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Laundry Basket:The Ingenious Trick Against Bad Odors.

Laundry Basket:The Ingenious Trick Against Bad Odors.

The laundry hamper can sometimes release odors from dirty laundry.

And it's not very pleasant in the bathroom!

There are deodorizing products on the market, but these are often expensive for what they are.

Luckily, there's a little grandmother's trick to prevent bad smells from the laundry basket.

The simple and natural trick is to put a bag of baking soda at the bottom of the basket . Watch:

Laundry Basket:The Ingenious Trick Against Bad Odors.

Contents
  • What you need
  • How to
  • Result
  • Why does it work?

What you need

- baking soda

- small fabric pouch

How to

1. Fill the small pocket with baking soda.

2. Place it in the bottom of the laundry basket.

3. Put in your dirty laundry as usual.

Result

And There you go ! Thanks to the baking soda, no more bad smells in the laundry basket :-)

Easy, fast and efficient, right?

If you don't have a cotton pouch, you can put the baking soda in a washcloth or in a handkerchief closed in a ballotin.

You can also make it by following this tutorial.

If you want to give your laundry basket a good smell, just put a few drops of scented oil on the baking soda or directly on the pouch.

Why does it work?

Thanks to its absorbent power, baking soda eliminates and neutralizes all odors in the laundry basket.

It also blocks the development of bacteria that cause bad odors.