I HATE musty smelling clothes, I seem to have an over-sensitive nose in that fashion - I can smell someone who hasnt dried their clothes properly from 10 yards.
40 degrees minimum and an anti-bacterial additive is all that will get rid of it properly in my experience. I normally wash clothes on a 30 degree wash but find they never quite smell nice so reverted to 40 degrees. Never found bio/non-bio made any difference.
Napisan in with the powder kills the whiff dead. I think the recommendation is 2 tablespoons to a wash.
Tip in MBR 1 cup of white vinegar and two dessert spoons of bicarb of soda in with the wash don't know if it works tend to wear merino
Give them a hot-ish handwash with Dettol, then wash them twice tyo get the dettol smell out, works a treat.
Give it a wash with Nikwax base wash. It's developed for base layers so is up to the task in hand. It also allows the material to wick as it doesn't leave a build up on the material, unlike washing powders which gradually impregnate the material and affect its performance.
If nikwax is too expensive use a "pure soap" powder like Dreft. Rinse well and off you go.
OR like the woolfans say. Anything with silver used in its manufacture is also Anti bacterial.
unlike washing powders which gradually impregnate the material and affect its performance.
is this true or just marketing hype ?
It's in the nature of detergents to be hydrophilic, meaning that they will be susceptible to rinsing, and my feeling is that an equilibrium level of residual detergent will establish itself.
SFB speaking shite shocker.
Detergent are fatty acid like compounds. They have a hydrophilic head and an hydrophobic tail. Meaning they can bind to
Water
Oil
Water like (polar) component
Oil like (aliphatic) component.
So it's not a straight forward answer. Yes they can be rinse, but on the other hand first layers are mostly plasitcs (aliphatic compounds). You might just get you feeling and get sexual aquaintnances with it.
I posted one like this recently and got recc. oxy clean stuff from vanish in the pink fluo tub, have been using it and it works my kit pongs less for longer!
Um, apologies if this sounds silly but have you tried using another deodorant?
I have a very strong sense of smell and can smell bluebells when others can't (check out The Bluebell Thread)! I don't use a specific ladies deodorant but have found one that seems to work. Let me know if you want the name.
Would definitely agree with the advice about washing clothing asap after use and not using fabric conditioner. Are you using technical clothing together, ie not one item of technical plus a cotton t-shirt?
but on the other hand first layers are mostly plasitcs (aliphatic compounds)
excuse me but plastics are polymers, which are not strictly aliphatic barring polyethylene (ie bin bags), so I wouldn't expect a strong binding by detergents...
The "original" washing powder works - get borax from Boots and wash outdoor clothes in that - works a treat. Vinegar seems to be be useful for everything - there are websites dedicated to it - but never tried it.
Never use bio - wife allergic to it.
Though as above merino is def the way to go
Grangers base layer cleaner, it works
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Grangers_30_Degree_Base_Layer_Cleaner_300ml_Bottle/5360032661/
Soak mine in water and bicarb of soda - wash at 40 deg, works fine. Helps if you soak 'em immediately after removing them .....
