How To Use Vinegar to Eliminate Strong Odors from Your Clothes

Traces of deodorant, the smell of tobacco, cat or dog hairs... There are just some problems that even the best laundry products can't seem to solve.

However, there is one everyday household ingredient that you probably already at home that can be surprisingly helpful in this task: vinegar.

Before you ask, we know what you're thinking: "But won't that make all my clothes smell like vinegar?!" We wondered the same thing.

But thankfully, the answer is no! Instead, using white distilled vinegar in your laundry can offer a ton of benefits:

1. Add a 1/2 cup of vinegar along with your detergent. This will boost the effectiveness of the detergent and protect your colorful clothes from bleeding.

2. If you'd like, you can also use it to completely replace your softener: it will have the same effect on your clothes while being less harmful to the environment than harsh, store-brought products.

3. Stains from sweat and deodorant (the ones you never thought you'd be able to get rid of) will also come off with the help of vinegar.

4. Sometimes the detergents that we buy from the store will leave traces on our clothes that can irritate sensitive skin and even cause allergies. Vinegar nullifies this effect.

5. It also neutralizes strong odors such as that caused by tobacco.