Used STINKY baby clothes?
Sunday, July 4th, 2010 at
8:25 pm
got a bag of stinky used baby clothes. most were garbage w/ stains and etc.. but i did find about 5 cute things. problme is the clothes have a gross smell to it. kinda like a musty stench. probably from the house they came from. if i wash them twice on hot should that get rid of it or should i just pass on taking them? Thanks?
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try running the clothes on a hot wash cycle with a generous sprinkling of baking soda. That SHOULD do the trick.
just wash them and they will be fine. line dry them too fresh air can hurt
Washing should do the trick. Musty smell probably is from being stored and not used anymore. If they stayed in a drawer for awhile they will still have a musty smell even if they were washed before they were stored.
Boil them. They’ll be fine after a couple of washes.
In my culture that was considered bad luck but you cant depend always on luck if its nasty smelling then leave it alone just buy some cheap ones if you cant afford it or something
I would try to wash them and see how they come out. Use a detergent with a special scent that always makes my clothes smell great!
For a first washing put a bit of bleach into the full washer, stir a little then add the clothes (or you can get color safe bleach). That ought to kill anything. Then wash them again just to be extra sure that all the bleach is removed and won’t irritate your baby’s skin.
try washing them with a cup of vinegar only that might work. If that doesnt work soak them in vinegar for an hour them wash.
You might try soaking them in Oxyclean for a few hours before washing them in hot water…
When I buy second hand baby clothes, I fill my washer with water and detergent and add a very small amount of bleach. Maybe 1/16 cup or less for a large load. It will get rid of the smell and sanitize the clothes without taking the color. As for the stained clothes, increase the amount of bleach to 1/4 cup for a large load and you may get rid if the stains.
I suggest using liquid oxyclean. it works great on my husbands uniforms, they always smell like fuel (he is in the navy)
i would presoak them in some borox and some baking soda in hot water for 30 minutes then wash them twice in hot water with extra deturgent. and double rince to be sure there is no soap left in it.
Wash them alone, and put vinegar in the wash with soap and the rinse (use the fabric softener dispenser that is on most machines). What do you have to loose except a little vinegar, soap and water?
After 1 wash they should smell fine.You might want to think twice about throwing away the slightly stained clothes.They are good for feeding a baby age 6 months and up in them and good for the little scooters and crawlers.I would use stained up clothes for my babys when they would eat.It is better then those small bibs that does not protect the babys clothes and after they eat you just wipe the baby down and put back on the babys clothes he or she had before meal time.
I would just pass on them but that is just me.
Go ahead and wash them and see what happens.
Baking soda works for me, my daughters clothes get stinky from breastmilk.
try it and see…
THROW THE BAG OF CLOTHES IN THE TRASH CAN AND GET SOME NEW ONES. eSPECAILLY IF THEY STINK. DONT PASS THEM ON JUST GET RID OF THEM. iF I PASSED THOSE ON I WOULD BE EMBARRASSED OF THE FACT THEY STINK.