We all look forward to the arrival of summer to enjoy the hot days personally, but let’s be honest, also to finally get wonderfully smelling laundry that dries easily without fear of the hated smell of humidity.
However, this is not always the case as it can happen that our laundry does not smell as we expected. What did we do wrong?
In this context, today we will show you 5 tips on how you can try to have wonderfully smelling clothes even in summer!
What will you discover?
- 1 What can you use to make them more fragrant?
- 2 In the laundry basket
- 3 When the washing process is finished
- 4 Drying
- 5 Cleaning the washing machine
What can you use to make them more fragrant?
Even if the sun is a godsend for perfuming laundry, there are other mistakes that can affect the good smell of our clothes, including using the wrong products.
In fact, we recommend that you always use natural ingredients because they are delicate and allow you to refresh the fabrics without weighing them down. Among these we recommend Marseille soap , known since our grandmothers for its ability to exude an intoxicating scent !
Simply add a portion of liquid Marseille soap to the detergent dispenser and then start the wash cycle. Regardless of whether we are talking about natural pantry ingredients or commercial products, always remember not to overdo the quantities or, on the contrary, not to use too little , since in both cases you could find the smell on your clothes.
In the laundry basket
In addition, you should keep in mind that it is better not to leave particularly smelly clothes in the dirty laundry basket for too long before you start washing your clothes.
In this way we actually eliminate these bad smells and it will therefore be difficult to remove them. This speech applies in particular to the sweaty bees that we often encounter during this very hot season. So wash them immediately and if you have localized sweat stains, remove them with these tricks!
When the washing process is finished
Also remember to remove the laundry from the drum and hang it up immediately after washing in the washing machine. In fact, we often tend to leave them there for a while until we have the time and desire to hunt them.
However, this habit is completely wrong as it causes the stagnant water to create a damp and stale stench that settles on the clothes and “ eats up all the good scent ”. You will therefore be forced to continue with a new wash cycle.
dry
Once the clothes have been “collected” from the drum, it is time to hang them . This phase is just as important as the washing phase , since it often happens that clothes that we take out of the washing machine have a strong scent, but after drying they no longer have that nice scent.
So this means that there were some “glitches” during the drying phase. The first of these could be hanging too many clothes and not giving them enough space to dry by absorbing sunlight . Therefore, we always advise you to hang several items at the same time and take up as much space as possible.
Another golden rule is to hang your clothes in the sun, because clothes exposed to direct sunlight can produce fabrics that give off a pleasant scent . But at the same time, keep in mind that clothes exposed to the sun for too long can dry out so much that they lose their good smell and even become rough, like towels.
We therefore recommend that you take off the freshly dried clothes immediately so that the good smell remains even when you wear them and, above all, expose the clothes to the sun when the sun is not yet very strong , i.e. in the early hours of the morning.
Cleaning the washing machine
A final reason why clothes tend to smell is the buildup of dirt in the washing machine. We therefore remind you to carry out an empty wash at least once a month by adding about 150 g of citric acid to 1 liter of water, mix this mixture, pour it into the drum and start the empty wash cycle.
In addition, it is important to also pay attention to the other components of the washing machine, such as the gasket and the drawer, where dirt accumulates quickly and easily.
And if you want to watch a video of how to clean the washing machine from top to bottom , then you’ve come to the right place!