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Recipe(tried): How to remove mildew smell from clothes

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My sister-in-law gave us a bunch of clothes for our baby that had been sitting in cardbord boxes in her basement. They didn't have mildew stains, but they really smelled. I tried the baking soda, and I tried vinegar in the wash cycle and rinse cycle.

What finally worked was adding color-safe bleach in the wash cycle, and liquid fabric softener in the rinse cycle.
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1 ISO: how to remove mildew smell from clothes
  RENEE TX
2 Renee, are you familiar with Oxi Clean?
  Jeanne/FL
3 re: how to remove mildew smell from clothes - Renee,Try adding 2 cups white vinegar to the rinse cycle....
  Margie-KY
4 Thank You: thanks
  RENEE TX
5 Thank You: thanks
  renee tx
6 You're welcome, Renee...
  Margie-Ky
7 Recipe(tried): Cleaning with Vinegar
  RENEE,TX
8 You're welcome, anyone using Oxi Clean should rinse them well afterwards.
  Jeanne/FL
9 Recipe(tried): Eliminating mildew smell - baking soda always works well
  April in MD
10 ISO: Using Baking Soda to Eliminate Mildew Smell
  Rowena Norwalk,Ca
11 Recipe(tried): BAKING SODA eliminated mildew odor - Thank You
  Debbie Orem, UT
12 ISO: mildewed towels
  Rebekah in FL
13 Thank You: mildewed clothes
  marci-fort worth
14 Recipe(tried): Mildewed Laundry
  Joyce Cleveland OH
15 ISO: Vinegar on Mildew / Mold...
  Nickki - Cherokee,Al.
16 Recipe(tried): How to remove mildew smell from clothes
  Karen, Vermont
17 re: how to remove mildew smell from clothes - Microbiology of Mold... yuck,
  M.A. Sherman Oaks CA
18 re: neutralizing smell
  Marilyn, CA
19 Recipe(tried): Try two tablespoons of vanilla extract in the rinse cycle
  Lloyd/Harvey
20 Thank You: You saved my blanket!
  Joel, MI
21 Recipe(tried): removing potty smell from clothes
  L.E. Neal Indiana
22 Recipe(tried): How to Remove Mildew smell
  Paulette in Michigan
23 ISO: How did the lemon work?
  Lori, Northern Illinois
24 ISO: Question: anyone know how to remove a mildew smell from a clothes dryer?
  Jen, Baltimore, MD
25 Recipe: Possible Remedy for Smelly Dryer
  MIckey - TX
26 Recipe(tried): How to add vinegar for Front load washers
  Tracey, PA
27 re: Moldy smell from towels using front loading wash machine
  Reiko, Texas
28 Thank You: Great info about the front loading washers
  Na'Shieka, MD
29 RE: Moldy smell from towels using front loading wash machine
  Martha / Atlanta
30 ISO: mildew smell on clothing
  jen ny
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