It is summer and in our house that means mildew. Somebody forgets a wet towel in a hot car or bunches it up in a pile in the laundry room or leaves it wadded up in the beach bag, etc… the possibilities for creating mildewed towels are limitless for my creative family. But I have a secret weapon: Vinegar!
I add one cup of vinegar to a load of laundry at the beginning of the wash cycle and it removes all trace of the mildew smell from our towels. The best part is it only costs a couple of pennies per load.
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The Thrifty Countrywoman says
Alea, I used your tip on some old linens that I recently bought. They had that old "pickle" smell. Why do old things get that smell? Worked like a charm!
The Book Lady Online says
Great tip! I have that exact same brand of vinegar sitting on our kitchen counter (we wipe down the counters with it), one in each bathroom (for cleaning toilets and showers) and another in the laundry room. I didn't realize it would help with mildew smells, though. We'll be using that tip a lot! Thanks 🙂
Melissa says
This really works!
The Thrifty Countrywoman says
Good tip! I'm going to use it today.