anyone knew where to buy basic white vinegar. My local Tesco sells distilled Malt (which is clear but smells like malt vinegar) or Value Vinegar which appears to be Spirit Vinegar with added colour! Does anyone have any suggestions?

That's the one you want, the clear distilled malt, if you're wanting it for cleaning or to put in your washing machine. Don't worry, your clothes don'tsmell like a chip shop...the smell goes after a couple of minutes:D

MushyPeas

OOh, thanks for asking about this I have a few tops as well.

heybigspender2006

Thanks for this we've got a few tops that we were going to throw away before trying this and it worked a treat. Nice one!

tawnyowls

dronid wrote:

I was wondering if anyone knew where to buy basic white vinegar. My local Tesco sells distilled Malt (which is clear but smells like malt vinegar) or Value Vinegar which appears to be Spirit Vinegar with added colour! Does anyone have any suggestions?

You want the clear one, and you should be able to get a big 5-litre bottle for a couple of pounds if you have a hunt round the bottom shelf.

Zed42

We had this problem a number of years ago, no matter how much we washed DH's t'shirts or shirts, he kept complaining of them stinking.

Eventually we worked out it was a combination of sweat and fabric conditioner. We ditched the fabric conditioner - the smell disappeared.
We now use white vinegar, occasionally fabric conditioner (but that's rare since DD was born).

woj101

My other half is, shall we say, slightly over-productive in the armpit area and over the course of a working day often builds up quite a sweat.

This has resulted in her regularly smelling rather pungent by the end of her day's work. She has tried varying her deoderant but with little success so far. I'm not sure, on a one-off day, that it is a problem, but it seems the regular sweating has left BO ingrained in her various tops she wears for work - so much so that you can smell it on them as soon as they come out of the wash. Hence, the next time she wears it as soon as she builds up a little heat she begins to smell quite strongly.

Therefore, in order to prevent her having tothrow away half her wardrobe, can anyone recommend a product or method for removing the permanent BO smell. I'm guessing it's a build up of bacteria that needs treating but I'm no biologist and wouldn't know what's best.

Thank ye kindly.