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Boonestafa t1_j6drgoy wrote

I have sensitive skin and have to use unscented detergent on my clothing lest I break out terribly. Adding white vinegar to the softener dispenser built into my washer eliminates any residual scents like sweat or general front loader must from my clothes so they are acctually sentless. When you don’t have tide or whatever scenting your clothing the scent of fully synthetic fibers like active wear or silk really comes through and I find it unpleasant. H

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Thuggin420 t1_j6g2574 wrote

If you need to put anything in the rinse cycle to eliminate BO from your clothes, somethings majorly wrong with the detergent you're using and/or your machine. I've had my Electrolux front loader since '08 or '09 and never had any issues with "front load must". Here's what I do:

Use a quality detergent; Tide Free & Clear, it's worth it, you don't need much. Bleach my whites. For bulky items like blankets that don't get laundered often, I use the 2 hour "deep clean sanitize" cycle. It gets REALLY hot, like when the drum isn't moving, you can hear the "sizzle" of the submerged heating element. This probably helps break down scum and stuff. There's a product called "Affresh" specifically made to "remove odor causing residues and grime daily loads leave behind." It comes 6 tablets to a pack, and you're supposed to run one tablet a month through it. Screw that noise. Once a year, if that, I throw in the whole box and run the sanitize cycle. Still works as good as the day I got it. And it doesn't even have Wi-Fi.

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Choice_Enthusiasm_95 t1_j6i0pdf wrote

It's not directly body odor.. its more the smell of the synthetic fibers that I seem to be sensitive to and the fact that front loaders have a generally shit design with the rubber gasket trapping moisture and kid socks and mildewing. I'm generally responsible enough to check the gasket and clean it out after use but I have 4 people from 12 to 70 doing laundry in my house and the likelihood of "someone" leaving a load in long enough to mildew approaches unity in any two-week period. A cup of vinegar eliminates most any residual odor from piss-soaked kid bedding to the weird synthetic chamois in my riding bibs to the dog bed cover. It's a one stop shop lol. I agree with you about using quality detergent; I feel the same way about house paint! it's worth spending the extra money!

edit: i just realized that my work computer is signed into a different account .. but tis I Boonestafa!

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Sassafrasian t1_j6l2xsq wrote

One LPT for front loaders, leave the door open after washing to let the washer fully dry out for a day or so. Helps big time keeping the funkiness down.

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