(Mmmm, yummy title, that!)
I assume I'm not the first to have experienced this problem:
I began noticing, as I was transferring clean laundry to the dryer, that the armpits of my husband's cotton t-shirts still smelled like...armpit...even after they'd just been washed. I tried soaking them in a number of products, but nothing worked. Wet or dry, they still smelled like...armpit.
Until I thought of soaking them in white vinegar, straight. It worked! Even on shirts that had been dried in the dryer; even on shirts that weren't 100% cotton, like his poly-blend running shirts.
I wonder if this solution might work on other odor challenges as well--smelly dishcloths?--but haven't tried yet.
Hope this helps somebody else--it works for me!
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gonna try this... but not on armpit smells b/c I could never admit to the whole cyber world that the love of my life has smelly armpits. ;)
Oh WOW - thanks so much for this.
I'll confess... I have the odd armpit smell whiff on tight-ish t-shirts even after the clothes have been laundered
We have been struggling with this odor problem with my daughter's PE uniform. I end up washing them several times and sometimes, that still does not work. I will try your suggetion and be thrilled to see if it works!
Thanks for the suggestion.
Just bought a gallon of vinegar to dye easter eggs--ready to try your trick! I've used ammonia and Borax to no avail. I have a very sensitive nose for that nasty leftover BO odor--I've tossed so many shirts because I couldn't get the stink out!
Hmmm....I will have to give this a try. Not that any of my loved ones have armpit odor, mind you. ;o)
Yup, it works on other smells too! I'd never thought to use it on armpit odor, but I've used it on diapers and all sorts of other smelly things! :)
Works on diapers!
If you add a quarter cup vinegar to all your laundry loads, it works wonders. I have a friend who does this, buying vinegar at SAM'S Club, and she absolutely swears by it. She says it makes her clothes last longer, too ...
~Brea
Thanks for sharing this, it will help a lot!
Huh
Thanks I'll have to try that thanks for the help
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