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Detergent for water damaged clothing

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The north east has been ravaged by hurricane Sandy and millions are struggling for answers. How can you get back to living a normal life again? Where can you start? Clothing is one of the first things that can be bagged up and cleaned.

Water damaged clothes usually have a mildew odor. Floods create perfect conditions for the multiplication of bacteria. Any textile that spends days in a damp, dark, contaminated, stagnant area will develope odors that are difficult to remove. Staining and discoloration caused by bacteria, mold and mildew add to the task.

Many will be sending out clothing to be professionally cleaned by a restoration companies. There are professional companies like http://www.crdn.com that can help in times of emergencies. Companies like CRDN are typically used by insurance and restoration companies but homeowners can use them also. Dry cleaners are typically equipped to deal with minor contamination of formal wear.

Almost everyone knows that a 1:10 ratio to water or 10% bleach in water solution is commonly used to temporarily clean and disinfect hard surface. Bleach can also used to brighten up some of your white cotton clothing. We would not recommend using it on colored clothing or high performance textiles. In fact you can cause further damage to your favorite clothes if not cleaned properly.

If the water intrusion created smelly clothing and you do not feel you need a professional, use products like OdorBalance® LaundryPro.  LaundryPro is a premium long lasting odor-combating detergent used to restore clothing back to pre loss condition. LaundryPro removes the smells, stains and discoloration typically associated with bacteria, mold and mildew.

If you have been affected by Sandy and are in need of a premium odor eliminating detergent, like us on https://www.facebook.com/OdorBalance and send us a picture of what you need to clean. We would like to help. We will send you some LaundryPro™ to assist in restoring your damaged clothing .**

**limited supplies available. Offer ends 11-16-2012

 

Removing Odor from Sport Clothing and Equipment

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Funky smelling clothes and towels are mom’s worst enemy. How do you really get the stink out? You do your research, buy all of the fresh smelling detergents and fabric softeners then let your washing machine do miracles for you. Well…If you are really expecting miracles, save that for the next genie bottle you pick up on the beach, because minutes after you start wearing your washed high-performance sport clothes or equipment, the stinky smell may be back.

Don’t let the foul smell of your teenagers’ active lifestyle smell up your home, car, garage, closet, or laundry room anymore. There is a new scientifically designed odor control product line for clothing, sports gear, and footwear called OdorBalance. This stuff really works!

So how do you get the funk out? Save time, preserve you appetite, keep your kids happy by using LaundryPro premium sport wash detergent. Restore even the nastiest smelling gear with the Offense/Defense cleaning system. Once used, products will be protected from odor for months.

For active people on the move, live life, play hard, and be odor free. Restore, Protect and Maintain your stuff from smelly fumes caused by bacteria, sweat, and soil. You will be happier for it!

Removing Odors in Clothes, Laundry & Footwear

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Walk into any room and you might smell a lot of things good and bad. Musty smells that are caused by damp laundry sitting in piles, soiled carpet, wet basements, laundry baskets full of smelly socks, baby clothes, bath towels and wash cloths, underwear, used dish towels, moist laundry sitting in the wash machine are all unwanted, bad odors. Bad odors can spread to other clothes, furnishings or even the washing machine itself. Fragrances from detergents, softener additives, plug-ins and dryer sheets are pleasant smelling odors that attempt to combat the bad smells by molecularly modifying, encapsulating or masking bad odors.

A very smart person once told me that if you try to change the molecular structure of anything, you end up creating something else. Many products that are on the market today claim that they eliminate odor by changing, modifying or encapsulating the odor molecule. What does this really mean? Is the nice replacement odor really good for you? Do the research yourself. The internet has an abundance of information. It’s worth taking the time to understand what fragrances and masking agents really are.

We all learned in high school that odors are tiny molecules of chemicals. These molecules eventually land on nerve cells in the nose and make their way to olfactory nerve, which sends signals to the brain helping you to recognize different smells. If you do something to chemically alter a smell, it changes what your nose recognizes. If your nose doesn’t recognize it, then you may never know what you are really breathing.

The problem is that what you really need to do is address what’s causing the odor, remove it, and then prevent it from coming back. Clean means, “free of unwanted matter.” If you can clean correctly, you can remove odor. So the next time you think about why your laundry room, bedroom, and their contents smell bad, think about where the sources of the odor (bacteria, soil, and moisture) are and clean them using premium products.

Finally products can now be pretreated with odor protectors that bond to hard and soft surfaces creating an odor barrier. This does not mean that things will never get smelly again, but it may save you from having to replace foul smelling clothing, gear, and footwear prematurely. Most apparel, equipment and footwear these days are really expensive. Many footwear stores sell odor protection that you can apply to a brand new pair of shoes. That purchase is worth every stinking penny!

Clean & Protect your clothing prior to use with premium sports detergents and odor protectors.
Restore, Protect & Maintain
www.odorbalance.com

Clean the odor out of clothes

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Want to know the truth about getting odors out of clothes? For any family on the move one of the most frustrating problems in the household is when odor remains in clothing after you spent time trying to remove it. Sure it is great to have that new water saving wash machine, 300 ounces super saver bottle of detergent, fabric softeners that will make even your dog jealous or dryer sheet that emits a fresh scent throughout your home. The problem is that if you fall prey to the marketed perceived benefits of a product you may miss finely printed, published or unpublished issues that can reduce your ability to get the stink out.

Well it is pretty common knowledge that odor is caused by unwanted pollutants like foul smelling fragrances, soil, oily sweat (moisture) and bacteria. There is an easy way to remove odor from your smelly clothes, stinky sports equipment or funky odiferous shoes at home but you have to know a few do’s and don’ts.

Don’ts:

• Don’t over use detergent. Just because your clothes are really dirty does not mean you should double up on the detergent. If detergent is not fully rinsed out, it can cause re-soiling.
• Don’t use fabric softener on high performance sports clothing or compression fabric that claim to be breathable or moisture wicking. Fabric softeners acts like a wax and will clog up the pores in these types of textiles.
• Don’t think that all detergents are the same. If the deal seams too good you may be buying an inferior product. Especially when you are dealing with odors in laundry.
• Don’t wash clothing that smells using cold water. Less water sometimes can mean that you do not fully saturate or rinse clothing. Pay attention to the washing machine settings. Always use hot water no matter what any label says. It just cleans better.
• Don’t leave wet things in hamper for more that 24 hrs. Bacteria grows in this environment and can contaminate other pieces of clothing.
• Don’t try to be a chemist and test home remedies. You may mix something like vinegar and bleach (which creates a toxic gas) and really hurt yourself or someone in your family.

Do’s:

• Keep things dry. You know if you leave a towel outside in bad weather for a few days and the smell it, it stinks! When you use clothing it needs to be dried out as soon as possible. Odor get worse when moisture (sweat, bath water and humidity) is trapped or always present. Plug in a fan and speed dry. Get equipment near HVAC vents or working screened off protected fireplaces.
• Wash your clothing regularly with a premium detergent.
• Use products that are specifically designed to remove odor.
• Use products that are designed to protect from odor after use.

Clean & Protect your clothing prior to use with premium sports detergents and odor protectors.
Restore, Protect & Maintain
www.odorbalance.com

The Smelly Kid

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When I was at my college freshman orientation, each RA got up and shared something that they thought would be useful. The topics ranged from “make sure to balance your academic career with your social life” to “don’t eat the leftover ‘chicken casserole’ on Tuesdays.” Both good pieces of advice. Then one RA got up and shared maybe the most important tip of all: “Don’t be the smelly kid.”

When you get to college, there’s suddenly hundreds of things that are competing for your time and attention. University life lends itself to long nights and little sleep. It’s hard to pass that test, score that goal, eat right, hang out with friends, and sleep, let alone good hygiene.

Unfortunately for everyone around them, many guys tend to choose to use what little time they have left to sleep instead of other, more nose-pleasing activities – namely showering and doing laundry. But the last thing you want to be known for in college is that kid that always smells horrible.

You probably know who I’m talking about. It’s the person who has two seats on either side of them empty when the rest of the auditorium is standing room only. No one wants to be the smelly kid, so that RA sent from heaven told us all about the smell test.

The smell test is a pretty simple concept. Before you put something on, smell it first. If it smells clean, you’re ok. If it doesn’t, consider another choice of apparel.

But what happens when everything you own doesn’t pass the smell test? Some might suggest rummaging through a roommate’s extra clothing (assuming they’re more on top of their hamper situation than you are). Others offer that you can just put on extra deodorant or a coat and you’ll probably be fine. But most likely say that you can just spritz it down with an odor-masking spray to freshen it up without washing it.

I am ashamed to admit that for a while, I lived by this creed. It seemed so much easier and it meant that I wasn’t falling asleep in class… much. But you can only spray so much on there before everyone recognizes the smell, and I definitely didn’t want my cologne to become “fresh mountain air scent.” I had become the smelly kid in hiding.

I wish there had been a product like OdorBalance out there when I was in college. Because OdorBalance eliminates odors and their sources… and then lasts, clothes would have passed the smell test for much longer.

So my advice to add to the list of collegiate guidance?

Wash your clothes regularly and use OdorBalance when you do. This will guarantee that your clothes won’t ever contribute to you becoming the smelly kid.