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Getting rid of sweaty smells

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Whatthefunk · 14/12/2018 16:57

Anyone know how to get rid of the smell of sweat, from a cotton sweatshirt? Ds has been wearing the same one for a week, and it stinks.... I've washed it twice, with no luck. Tia

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EducatingSweary · 14/12/2018 17:03

try some dettol in wash stuff.. works a treat on my ds school. blazer

Whatthefunk · 14/12/2018 17:06

Will give that a go. Thanks

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costacoffeecup · 14/12/2018 17:11

You know it's got to be zoflora...

Vitalogy · 14/12/2018 17:13

Are you using powder rather than liquid. I found liquid less efficient after a while.

TheProvincialLady · 14/12/2018 17:13

Why the hell has your husband been wearing the same t shirt for a week? And why on Earth are YOU washing it and fretting about getting the smell out?!

If my DH ever wanted to have sex again he’d be setting light to that t shirt in a far away field and never being such a disgusting pig again.

TheProvincialLady · 14/12/2018 17:14

Oops.....misread....it’s your son....sorry 😀

Still think he should be sorting it.

Oatomatom · 14/12/2018 17:17

Vinegar squirted on the armpits and put in the washing machine drawer usually sorts out smells.

Whatthefunk · 14/12/2018 17:19

I'm fretting because, it's a bloody expensive sweatshirt, and I do most of the washing. As you were

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Bubblysqueak · 14/12/2018 17:43

Do you use powder or liquid? I had a huge problem getting smells out of clothes until i changed to powder.

JustWingingLifeAsUsual · 14/12/2018 17:49

Add Soda crystals with your detergent.

ollhe · 14/12/2018 17:53

I found biological detergent sorts this out. The non-bio stuff doesn’t have enough oomph.
But I’ve also used bicarb and vinegar as a paste which definitely works but is a faff 🤷‍♀️

Queenofthedrivensnow · 14/12/2018 17:57

Disinfectant in the machine. Learned this years ago from here

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