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Mon, Jun 27, 11 at 17:37
| I recently bought a pair of dark wash jeans that didn't smell in the store but stink after only a couple times of wearing them. A search on the internet shows this isn't uncommon and that it may be the chemicals in the dye. The smell is a chemical smell and pretty potent. I've washed them but the smell has returned. Right now they are soaking in Oxyclean. Is there some super-duper smell remover for laundry? Any other thoughts on what might work if this doesn't? Thanks. |
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- Posted by dirtygardener73 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 29, 11 at 12:55
| It's those lovely Chinese chemicals. Try soaking in vinegar water (1 cup vinegar to 1 gallon of water). Don't wash them with anything else or that will smell too! Does it smell like turpentine? Mine did. |
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| dirtygardener, yes it does smell something like turpentine! Really an obnoxious smell. Did the smell come out of your jeans after the vinegar? What's sad is all this soaking has taken a lot of the dark blue dye away--the reason I bought them in the first place. My fault for buying super cheap jeans made in China! |
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- Posted by sophielaura (My Page) on Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 7:58
| Clean it with a warm water in which you can add any mild detergent and 1 tbsp of baking soda. You can also add 2 tsp of tea tree essence oil for disinfecting your jeans. |
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