How can I remove urine smell from baby clothes?
06/12/2017
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Introduction
Being mother absolutely
is the most beautiful moment in your life but sometime it could be the hardest job in the world. Kids bring a lot of
joyful and exciting things into mother's life.
Unfortunately, they bring along many trouble and problem, too.
My little daughter is a
nice and obedience girl. However, it happens with almost every baby girl, sometimes she pulls
leaks at night. I wash her clothes every day,
but the urine smell still remained after washing.
While I want to keep her clothes smelling fresh, I tried to change laundry detergent and even left my dryer door open to air it out. My house is still full of that smell! I know other moms must go through this irritating experience, too!
Why need to remove the smell
from baby clothes?
The more hygiene clothes
are, the more comfortable and happy children. If you want your baby's clothes
to smell good and fresh as the baby, it is important to regularly wash baby
clothes to remove the unwilling smell.
Of course, there is no perfect solution to easily get the bad smell out of baby clothes. However, there are lots of baby laundry skills and special laundry agent that help you to keep the baby clothes in the best shape and smell. Keep in mind that these baby laundry skills will make everything convenient for you.
Sunlight and Fresh Air
If you live in southern American, where almost every day is a
sunny day, it should be the best option. I think it always good to use fewer
chemical on baby's clothes.
Sunlight and fresh air are the excellent nature deodorizers. It dissipates the chemical odor and kills the bacteria. Remember that the urine smell comes from bacteria and chemical component. If you kill the bacteria and change the composition of this chemical odor at the source, the stinky smell should go away.
The Pros The Cons
- It is safer for baby sensitive skin and more friendly to
the environment because the cleaning method does not use any chemical detergent
and pretty much zero carbon hydro. | - You will need the sun, so this method does not work well on
the rainy and misty day. |
- It is free and easy to do. All you need is hang the baby
clothes in the midday sun around 90 minutes and let the sun get the job done
for you. | - Sunlight fades some colored fabric, so use caution with
fragile fabrics. However, it should not be the big problem. I must constantly
change infant clothing to keep up with their growing pace before its fabric
color ruined by the sunlight. |
- Should place the
baby clothes in the protected area, a bird can poop on your stuff. |
Baking Soda
Baking
soda is an effective cleaning agent, odor neutralizer as well as a fabric
softener. If you are looking for a cheap and natural way to get the pee smell
out of baby clothes, one of the simplest ways is to mix baking soda with water
and use on the stain to remove the smell.
The baking soda absorbs the bad smell and just wait for 30
minutes then you can vacuum it up.
Otherwise, if you are not able to wash the smelly baby clothes right away, try directly rub dry baking soda on the stained surface to remove the odor. The great things about baking soda are it totally harmless for baby. You can find some baking soda in many baking recipes.
The pros: The cons
-It is cheap and nontoxic. The stuff can eat and not harmful
to the baby skin. | - The only thing I do not like about baking soda is its sodium effect.
According to Livestrong, a larger amount of sodium could lead to high blood
pressure, heart disease. Besides, a high dose of baking soda can cause an
allergic reaction in some people. |
-It has multi-uses.
Baking soda could also use as a cleaning agent as well as whitening fabric. | |
-It is easy to get. You can find baking soda in any
convenient store or grocery store. |
Plain White Vinegar
Plain white vinegar is a simple ingredient you can find in
any household kitchen. It is surprising that vinegar also can be used in
removing the urine smell from the baby clothes. In my experience, by using
vinegar in the final rinse cycle, it completely strips all detergent and bad
smell from baby clothing.
To have a better understanding how vinegar neutralizes the urine you can try pouring some into the toilet with urine and see how the smell changes. Similar to baking soda, vinegar is economic and nontoxic.
Another Option
Borax
Borax
which also called sodium borate is the natural mineral that has so many applicants in the cleaning industry. You can
find borax component from toothpaste to laundry
detergents. Because of its sodium component, borax is strong and boost the
cleaning power of all of the nature cleaners.
If other cleaning agents do not work well, Borax could be the
natural alternative material to remove the pee smell from clothes. I tried
borax sometime and it is as good as baking soda.
However, I personly do not recommend to use borax on baby
clothes. It has strong chemical
component and may not safe for baby sensitive skin.
