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Period pants going a bit whiffy

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Poinsettiasarevile · 28/12/2023 19:05

Have had mine less than a year. High quality modi body ones. They dont have an odour straight out of the wash but do seem to have one within a few hours of wearing. Anyone else had this? How do i combat? Cant afford a new set every year!

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Poinsettiasarevile · 28/12/2023 19:44

Just me the smelly cunt then. Fab.

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Nothingbuttheglory · 28/12/2023 19:45

What's your washing routine like?

Tobleronebear · 28/12/2023 19:46

I've not experienced this, how are you washing and drying them?

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Namechangeforthis88 · 28/12/2023 19:46

Have you trued drying them outside where the sun and wind can freshen them up a bit?

Puppupandaway · 28/12/2023 19:48

My primark ones are three years old and don't smell. I wash at 30 degrees with Daz and dry them on the radiator (or outside in summer). Are you rinsing them until the water runs clear before washing them?

Missingmyusername · 28/12/2023 19:49

Poinsettiasarevile · 28/12/2023 19:44

Just me the smelly cunt then. Fab.

Almost spat my wine out! 🫢🤣

To be honest I’d have thought they would smell OP, unless you soak them and then put them on a very long boil wash- meaning not so environmentally friendly.

declutteringmymind · 28/12/2023 19:51

Are you using bio washing powder? Might help.

ZZGirl · 28/12/2023 19:54

Are you rinsing and washing on a hot enough setting?

Theredfoxfliesatmidnight · 28/12/2023 20:06

I don't know because I haven't used them, so maybe my opinion isn't welcome. But if they've had a years worth of service, and smell bad, isn't it time to just...,throw them away and get some more? That would be what I would do

Over40Overdating · 28/12/2023 20:10

Soak in white vinegar then wash with a bio detergent and dry inside out!

Enterthewolves · 28/12/2023 20:10

Soak them (yes I know you are not supposed to) in water and some white vinegar and wash as usual.

TookTheBook · 28/12/2023 20:13

Never use fabric conditioner.
Rinse before use then wash using bio laundry detergent at 30c then make sure they dry quickly either on the washing line in summer or radiator rail in winter.

Twentytwentyfour · 28/12/2023 20:17

I'm still in the nappies stage with baby so I pop a scoop of baby's nappysan in with my period pants, no idea if you are supposed to do that but it seems to be ok so far. I have the body form ones.

Donutofdoooooom · 28/12/2023 20:22

I sometimes get this when they haven't dried quickly enough, hanging them inside out and with the thicker crotch part outwards on the clothes horse usually sorts it. Same as when jumpers go a bit musty after washing if they aren't dried right. You might need to soak in a bit of bicarb and /or white vinegar to get the smell out before next wash to reset the smell though.

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Poinsettiasarevile · 29/12/2023 00:03

So, i wear them. Take them off, rinse in copious amouts of cold water and then wash in non bio at 40 degrees. We dont use fabris conditioner. I have a dd with v sensitive skin.

Do i need to wash hotter and with bio washing stuff?

A

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scoobydoo1971 · 29/12/2023 00:26

When I washed my daughters at high temperatures, they shrank a lot. They were not great at keeping the odour in either. I ended up binning them and trying M&S pants rather than other brands. I do soak them in white vinegar prior to washing by machine but they are ok, and not whiffy.

glittercunt · 29/12/2023 00:48

Running a strip wash on all of them, in a 60 or 90 degree wash, with just some non bio, then drying them outside should work.

But also do consider whether you need to change them more frequently, or reevaluate what you wash your vulva with.

I'm prone to flooding and am also large and can get proper meaty smells, which makes me want to vom. Staying on top of the right rinsing and washing routine for the pants, and personal hygiene, should do the trick. If it doesn't, get a gynae check up.

WavingCatsandDogs · 29/12/2023 00:51

Bio powder, all blood stains come out with a cold soak in bio powder. Then I wash with napisan and a few drops of tea tree oil in the detergent drawer.

Doggymummar · 29/12/2023 00:55

I've ruined mine washing in machine and tumble dying. They are supposed to be line dried. Have you accidentally dried in the tumbler? Btw I had midibodi ones too. They are no better than cheap ones from Amazon

sadsack78 · 29/12/2023 01:09

Dettol laundry sanitizer is great. Kills the bacteria causing the funk! I use it for my sweaty gym gear as I find the tight fibres trap sweat/ bacteria and can smell funky if I'm not careful.

TheSandgroper · 29/12/2023 01:11

A cold soak in bicarb gets rid of blood stains before washing. Something to try?

Notcontent · 29/12/2023 01:14

I soak them sometimes with a bit of bicarbonate and a bit of Dettol.

Cricketbelle · 29/12/2023 01:35

Definitely give them a soak in white vinegar (either after you’ve rinsed the blood out or when they’re out of the machine).

Modibodi recommend a cold wash in the machine and not to dry on the rad/tumble dry (for those who don’t use them)

Tobleronebear · 29/12/2023 07:32

Poinsettiasarevile · 29/12/2023 00:03

So, i wear them. Take them off, rinse in copious amouts of cold water and then wash in non bio at 40 degrees. We dont use fabris conditioner. I have a dd with v sensitive skin.

Do i need to wash hotter and with bio washing stuff?

A

This is exactly what I do and no issues. So, how are you drying them? Maybe it's taking too long to dry and they're actually giving off a musty smell?

Andywarholswig · 29/12/2023 08:11

I have a lot to process as I have 2 daughters - I rinse them in cold water as soon as used and then give them a rinse in the rinse cycle in the washing machine, then wash them as normal with a sprinkling of tea tree oil at 30c in biological powder and then I try to get them dry asap.