It happens to many of us despite the best of intentions. You remove a load of washing from the machine, pop it in the basket and then get distracted before putting it in the dryer only to discover it hours later almost needing another wash because of the odour. But now, professional organiser and cleaning expert Anita Birges has shared in a viral video her surprising hack on how to fix smelly laundry you haven’t put in the dryer.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today And the secret is vodka. “You know that situation when your laundry doesn’t get to the dryer in time, and it gets that sweet, weird odour to it and then sometimes somebody puts it back into your cupboard. I can’t stand it,” Anita began her video.
To combat this, Anita says all you need to do is “fill up a spray-bottle with vodka and then give your laundry a quick spray and let it dry on the back of a chair or out in the sun and you’re done”. Anita’s video received more than 58,000 views and people in the comments were surprised by her unusual hack. “How did you work this out? My mind is going in so many different directions right now,” said one.
“One spray for the clothes, one spray for me,” another observed. “Wow. So going to do this next time,” said a third.
“Brilliant hack,” added another. The reason vodka works so well with clothes is because the alcohol in the spirit works as a natural deodoriser, breaking down and neutralising unpleasant smells. When sprayed onto.