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7. You should absolutely be washing sheets and towels in hot water.

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 11:02 PM

Apr 2025

Hot, not warm. And vinegar will do nothing about the smell. Try bleach.

And if you can hang them outside in the sun, that's nice.

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Kind of interesting, maybe. [View all] Marthe48 Apr 2025 OP

I think you've got the answer. usonian Apr 2025 #2

On a sunny day hang them up out in the sun,... magicarpet Apr 2025 #3

I love clothes line smell on laundry. My mom had one when we were kids. applegrove Apr 2025 #5

Its the same thing that happens with dog's paws Bayard Apr 2025 #4

You should absolutely be washing sheets and towels in hot water. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2025 #7