To ask how people get their clothes smelling so nice???

[Haemagoblin]

I just got a dress through that I bought on eBay and it smells so good! Like the smell that comes out of a laundrette as you walk past.

I was my clothes using various washing powders and dry them on the line outside where possible. They smell clean but neutral - not this really strong 'just washed' smell!

What is the secret, proper grown ups??

I’m not going to stop washing my clothes in what I use or wearing deodorant or perfume because I might walk past someone who doesn’t like it
I don’t like the smell of body odour or smelly feet but people seem happy enough to walk around with that

I love the smell of this stuff.

I think its actually pretty crap for cleaning clothes but it does smell wonderful.

Why is it ridiculous to want things to smell nice?

Sometimes you need to switch fragrances/brands to be able to smell them, we get nose blind!

My MIL always says my washing smells divine but I can't smell it. Too long using the same detergent and conditioner.

I buy lots of stuff on Vinted and they always smell like a charity shop 😬
Straight in the wash: Fairy through and through usually (pods and softener) but I'm easily seduced in Home Bargains 😂

I use the same fabric conditioner and wash, followed by tumble dry and iron with the same scented iron water (diluted as it corrodes otherwise). Smells lovely!

We get our clothes smelling nice by soaking them in vinegar and putting them in the sun to remove the scents that they come in with from the store. Then we wash several times with fragrance free detergent. At that point they are typically safe to add to the closet and wear.

How do you do this @ConfusingRelationship ?
Just sprinkle on drawer liners or scraps of fabric, or something more refined?

It's worth bearing in mind that using too much fabric softener can mess with your washing machine.

Scent boosters and overuse of chemical softeners aren't good for your health either - like most strongly scented cleaning products they release volatile organic compounds or VOCs. They can accumulate in your body, affect the air quality in your home, and have adverse health impacts, especially on people who have asthma or other respiratory conditions.

I'm not saying don't use it, but having a clean washing machine (always leave the door and drawer open) and using a small amount of fabric conditioner should leave your clothes smelling pleasant.

My Holy Grail would be to find a fragrance that smells exactly like (nice) shop-bought clothes - that neutral, cottony smell, if you know what I mean. I've never been able to replicate it, and normal fresheners are too floral.

Did you read the OP and think she’s not washing her clothes? Fascinating.

The spainish detergents are really popular aren't they I saw another poster mentioning it, maybe it is one of those ?

Ugh it makes me gag when I buy something off Vinted and they’ve drenched it in fabric conditioner. It’s really vile and makes my heart sink because it takes several washes to get rid.

I think people have forgotten what clean actually is, and it doesn’t ‘smell’ of anything. At most it’ll smell of the fresh air if you line dry.

Those perfumed products mean your clothes aren’t clean at all because you’ve just doused them in nasty unnecessary chemical gunk.

If you want to smell nice, use Chanel.

Hot enough wash.
Thorough rinse, preferably with a touch of vinegar, or unperfumed conditioner.
Thorough drying, preferably outside.
Avoid those ghastly synthetic perfumes in conditioner & 'scent boosters'. Boak.

I used to get a nice surf or maybe it was bold I've not seen it in years it was called Fresh cotton and it was lovely.

@ConfusingRelationship means the washing machine drawer, rather than drawers where you store clothes.

A capful of Zoflora in the drawer segment where the fabric condition goes works wonders.

I read somewhere that if your clothes smell of fabric softener it means that your machine hasn’t rinsed them properly! Not sure if this is true (plus I’m too stingy to use fabric softener). But I do love the smell of clean laundry, maybe I’m nose blind to my own?

I use scent boosters and fabric conditioner - can’t stand clothes that don’t smell fresh the whole time you use them.

What do people use to clean washing machine?

Oh I understand now, my brain cells aren't what they were! 😂Thanks!

It’s better than when it arrives smelling of mould (which happened to me once!)

On MN fabric softener/scent boosters are regarded as toxic as Anthrax

Clean the machine first. Air dry when possible. I have lavender (dried) in wardrobes and lavender oil (tiny amount) in spray bottles and tiny squirt 😂when ironing.

Oh that's horrific !

Usually some horrible chemical that shouldn't really be going into the water.