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

you cant beat line drying for a fresh smell

Using the right dose - I use to underdose (thinking I was saving) but it just didn't do the job as well. Then of course hanging clothing to dry.

It has to be line-drying. I use fabric conditioner too, but it never lasts as long as the fresh outdoorsy smell 🙂

A good soap powder and conditioner and a good all blow out on the line

Line drying is always best, but if only we could rely on the weather a bit more often.

Definitely drying clothes on the line outside makes them smell really fresh for longer then when you have to dry them inside. I also keep the kitchen door shut if I'm cooking something that has a distinctive smell like frying onions or bacon!

I try to dry things on the washing line outside as much as the weather permits, it always smells so lovely if its been dried outside!

Has to be line drying, smells great!

outside drying , dont overload the washer and use a fabric conditioner you like

Drying clothes outside, it's heavenly!!!

I try to do the washing as often as possible so that the best care is being given to each load

I'm not sure if anyone has suggested drying on the line yet. I really recommend it for fresh smelling laundry.

We use fairy powder. I like clothes to dry outdoors on the line and just like them to be clean and fresh and not smell of anything

Use plenty of Lenor

I wash our clothes on a 30 degree wash with tons of fabric conditioner and allow them to dry naturally either on the clothes horse/line or if its the winter then on the radiators which makes the house smell amazing. If there are still issue with clothes smelling musty then I have mixed up a bottle of water with some fab con and I spray a fine spray of it on the clothes and they smell like new!!

For us, it's simply making sure that we take clothes out of the washing machine to dry as soon as the cycle has finished so they don't have time to sit and start smelling bad! Storage is important too, we generally have homemade lavender bags in drawers and cupboards to keep things smelling fresh...

put them out on the line

I like to dry my clothes on the line, outside (weather permitting in the UK!!) and I use scent boosters in my wash.

Do a hot service wash every few weeks to clean your washing machine, chuck in a couple of tablespoons of white wine vinegar in to the drum and run it at 90 degrees.

The only other thing that works is to line dry - nothing is better.

Run a cleaning cycle once a month in the washer to get rid of gunk/build up and dog hair

Also don't overfill and take them out to dry as soon as possible once the cycle has finished

I make sure I run a cleaner through my washing machine every 3 months or so.

Line-dry as much as possible.

Use a separate fabric softner, not a 2-in-1

I have tried everything throughout the years. One of my greatest finds is keeping your washing machine in good order. Clean it regularly and put a disinfectant wash through it every now and then.

Keep the washing machine as clean as possible and if possible, line dry, otherwise a well rotated and ventilated clothes horse works for us.

I try to hang as many clothes as possible, theyre packed so tightly I think they hold in the smell themselves!