Help! Must be a cheaper solution for BO in clothes?

[troubl3]

Please advise, or am I being unreasonable and should just replace the clothing of my poor teenage daughter!
13yr DD has good hygiene, showers daily, hair wash every couple of days. Always showers after exercise. Uses “proper” deodorant and perfume. She still struggles with BO. It sticks to her clothes after a day of being warm at school, or out with friends. Her school shirts, branded school jumpers, personalised dance uniform, all smell, even after washing. I have tried every product in the supermarket. Am I just going to have to let her smell or do I fork out again for new? AIBU to think there must be a better solution?

Apologies if already mentioned

• Dove Maximum protection - i must have tried 20 different sprays/roll ons and this is excellent.
• Making sure she actually uses a shower puff or tool of choice in the shower to gently scrub the underarms.

Going down the deodorant route, Fussy is great to avoid bad smells! Much better than anti perspirant ime

@troubl3 buy the cheapest supermarket vodka and pour it on to the armpits inside and out, make sure the area is saturated. Let the items soak over night and then wash with biological powder on the longest cotton wash at 40 degrees. This method does work, I have used it with success on teen sons sports kits, school shirts etc etc.

Tbh once the smell sets it is almost impossible to get it out.
Was whites at 60 and all else at 40.
But before that buy her new stiff as old one will be very very hard to save.
I never managed that.
It smells ok untill you spwnd 2h in it. Then bad smell starts creeping back

Zoflora (or similar disinfectant) works well.

Another vote for bar soap (I religiously take it on holiday just in case) and Nuud deodorant. It's a cream you apply every 3-5 days and is a complete game changer!

Does she have armpit hair? I have found with my husband that if he’s a bit pongy, it’s often the hair and not his skin itself that is a problem. He has also found that some deodorants make it worse not better.

Dettol antibacterial combined with Ariel and no fabric softener. Washing clothes daily too eg they aren’t sat with BO smells in the laundry basket.

Could it be something she eats that exacerbated it though as I find some foods make me smell worse - think onions and garlic.

Make a paste with bicarbonate of soda and water and apply on pits three times a week for a month for five minutes . That should resolve the odour. Repeat as necessary till it’s completely gone.

Dettol bar soap is good.

Deffo 40 degrees and a cup of vinegar in the softener drawer. Can pre soak in a bit if bicarb too

Mitchum roll on deodorant and wash at 60. 30 is useless for something like this

Try Gymwash washing powder - buy online at gymwash.com - works really well on BO smelly sports wear. Can use it to presoak and wash. I use it on everything and suitable for sensitive skin.

I was also say that you need to be washing at 40 x

I read this on the AMA thread on laundry detergents
Vinegar is an efficient fabric softener but it is not great for any rubber hoses, seals etc in your machine

Yes @troubl3 30 degrees is no good for pants, socks and clothes in contact with armpits. I only wash outer layer items that’ve been lightly used at 30.

Echo Hibiscrub BUT you must leave it on a few mins to let it work. It does have a strong smell though. Only twice a week. For in between dettox bar soap is good - properly wash though with a flannel that is then dried and washed.

This is really good advice!

make sure she is using a flannel or brush to wash her underarms. Also, I have found https://nuudcare.co.uk/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkN--BhDkARIsAD_mnIrZ4hRmC8sKreNB_CSbD7WAptu728aZRbKShaFF8zbLkESKBdp0J5IaAiM4EALw_wcB
to be absolutely amazing. To the point my clothes have stopped smelling and I only need to use it once every 3 days

i hope you find a solution x

Spray vinegar solution (1 part vinegar, 2 parts water) after washing and preferably dry outside in the breeze, everything comes back in smelling like fresh air, not vinegar. And honestly, I learnt that method after my 1 year old contracted a vommitting/diahorea virus at nursery and did her business over every soft firnishing I owned x

Another vote for 40 degree temp wash and Dettol laundy liquid.
Try it without fabric condition, scent boosters etc as I don't think they really help .

As others have said: washing soda crystals in abundance and with some clothes I'd wash at 60°, maybe hotter if they will stand it.

I use the Dettol laundry cleanser or a Fabulosa one if I can find it. Also, after washing and drying I spray the armpit area of the items with a liquid hand sanitiser.

You've had some good suggestions here, I find oxy action good, also the dettol but for me I find washing for a longer cycle at least 2 hours. Use a biological power, gels and liquids are rubbish. Also don't use fabric conditioner they trap the bacteria in and and you just end up with a BO fabric conditioner mix which stinks.

Try a good deodorant and put on immediately after showering also, stops the smell developing in the first instance.

I use Dr Beckmann's deodorant and
sweat remover spray before washing and find it really effective at removing build up/lingering smell. You can also get a liquid to add to the wash (i found the smell a little strong with this though, although you can do an extra rinse i suppose). Perspirex is good for controlling sweating if she is finding it is excessive, there's a gentle version and one application lasts a few days (still use normal antiperspirant too).