Why doesn’t laundry at home smell as good as at the store?

If you have ever used laundry services outside the store, you will definitely feel the scent on your clothes is very fragrant and lasts a long time. On the other hand, clothes washed at home have a lighter scent and it also quickly disappears, not lasting long.

Here are the reasons why washing clothes at home does not smell as long as at the store, even though your clothes have been washed clean but when taken out to dry or dry, there is no longer any scent left.

Incorrectly combining detergent and fabric softener

This is one of the leading causes of clothes not smelling good. It is not advisable to use laundry detergent and fabric softener with similar fragrances because this combination makes these fragrances blend together and they will “clash” with each other. This will not only make our clothes less fragrant but also have a strange smell.

To make your clothes smell good for a long time, if you use scented fabric softener, you should use unscented laundry detergent and vice versa.

Using poor quality fabric softener

Using high-quality fabric softeners can also help extend the scent of clothes. Therefore, we should choose good, reputable fabric softeners.

In addition to making clothes fragrant, you should pour fabric softener into a large amount of water in the washing machine, or dissolve fabric softener with water, then pour it into the washing machine. Do not pour fabric softener directly onto clothes because the residue of the fabric softener will stick to the clothes and create stubborn stains that are difficult to clean.

Not using scented paper or essential oils

You only need to put 1-2 specialized scented papers into the washing machine, it can make the clothes smell good for a long time. You can also add essential oils when washing: Dissolve fragrant essential oils with water, then pour into the machine after the washing program ends and wait for the rinse program.

When using scented paper or essential oils, you do not need to use fabric softener because the clothes will be saturated and clash with the fragrance.

Not hanging clothes right after washing

That is because you postpone hanging clothes. Many families have a habit of washing at night and leaving it in the washing machine until the next morning to hang. Leaving clothes in the washing machine for too long will make the clothes no longer fragrant, even smelly because bacteria develop.

Not cleaning the washing machine regularly

Not cleaning the washing machine regularly can also cause bacteria and dirt to accumulate in the corners of the machine. These bacteria will adhere to the clothes, making the clothes smell bad.

Therefore, to keep the clothes always fragrant and smell like those washed outside, after washing, you need to hang them immediately and regularly clean the washing machine.

Source: VOV