Fashion

[alohakz]

anybody have suggestions on how to get a strong smell of fabric softener out of a top?

airing it out hasn't helped much...& i even washed it again but still smell it...

thanks in advance

[Katcat1]

@alohakz  How about soaking in hydrogen peroxide w/water?  The HP may lift some of the odor.  I am guessing so maybe Google it.

[jlkz]

@alohakz 

White vinegar rinse.....took out the musty shore smell from linens for me.

[Bhvbum]

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@jlkz wrote:

@alohakz 

White vinegar rinse.....took out the musty shore smell from linens for me.

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Deifnitely white vinegar rinse.  I pour white vinegar in a bowl and set in a room to get the paint smell out of a room.

 It is a great deodorizer.

[Katcat1]

@Bhvbum  Personally, I would not want my clothes smelling from vinegar.  I have read that it is used.  There are other detergents that the OP may have luck with.  I Googled it because I was curious.

[Desertdi]

Use ammonia (along with detergent) in your wash cycle.   Follow directions on the bottle.

[on the bay]

@alohakz -

vinegar, baking soda-soak in that

and then a day in the sun

[on the bay]

I also use vinegar in every wash to 

sanitize and soften and strangely, the clothes never retain a vinegar smell at all. After soaking in it and some baking soda you could wash it again with detergent in usual wash and then air out in the sun.

[panda1234]

@alohakz   just wondering which fabric softener you used.

[auntjoy036]

If you don’t want to use vinegar try Borax.  It’s a powder that comes in a cardboard box. I find it in the laundry aisle. I use it for dog blankets, sour towels, and any dirty laundry that has sat too long.