Mumsnet users' tips for making clothes smell great

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It can be difficult to ensure that clothes always smell good - especially if you have messy toddlers or teenagers that leave P.E kit in bags for weeks. Fairy Non Bio would like you to share your tips for making sure your clothes smell great.

Here’s what Fairy Non Bio has to say: “At Fairy Non Bio, we know that even if you have very sensitive skin, you still want that freshly washed smell on your clothes and fabrics. We have perfected our formula on our detergents and fabric conditioner so that you don’t have to compromise on either. We want to know your tips for great smelling clothes!”

Do you have a way of storing your clothes that means they don’t pick up nasty odours between wash and wear? Maybe your family has a laundry routine that prevents clothes from ever reaching a smelly stage? Perhaps you have a favourite product that’s become your family’s signature clothing scent?

Whatever tips for making sure clothes smell great, share them on the thread below and you will be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £300 voucher for a store of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck!

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Line drying is a must

Keep your washing machine clean - most fusty/damp smells start there

Hang them outside in the fresh air

A bar of soap at the bottom of each drawer keeps underwear and socks smelling great, and in my sheets a tumble dryer sheet in the linen cupboard.

I line dry and use vacuum bags (it does not take as long as you think) it takes up less space in your linen cupboard, and is particularly good for winter clothes as you don't need to worry about dust and damp smelling clothes.

lots of fabric conditioner

Line dry whenever possible.

Dry your washing on the line and if you can’t then make certain your washing is dried quickly and thoroughly to prevent that musty smell arising.
Put clothes away in drawers or wardrobes rather than leaving stacked up in a pile, and keep them away from the kitchen area where they can collect cooking smells.
Wash at the correct temperature and wash as soon as you can after deciding an item is dirty.

Line drying!

i always use fabric conditioner

I use scented comfort in my wash and when dry the clothes smell great until they are washed again

I ensure to add conditioner when I wash the clothes but one word of warning is that tumble drying on too hot a temperature can remove some of that fresh scent from the clothes.

I always use a scented washing powder and conditioner which helps but essentially I believe drying clothes on the line outside works wonders and means they come in smelling fresh and clean.
I have tried using scented lining paper in drawers but unfortunately this does not last long.

Good fabric softener

Outside drying for sure and keeping my clothes rotated so they don't sit in drawers for months getting stale.

take care of your washing machine! i also try to make sure i dry clothes outside

Dry them outside on the line - always smell so much better. If it has be inside, I still like bounce in the tumble dryer.

line dried and lavender sachets in the draws

Ensure clothes are washed after every wear (even if they seem alright) and allow them to dry naturally on the washing line whenever weather permits.

Never leave it in the machine overnight

I use Lenor Unstoppables Fresh In-Wash Scent Booster Beads, and also keep the washing machine clean.

Always try to dry clothes on the line outside and use a dehumidifer in the winter months which has an ioniser function

Fairy Non Bio and blue lenor gets the best smelling washing ever. The blocks of fairy are the best too, because even when I wash towels with no fabric conditioner they smell amazing!

A few drops of essential oil e.g. lavender in the conditioner compartment of the washing machine.

Lavender pouches in the drawers made out of old tights!