{"id":118,"date":"2021-03-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/?p=118"},"modified":"2021-03-18T11:15:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T18:15:27","slug":"springtime-is-fresh-and-sweet-so-should-your-clothing-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/?p=118","title":{"rendered":"Springtime is fresh and sweet, so should your clothing be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Successful removal of odors depends on the source of the odor and the type of fabric, but the process can be a bit complex. Perspiration; mildew; smoke from tobacco or fire; urine; metallic or oily &#8230; there&#8217;s a process for each.<\/p>\n<p>Not all odors can be removed, so the question is, if you can&#8217;t remove the odor do you disguise it with another product and a different odor?<\/p>\n<p><strong>For washable items:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Soak the garment in detergent and\/or color-safe bleach<\/li>\n<li>Add a few ounces of white vinegar to the mix<\/li>\n<li>Baking soda mixed with water can help neutralize odors (like in the fridge)<\/li>\n<li>Use a detergent for drip-dry sports gear that might help with body odor<\/li>\n<li>Mildew is a water-based odor that usually requires chlorine bleach, so be careful with colors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dryclean-only items:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are somewhat limited with these fabrics because most odors are water-based, hence they may not &#8220;rinse-out&#8221; during drycleaning<\/li>\n<li>However, oily resins, which can be present in some odors, are often removed during the cleaning process, so it&#8217;s worth talking to your drycleaner.<\/li>\n<li>Point out odors, and do not be embarrassed!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have a very bad odor, that cannot be removed at home, ask your drycleaner about ozone. Some cleaners use this process for animal and smoke odors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Successful removal of odors depends on the source of the odor and the type of fabric, but the process can be a bit complex. Perspiration; mildew; smoke from tobacco or fire; urine; metallic or oily &#8230; there&#8217;s a process for each. Not all odors can be removed, so the question is, if you can&#8217;t remove [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-clothing-doctor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2289,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions\/2289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}