Many new clothes will have some odors and they will also have chemical ingredients. So, is there any way to remove these odors? Sometimes we find that there is a odor on new clothes, which is the chemical used for anti-wrinkle treatment on new clothes - formaldehyde. Under high pressure and high temperature environments, formaldehyde molecules are interlinked with cotton fiber molecules to produce anti-wrinkle effects. However, the treatment process is not rigorous enough, or the cleaning is not cleaned after treatment, which often causes the formaldehyde monomer to be released from the fabric, and even the new clothes themselves have formaldehyde.
How to remove the odor of new clothes? How to remove the odor of new clothes
We sometimes find that there is a odor on new clothes, which is the chemical used for anti-wrinkle treatment on new clothes - formaldehyde. Under high pressure and high temperature environments, formaldehyde molecules are interlinked with cotton fiber molecules to produce anti-wrinkle effects. However, the treatment process is not rigorous enough, or the cleaning is not cleaned after treatment, which often causes the formaldehyde monomer to be released from the fabric, and even the new clothes themselves have formaldehyde.
How to identify whether there is formaldehyde in clothes?
When buying, these clothes usually have no odor (if there is a odor in the store, no one will be willing to buy it). However, we still have a way to do a preliminary inspection, as long as we find a fitting room, put it in to change clothes, and then when changing clothes, find a corner of the clothes and rub it hard. If it is an unqualified, has a high formaldehyde content and has a odor after washing, it will smell very unpleasant after being rubbed, which is a bit similar to the smell of match heads (post-80s should know this smell).
When encountering such clothes, no matter the price, please decisively abandon them!
Methods to remove odor in clothes
1. We can use salt to treat it. Because salt can disinfect, sterilize and prevent the cotton cloth from fading, it must be soaked in salt water before wearing new clothes.
2. After we take a shower, we hang the smelly clothes in the bathroom and close the door. If you take it out early the next morning, the clothes will be completely smellless.
3. Use activated carbon to absorb odor.
4. Taking out the clothes to dry will remove the smell of the cabinet. Never spray perfume, because perfume will reflect the odor and will become more odorous. Or take the clothes to a windy place before you want to wear them and blow them to reduce the odor.
5. The washed clothes are not dried and often have a bad smell of mold. You can add two spoons of white vinegar and half a bag of milk to the clean water in the washing basin, soak the clothes in this specially prepared washing water for 10 minutes, let the vinegar and milk absorb the moldy smell on the clothes, then rinse, wash, rub, and rub, and finally wash them with clean water, and the moldy smell will disappear.
6. If you are in a hurry to go out and don’t have time to use this method to remove the moldy smell, you can also try to use a hairdryer to remove the moldy smell: hang up the clothes, set the hairdryer in the cold air barrier, and blow it on the clothes for 10 to 15 minutes, so that the strong wind can take away the moldy smell of the clothes, and then you can wear it with confidence and go out.