Originally Posted by
gatorsmom
Does anyone have a problem getting the musty scent out of synthetics? Admittedly, DS2 is sensitive to well, everything. He still refuses to wear a long-sleeve synthetic sun shirt he wore canoeing for a week TWO YEARS AGO. It gets washed every week but he says it doesn’t smell better. Each week we sort through the baskets of laundry that just got washed and he smells it and chucks it back into the dirty hamper. It just doesn’t smell clean despite the repeated washings. He wants to throw it away but what a waste!
i use 7th Generation detergent hoping it’s gentler on the environment as well as our skin. But it’s not been great about getting our synthetics clean. I’ve also noticed that my Athleta pants smell funny even right after washing. I was actually thinking of going back to Tide which my mom used to use because she said it got white clothes sparkling clean. I also loved the scent but maybe I need to try unscented…
That's exactly how I ended up using Tide. I used Charlie's Soap when my kids were little (also dabbled in cloth diapers) but switched to Seventh Generation at some point. Our athletic clothes, especially DH's and the boys', were holding onto an old sweat smell that wouldn't come out so I initially only washed those items in Tide. When I found I could handle the scent and their clothes didn't stink anymore, I phased out the Seventh Generation. I have one more bottle of the old Original Tide so I'll have to see what works for us after it's gone.
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