How do I get the smell of sweat out of clothes!

Brooktop

thisuseridistakenagain wrote: »

Ive got loads to primark tshirts that are cut short on the sleeve so they gather under the arm. They have now gone yellow under there on the white ones!!!

smell isnt a problem but yellow! blerg!!!

Try a load of white vinegar...but other than that, use them as dusters! I'm guessing they weren't a fortune from Primark

parsnip2

Hi,

I don't mean to be daft, but someone told me I needed distilled white vinegar for getting the smells out of my clothes, but the only one I could find, was the distilled white malt vinegar, that sits on the shelf next to the brown malt vinegar. Is this the right stuff, as I didn't want to smell all 'chippy'. Where do people buy their white vinegar from?

Thank you.

red-boxer

I bought the distilled white malt vinegar from tescos, and used it when i washed my bathroom towels........i was pleasantly surprised to find that they DIDN'T smell of vinegar when i took them out of the washer. I used 3 capfuls for the rinse cycle. HTH

Careful_with_that_Axe

I have several T-shirts that are rather old. Being an MSE'er I don't want to get rid of them, but I'm finding that there is still a vague sweat smell coming from the armpits when I iron them.

Washing them twice does improve things, but fels wasteful.

Is there anything I can use (pereferably natural) in the washing machine that will help get rid of this?

Many thanks

starjumper

Apparently, and I've no idea if this is true you should dab the wiffy area with neat vodka and it kills the smell causing bacteria, not sure if this works as I've not tried it yet.

Ladyhawk

what a waste of vodka!!

I'll be keeping an eye on this thread as I also have this problem

starjumper

The article I read recommended a dab not a bottle, it also suggested that cheap vodka would suffice. The smell also apparently disappears so you won't smell like a drunk or of BO.

I was only trying to help.

Ladyhawk

Sorry Starjumper - I wasn't being serious. Sorry that I offended you - I really was joking.

Fizog

NAPISAN is your answer---- the stuff you soak nappies in. Desert spoon in your normal wash will eliminate all stale odours from shirts and underwear, sheets etc.
It also has biological qualities you'll find it on the baby aisles in tesco, morrisons, asda etc
a blue and white cardboard box about 6 inches high.
Happy washing!

Pink.

Hi Careful with that Axe,

There's some advice on this thread that may help:

How do I get the smell of sweat out of clothes!

I'll merge your thead with it once you've had some more suggestions to keep the ideas together.

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