Odorklenz Laundry Additive: How To Remove Tough Smells From Clothes

No matter how busy we are each week, the chances are high that laundry is the one routine task that usually gets done. After all, it's hard to ignore a pile of soiled clothing when you're fresh out of workout shorts, or your kids don't have a clean pair of socks to wear to school.

But few things are more frustrating on laundry day than taking freshly washed gym clothes or sports uniforms out of the washer - only to find smelly odors remain.

But does it work? Can it remove the lingering scent of laundry detergent on my teenage son's clothes that he so dislikes? Get rid of the pet odor on the throw blanket my cat loves to call home? I put Odorklenz Laundry Additive to the test. 

Here's What Happened

I took it home and removed the smelly blue blanket from beneath the cat (she wasn't too happy) and grabbed my son's laundry basket full of school uniforms and sweaty basketball clothes. (He was very happy, however - Mom was doing his laundry!)

Into the washing machine went the loads with their various sweaty, pet odors. And out came clean laundry that smelled, well, like nothing. Not pets, not laundry detergent - simply no scent at all.

For those of us who don't like the smell of detergent on our clothes (not to mention lingering pet or sweaty odors), that was a hallelujah moment. It worked! Then, of course, I wanted to know exactly how this fabric odor remover worked. So I did some research. Here's what I found.

How Odorklenz Laundry Additive Works

Regular detergents use fragrances and other ingredients to mask the odors you think you're washing out. Odorklenz laundry provides complete odor elimination through a blend of naturally derived, safe, and effective elements that eliminate odors instead of masking them with other smells. 

I added 1/2 cup Odorklenz to each load, along with my usual laundry detergent. For HE and front load washers like mine, you add it along with the detergent in the same slot.

For top load washers, first partially fill the tub with water, then add your regular detergent followed by the Odorklenz, and then the clothing last as the water continues to fill. 

Details

It's safe for use on most fabrics - including cotton, delicates, nylon, polyester, spandex, washable lace and rayon, washable wool, and all other washable fabrics. It shouldn't be used with bleach, or on dry-clean-only fabrics. 

Odorklenz is a bit spendy at $15 t0 $25 per bottle (depending on size). Yes, it is a little more than regular detergent, but this is not your average laundry product. You can use it on your tougher loads, and a bottle could easily last you a few months.