All of us want our clothes to smell good and be clean and why wouldn’t we? People who smell unpleasant are considered unprofessional and rude, like it’s said looks can kill, bud bad odor can metaphorically kill.

Such unwanted smells can ruin your reputation at work or social gatherings, whether the bad smell was intentional or unintentional, it doesn’t matter. If you thought about deodorants or perfumes, even those only work to an extent.

At Dhobilite, we believe that treatment of bad odors is more acceptable than regrets, and today we are going to tell you exactly that.

Preventing bad odors in clothes

Sweat odor (shirt): - Your shirt may look and smell nice after washing, but after an hour of wearing it, it’s going to collect smell from your smell and you already know that others around you will not like smelling it.

The cause for this is that bacteria that cause sweat are still alive on your garment after washing and it begins to smell once our body heats up, releasing the odor molecules. To properly wash your shirt you will need to follow these instructions. We would recommend you to put your shirts at a Laundry Near me if the care label says dry clean only.

• Use the soft-bristled brush or an old toothbrush to scrub the armpits after it’s dipped in a one-to-one solution of baking soda and water.
• Get a large bucket or a washing machine; fill it with cool water and a cup of white distilled vinegar.
• Add your shirts and allow soaking for at least 30 minutes.
• Take your shirts or shirt out and drain it.
• Now the easy part, wash your shirts as usual with detergent.

Sweat odor (gym clothes): - Working out in the gym is good for your body, like it’s said, a healthy mind lives in a healthy body, but removing sweat from today’s high-performance fabrics can be a tough job, but if you follow these instructions it won’t be that hard.

• Add a cup of baking soda or white distilled vinegar to the water before washing, the solution helps your detergent work more efficiently by neutralizing the odor.
• Hang the fabric to air dry after washing.

Gasoline odors: - It doesn’t matter how you got gasoline odor on your clothes, it needs immediate attention. Removing gasoline odors can be hard, but you should follow these instructions to not get any troubles.

Some tips before washing would be that this method only works on small fuel stains, heavy fuel-stained clothes should be discarded, and most important, if the care label says DryClean only, you should give your garment to dhobilite.

• Use an enzyme-based stain remover or heavy-duty liquid detergent, rub the stain remover on the garment with your fingers and let it stay for at least 15 minutes.
• Get the hottest water that the fabric allows to be washed in and wash it.
• Smell the garment before drying and treat again if required.
• If the smell remains, soak in cool water with a cup of baking soda and leave it for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• If using baking soda failed, fill the washer with warm water and a cup of household ammonia and soak for 2-3 hours, drain the water and go for the usual wash.

Cooking odors: - We have got nothing much to say here except that fabrics can hold the smells from food, even if there is no stain. This happens because micro- grease particles are in the air that can stick to fibers. You should use the below steps to remove cooking odors.

• You should use a heavy-duty detergent to remove oil.
• Wash normally with the hottest water setting allowed.
• For better efficiency add baking soda or borax powder.
• If normal wash doesn’t do the trick, you should presoak the garment in a solution of hot water and 2 cups baking soda.

 Mothball odors: - The things that keep moths away from your clothes can also leave a strong odor. Removing it is hard; however, you can speed up the process by using this method.

• Fill your washer or a large sink with water, detergent, and a cup of baking soda
• Allow the clothing article to soak for at least an hour before completing the washing cycle.
• Add half a cup of distilled white vinegar for rinsing.
• Hang the garment to dry in the fresh air.