YouTube/@Gianola Vlog
Brilio.net - In some cases, some clothes sometimes emit a musty smell when worn. Even though the clothes had just been taken out of the wardrobe. Even though the clothes have just been washed some time ago and should ideally smell good, right?
Basically, this musty smell in clothes is caused by several things. However, the main cause usually comes from mold on the fabric fibers. So, why does mold appear on clothes ?
Some possible causes are that there is still body waste remaining on the clothes, dirty clothes have been stored in the basket of a dirty washing machine for too long, or not putting wet clothes straight into the washing machine. Apart from that, musty smelling clothes can also be caused by improper drying and storage.
Well, the presence of mold on clothes can cause a musty smell . So to get rid of the smell, usually detergent alone isn't enough, you know. You need to use quite a lot of perfume to get rid of the musty smell.
But instead of using large amounts of fragrance, you can rely on other tricks like what YouTube user @Gianola Vlog does. Through one of the uploaded videos, he admitted that he does not use fragrance. However, there are a number of substitute ingredients that can remove mold and musty smells from clothes.
Reported by BrilioFood from YouTube @Gianola Vlog on Sunday (11/2), the materials used were porcelain cleaning fluid and detergent. But apart from these two ingredients, he also relies on one kitchen ingredient, namely baking soda. So, baking soda will be used as a substitute for fragrance which is more effective in neutralizing musty odors, you know.
photo: YouTube/@Gianola Vlog
To use it, just prepare a bucket filled with water. Then pour 1 capful of porcelain cleaning fluid. Stir well and put in the clothes that smell musty. Apart from clothes, you can also wash towels this way, OK?
After that, soak the clothes for 10 minutes in the liquid. If so, lift and wring the clothes. Then wash the clothes as usual with soap or detergent. Don't forget, rinse until the soap is gone.
photo: YouTube/@Gianola Vlog
Next, prepare a bucket and fill it with clean water. Then add enough baking soda and stir until it dissolves. Only then put the clothes in the bucket containing the baking soda. Soak for a while and rinse again.
photo: YouTube/@Gianola Vlog
So, clothes that have been washed and treated with baking soda can be hung in the sun until dry. If it is completely dry, the clothes will emit a fragrant aroma, you know. You can fold these clothes and store them in the cupboard so the fragrance lasts longer.
photo: YouTube/@Gianola Vlog
Having been watched more than 30 thousand times, this video by YouTube user @Gianola Vlog immediately caught the attention of netizens. Various kinds of responses were then expressed in the comments column. One of them admitted that he wanted to try this trick straight away.
"Ready to try it later, please share," said YouTube @dinn4161.
"To soak, use hot/normal water, right?" asked the YouTube account @dellaamandarosalina5763.
"It's best to just use normal/cold water, Sis, not hot," replied the video uploader @Gianola Vlog.
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