Thread Number: 45657
Why is it that clothes have no smell when taken out of the dryer? |
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Post# 667977   3/23/2013 at 20:49 (4,022 days old) by norgechef (Saint George New Brunswick )   |   | |
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Every time my clothes are done washing they smell nice and fresh like the detergent I washed them in but after they come out of the dryer they don't really smell like much of anything...even after adding 3 dryer sheets per load! why is that?? |
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Post# 667978 , Reply# 1   3/23/2013 at 21:04 (4,022 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 667986 , Reply# 2   3/23/2013 at 22:09 (4,022 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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The wax and silicones they deposit can and often will coat much more than textile fibers. In short everything from the dryer's drum to lint filter and everywhere else the treated air goes.
If it is scented laundry you are after try going for the more fragrant fabric softeners (hint: anything by P&G, *LOL*) and or detergents (ditto). P&G holds patents for the various chemicals developed to impart scent onto laundry in both the wash and rinse that will linger long, long and often very long after laundry is put away. Have some bottles of Gain "Lavender/Mint" laundry liquid and am here to tell you the scent lingers not only after the five rinses my Miele gives, but after tumble drying as well. Items used days or weeks afterwards still retain much of the scent. As to why the scent is leaving your laundry after tumble drying one can only put it down to the air flow carrying off the scent. |
Post# 668008 , Reply# 4   3/24/2013 at 05:26 (4,022 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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Yes, avoid using dryer sheets because they can cause a wax buildup to form on your dryer drum and potentially a fire hazard. We haven't used dyer sheets in years, and have no problems with static, and our clothes smell nice when removed from the dryer. Why would you want your clothes to smell like cheap perfume in the first place? Don't believe everything you read on some of those environmental websites. Quite often their test methods are skewed so they can get the results they're seeking. |
Post# 668017 , Reply# 5   3/24/2013 at 07:20 (4,022 days old) by jmm63 (Denville, NJ)   |   | |
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Post# 668027 , Reply# 8   3/24/2013 at 08:05 (4,022 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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If this is of any value to anyone, I have recently been quite pleased with the results from Tide powder with Downy. Using the April Fresh scent version gives you the old Downy scent, not the new one, and the product itself does a nice job of both washing and softening. Its not softened as much as if I had used a liquid softener, but everything has a nice fluff to it, no sand-paper like feel as Jim described, and a nice mild "fresh laundry" scent without smelling like a cheap perfume factory.
I might be worth a try if you can find it in stores. Some have it here, some don't, but I'll be using more of it. Gordon |
Post# 668062 , Reply# 10   3/24/2013 at 10:34 (4,022 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California)   |   | |
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There are new liquid fabric softeners that are specifically designed to withstand machine drying, as well as release fragrance as the garment is worn. I avoid them like the plague, and use Downy unscented instead.
Of the more odoriferous ones, Kirkland liquid fabric softener would be on the list. I bought a jug of this years ago, and immediately noticed it left a too strong aroma on clothing. In fact the bed sheets stank so much I had to wash them again. Now I notice that Costco has modified the formula to make it have an even more lasting aroma (something like "releases fragrance as garment is worn") and I refuse to get roped in again and buy that version. Dryer sheets? Always struck me as kind of pointless. I dislike the waxy feel they have and they don't really seem to soften fabrics much anyway. I'm careful to use only very small amounts of the Downy unscented. Just enough to take the harsh edge off fabrics. Not enough to make them slimy. I use hot water and good powder detergents boosted with STPP, and haven't had any issues with the front loaders getting gunked up. |
Post# 668067 , Reply# 11   3/24/2013 at 11:00 (4,022 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Can do to tumble dryers, peep inside those used in laundromats.
In such places not only do persons use dryer sheets but customers often use two, three or more (you should see what I see) per load. Multiply that by tens of turns per days and you've got a formula for ruining a dryer. Drums of such used machines are often coated in waxy build-up and the finish discolored or some way worn. If the machines aren't maintained often and properly there can also be an increased risk of fire. Only dryer sheets one has in the stash are a NOS vintage box of Downy "April Fresh". These aren't used often and just cracked open the package several weeks ago out of want to experience the "laundry day" scent of one's childhood. Took one sheet out and cut it into strips, using just the one of those. The rest are back in the box sealed in a Zip-Lock bag. Indeed if one really wants to use dryer sheets Consumer Reports suggested ages ago (when they frist came on the scene) that cutting them into portions was a better way to go. |
Post# 668078 , Reply# 14   3/24/2013 at 12:33 (4,022 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Actually it's your water conditions......and some things you cannot change about it.....
I was having the same thing, everyone here was talking about the foul smell of detergents and softners, and I was wonder what the heck they were talking about....no matter what I used or how much, even bleach, there was no scent left after they were done... although some do not like the scent on their clothes, I paid for this scent, and I WANT IT!... but back to water conditions......I could not figure why I had no scent left, and it wasn't until we had the treatment system of the well serviced, then all the scents showed up as expected....mainly it was the PH unit that was empty of its granules that was causing the scent to be cancelled.....I knew something had to be wrong, because when I did laundry at the city house, which was unconditioned city water, the scents remained......basically for my conditions, it only meant that I could add baking soda to my wash to temporarily correct the condition... keep note, even these detergents and such that claim to be Clear and free of scents and dyes, ARE NOT, they still have to put dyes and scents in to cover the harsh chemical smell and make the color pleasing to the consumer... we learn as we go along..... this water being out of whack, so to say, was also affecting bathing, a greenish film on bathroom tubs, aquarium readings to go whacky, not to mention the dishwasher and ice cubes..... |
Post# 668089 , Reply# 15   3/24/2013 at 13:40 (4,021 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Has the plumbers in last week to deal with a problem in the bathroom. One of the workers, a nice enough Hispanic gentleman arrived in garments laundered in so much scented products one could have used him for an air freshener at Grand Central Terminal.
Was getting over a bad URI and it was all flesh and blood could stand when hit full frontal with the powerful scent. It was below freezing here last week but the windows were opened and that didn't do much good. Then the man pulled something that triggered a "Miss Hilly" response from us and that was that. Did manage to keep well buttoned but mainly because going anywhere near that area in the state one's head was in would probably have made one physically ill. Hours after the workers left the scent of whatever that man's wife does is laundry lingered. Finally later in the day the only way to get shot of it was to replace it with an other; cleaned the bathroom using vintage Lysol, the amber coloured stuff in the brown bottle. |
Post# 668092 , Reply# 16   3/24/2013 at 14:00 (4,021 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Was a nice enough machine, but the dryer-sheet damage was something else!
There was a heavy gray waxy deposit inside the drum and door that had to be removed with mineral spirits, then ammonia. The lint filter had a hole in it, and that had allowed dryer sheets to blow through the hole into the dryer's blower and duct assemblies. There was no good reason that this dryer had not caught fire. Added to that, the stench of old Bounce sheets lingered for months. |
Post# 668155 , Reply# 18   3/24/2013 at 20:32 (4,021 days old) by norgechef (Saint George New Brunswick )   |   | |
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I do about 5 loads of laundry a week and if the clothes were dirty and still smelled like downy I would be mad....when i wash my clothes i want them to stink, would hate to waste detergent on clothes that still smell strong of downy... |
Post# 668229 , Reply# 21   3/25/2013 at 05:49 (4,021 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Every house I've ever lived in has had a water softener, so fabric softeners produce little difference except to add a scent to fabrics. I used Downy on loads of dress clothes to tackle the merciless wintertime static cling on poly-cotton blends. Since purchasing a dryer in 2010 with a "static eliminator" option (a fine mist of water is sprayed onto the load just as the cool-down begins), I've been liberated from using fabric softener all together. No build-up in washer, dryer, or on clothes.
I'm probably in the minority on this opinion, but I don't want my clothes to have a scent attached to them after laundering. |
Post# 668321 , Reply# 22   3/25/2013 at 15:32 (4,020 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois)   |   | |
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I have soft water here so I never use any sort of softner in the washer or dryer. Gary |
Post# 668429 , Reply# 25   3/26/2013 at 03:27 (4,020 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Did the ultra-violet "sunshine" lamps ever make your clothes smell fresh?
I wish my clothes smelled as good dried as they did washed, too! (And I sometimes use dryer sheets as well...) Dryers today need something to help 'em help your clothes smell better (surely there was some feature in some by-gone era, like maybe one GE had, or Maytag's drying cabinet)...! -- Dave |
Post# 668511 , Reply# 26   3/26/2013 at 13:09 (4,020 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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Post# 668654 , Reply# 28   3/27/2013 at 06:24 (4,019 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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Post# 668723 , Reply# 31   3/27/2013 at 14:38 (4,018 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 668817 , Reply# 32   3/28/2013 at 00:38 (4,018 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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Sauvitel is AWFULLY strong scented-If you use it and run clothes treated with Sauvitel thru your dryer-the exhaust smells like a perfume factory.Yes,use it if you like.The scent is a little too powerful for me. |
Post# 668827 , Reply# 33   3/28/2013 at 03:10 (4,018 days old) by norgechef (Saint George New Brunswick )   |   | |
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Suavitel is called Fleecy! lol |
Post# 668829 , Reply# 34   3/28/2013 at 03:12 (4,018 days old) by norgechef (Saint George New Brunswick )   |   | |
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Dynamo and Fab are called ABC and Arctic Power.. |
Post# 668853 , Reply# 37   3/28/2013 at 07:59 (4,018 days old) by mtn1584 (USA)   |   | |
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I ALWAYS YELL!!!!!!!!!! I AM ITALIAN!!!!!! HAVEN'T YOU EVER WATCHED "EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND?" LOL I was only kidding, i will take it down a notch, so as not to offend (typed while hiding under the desk) LOL MIKE |
Post# 668902 , Reply# 38   3/28/2013 at 16:50 (4,017 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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detergent/softener scents and its use or lack there of, is the same as peoples personal hygiene, theres the world that never heard of it, and then theres the ones that soak themselves in it.....
they both go to extremes in either case.....and then theres the rest of us in the middle....no matter what extreme, our eyes water! only on this planet!.......lol |