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Mon 13 Aug, 2007 12:25 am
I use a 100% dryer for drying washed clothes.
I clean out the lint but there is faint metalic smell in the clothes...or sometimes no smell at all because the dryer removes the "freshly washed" smell from the clothes. I like clothes to have a nice (light) smell.
I know you get frgrance sheets (Bounce) but I can't get them in India. What else (apart from using frangrance sheets) can I do make my dried clothes smeel fresh and nice,,,
You can try a different detergent. Some have a reasonably pleasant smell that lingers even after the clothes have been dried.
I do - the detergent I use has a nice smell.
I first wash the clothes in the washing machine, which dries the clothes some 75%. The clothes are smeeling nice now. I put them into the dryer - they come out dry all right, but they have lost that "clean" smell....
can I put something with the clothes to make them smell nice when they come out of the dryer?...
I just looked at one of those homemaking tips sites
Is liquid fabric softener sold in India?
You can soak a small cloth or sponge in the liquid and let it dry, then use that for a number of loads.
Here's another good idea from that site....make your own little packets of herbs...they mention lavendar. Then you can custom scent your clothes!
You don't have a problem with static cling sakhi?
They said you can put a wadded up ball of aluminum foil in the drying with your clothes for that. Add your scent packets and you'll get both effects.
Personally, as a two-time cancer survivor I'm very leery about adding any non-essential chemicals to anything.
The sachets sound like a good idea.
lemon peel in a cloth sachet. (or lime) good for a few uses as well
if you have a favorite perfume, you can spray it on to a wet rag before you put it in the dryer, then just toss it in with the rest of the laundry.
The same goes for essential oils.
Though, the oils, once heated will leave spots on the rag you use.. so designate a wash cloth or old cleaning towel for this.
But you can put up to 3 drops of an essential oil onto a rag and it will scent your entire load with out stains, grease, or static cling.
Static cling by the way comes from over drying your clothes.
If you have static cling often, try lowering your drying time by 10 minutes.
Noddy24 wrote:Personally, as a two-time cancer survivor I'm very leery about adding any non-essential chemicals to anything.
Chemical addition is not the way to go, unless of course you own Proctor & Gamble stock :wink:
I wash my clothes in clean soft water with very little detergent and I never use dryer sheets.
My clothes are clean and they have no odor. Dying produces very little lint and my clothes last longer.
H20 man -- does that help at all with fading (man, I sound like a housefrau)?
jespah wrote:H20 man -- does that help at all with fading (man, I sound like a housefrau)?
It does reduce/slow down fading.
I too have to jump on the no chemical bandwagon.
We use borax + vinegar in our wash loads.
For "scent" i do what I posted above, using essential oils on a rag for smell if I want it.
Or, I will throw in a few leaves of sweet basil from my plants out front.
That smells nice too.
But I dont worry too much about the smell. I just want clean. No chemicals for my body to absorb all day long..
did I turn you on to the vinegar in the rinse, or were you already doing that?
Quote:We use borax + vinegar in our wash loads.
For "scent" i do what I posted above, using essential oils on a rag for smell if I want it.
Or, I will throw in a few leaves of sweet basil from my plants out front.
That smells nice too.
Toss in a little garlic and asiago and we have a salad smell.
PS, I read a report that lavendar scents make men grow tits.
shewolfnm wrote:I too have to jump on the no chemical bandwagon.
We use borax + vinegar in our wash loads.
For "scent" i do what I posted above, using essential oils on a rag for smell if I want it.
Or, I will throw in a few leaves of sweet basil from my plants out front.
That smells nice too.
But I dont worry too much about the smell. I just want clean. No chemicals for my body to absorb all day long..
I can hear all the complaints now from folks returning to work after lunch on a hot day and being greeted with the comment "S/He's pickled!"
Depending on how old your clothes dryer is and how hot a temperature it is set at to dry the clothes, that metallic smell might also be scorched lint or it may be from too high a temperature setting.
Cleaning the lint trap is good, but also check other areas in the dryer for accumulated lint such as under the lint trap filter screen. Be careful when probing that area with your hands though. I learned the hard way that there are some sharp edges in there.
Chai wrote:did I turn you on to the vinegar in the rinse, or were you already doing that?
I dont remember... but I learned about it in the last few months, so it very well could have been you.......
farmerman wrote:Toss in a little garlic and asiago and we have a salad smell.
PS, I read a report that lavendar scents make men grow tits.
at least you didnt call me massengil..
ThankS!
I used the perfume in an old towel thrown in with the other washed laundry...worked well.
the basil leaves/lemon peel sounds like a good idea too. I'll try that.
No, no static cling problem.
You may have a belt going bad. It will make your clothes smell.
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