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How Do I Get the Stink Out of Dark Towels?
Use 1 cup of vinegar everytime you wash towels. Wash them in HOT water. .... I wash all my towels in ammonia every time. Helps keep the mildew smell out, ...
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- Dear L.: I use ammonia, the lemon-scented one, and it works great. I put about a cup per load in. Cheap and easy! Best wishes, M.
- Hi L., I have a Shaklee business and let me tell you...our laundry products are the best. They're natural (made from corn and coconut), non-toxic, safe, efficient, ...
- Pine-Sol. My husband is a group exercise instructor (great body...stinky, stinky clothes). He puts in about a cup. They smell a bit like Pine-Sol, but it's much better...
Follow-up on Cleaning Products
Also, I've been reading bits about bleach being very bad for us, so I'd like to stop using it in our wash (I use it for our smelly towels). ...
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- Hi there, V.; Your towels won't smell like vinegar by the time they come out of the dryer. Good luck
- I use vinegar to clean all sorts of things. While you are using it you will smell a strong vinegar smell but once the surface or clothes dry they don't smell of vineg...
- put more water than vinegar and you wont have that smell and if you do it wont last very long it will just make your home smell clean
Smelly Wash Clothes
I always wash all towels separate from the clothes in hot water and use bleach on the white ones. You might try getting a good quality detergent (like Tide) ...
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- If they are white or light, try a little chlorine bleach in the wash water. Other options would be soak in a solution of vinegar and water or baking soda and water th...
- Are you hanging them up flat after the use? Try running them through a hot wash with a lot of vinegar in the rinse, and then drying them on high.
- Try adding good old fashioned Borax to your wash load. It's all natural, non-bleaching, and helps your soap work better. You can get it at Wal Mart or grocery store,...
Smelly Washcloths
I always wash our towels in hot water. (everything else in cold) I recently bought all white towels so I can bleach them, but before that I used ammonia or ...
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- add 1 cup of amonia to your wash load, pre soak, wash like normal.
- Hi J., The only time that I have that problem is when one of my kids don't squeeze the wash cloth dry enough and it will sit there until I see it. In that case that cl...
- I can sympathize!! I solved the problem by washing towels and washcloths in the hot/cold cycle (NO REDS THOUGH) Then dry in high heat cycle. It works for me, good luck.
Best Way to Clean Sneakers?
And I threw my daughters in the wash with towels since they were stained a bit on the inside (not that it matters all that much - but they ARE new so it's ...
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- I wash my kids shoes in the washing machine all the time. I just toss them in with the towels so they don't clunk around too much. :) The shoes are normal leather, c...
- I just throw them in the washing machine.
- I have put all kinds of tennies in the washer without any problems at all!! I have a special shelf I can put into my dryer that I can rest the shoes on, so that's how ...
Need Help with Musty Smell in My Washing Machine
My washing machine has a musty smell in it. I've tried running an empty load with water and bleach, ... My Towels and Wash Cloths Smell like Dead Fish! ...
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- Hi T. M, Have you tried just plain vinager, let it go through the whole cycle. let me know how it turned out
- I had the same problem and tried bleach, vinegar, and some other odor removal products and nothing worked. I read on here about smellywasher.com and thought it couldn'...
- they sell cleaning tabs through sears.
Pink Eye
Do not share bed,towels,or use contacts wash eyes with distilled warm water,wipe eye glass frames with alcohol. Wash bedding,towels anything that comes in ...
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- pink eye is contageous, i reccomend you go get it checked out ASAP
- You have pink eye~ call your doc for a perscription (drops) it will go away pretty quick good luck
- T, there are bacterial and viral type. Many times the only way to distinguish is to culture it and that is expensive. You might call your MD and tell him your symptoms...
Stinky Wash Machine
The second is to run an empty load with a bunch of bleach in it. Super long, super hot wash. I do these two things every time I notice that my towels are ...
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- You should be able to clean it by running a cycle with only bleach. My particular front-loading has a specific "clean washer" cycle, but I am sure you can do a normal...
- The manufacturer recommends a cycle with bleach and hot water every month or so to keep the machine clean. Also, I NEVER keep the door shut on my front load washer. ...
- My friend who works on appliances for BestBuy recommends "Affresh" for front loaders. You can purchase it at any place that sells appliances. Hope that helps. ~Shannon
Need Cheap/free Summer Activities for My 4 Children or I'll Go Crazy!!
Dump all car wash towels, bath towels, and wet suits in washer and everything is already cleaned up! We also do lots of coloring and cutting and painting ...
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- Go to www.houstonfamilymagazine.com & look in the calendar for free stuff to do. Several other ideas: *For the 2 & 3 yr olds: Barnes & Noble, Borders Books and some i...
- Houstonmama.com if you sign up for there newsletter. It sent out every Monday. It is free and it will let you know of everything in the houston area to do each day alo...
- It may be hard to find something they can all go to together, but you have two good age ranges to send two here and two there. I go to and work at Jersey Village Bapt...
Help Getting That Weird Smell Out of Washcloths
Let the washcloths/towels soak for a couple of hours and then wash as usual .... When my towels and wash clothes start smelling funky I add a little bleach ...
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- Bleach, bleach, bleach. Also, maybe use hotter water or longer wash and dry cycles. Got an extra-hot anti-germ cycle on your dryer? (Some newer ones have that)
- I have no clue but have the same issue. What about vinegar in the wash cycle?
- I use a little bit of bleach during the rinse cycle and that helps them smell nice and fresh.
