Tips to kill bacteria and deodorize clothes

Women should dry clothes in the morning, in a sunny and windy place, choose floral-scented laundry detergent, hang scented bags in the closet... to keep clothes fragrant and clean.

Many women admit that they like clothes that smell of the sun, but their busy lives often require them to dry them in the evening, or leave them in the washing machine overnight and then dry them early the next morning. Humid weather, rainy days, drying them indoors, or on a narrow balcony can also cause clothes to lack sunlight and have an unpleasant musty smell.

Bacteria are the root cause of musty odors on clothes even after they have been washed. Especially in the rainy season or humid weather, the drying area lacks natural sunlight, causing the humidity in the air to increase, creating favorable conditions for many types of odor-causing bacteria and mold to grow. They can cause many harmful effects on the health of family members such as the skin, respiratory tract...

Fresh, clean clothes help protect your family's health.

Dr. Le Ngoc Diep - Head of Dermatology Clinic, Campus 2, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, said that Moraxella is one of the main bacteria that causes musty odors on clothes. This bacteria exists in high concentrations in many different environments such as on clothes and in washing machine filters. They have the ability to interact and metabolize with microorganisms in washing machines and the surrounding environment, creating a fatty acid that causes musty odors on clothes. The unpleasant musty odor is very difficult to remove effectively, even when clothes are dried in the sun.

Moraxella is a bacteria that causes musty odors when washing and drying clothes indoors.

The rate of Moraxella bacteria production can double in humid or anaerobic conditions such as in the rainy season or humid weather. According to Dr. Le Ngoc Diep, it is difficult to destroy this type of odor-causing bacteria with conventional solutions. They still survive significantly even when clothes have been dried, even when exposed directly to UV rays of sunlight.

To limit the impact of odor-causing bacteria, women should get into the habit of drying clothes in the morning, in a sunny and windy place, choose floral-scented laundry detergent, use fabric softener, hang scented bags in the closet... If forced to dry clothes in conditions with little sunlight, humid weather, rainy season, wash clothes at night or dry them indoors, women can use laundry detergent with antibacterial properties, for example, to remove the musty smell from clothes.

According to Ngoisao.net