The smell in the closet with clothes - how to get rid of?

The unpleasant smell coming from the wardrobe greatly spoils the mood of both the owner of the furniture and clothes that he wears and those around him who feel this smell of these things. This article will tell you if there is a smell in a closet with clothes, how to get rid of it, while keeping garments safe.

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Causes of mold odor

Before eliminating an unpleasant odor, it is necessary to find out why the clothes began to smell unusual to her. There can be several such reasons:

• The appearance of a dust mite. Such a convenient place as a wooden chest of drawers is an ideal place for the life of microscopic insects.

• High humidity where clothes are stored or in the room itself.
• The presence in the dresser or closet of items not completely washed from aromatic agents, for example, from deodorants and / or toilet water.
• Warehousing on shelves of stale clothes that smelled of sweat. We strongly do not recommend folding clothes that you are still going to wear in a box with clean fabrics, because they tend to absorb odors. We recommend that you create a separate place in order to fold the clothes in which you still plan to walk the next day.
• Also, the unpleasant odor of mold in the cabinet can arise from storage on the same shelf or hanger of fabrics of different nature.
• Poor quality of the material of which the furniture is made, or its old age.

Important! Many furniture (especially wooden) in itself has an unpleasant smell, which only intensifies with increasing air humidity. Therefore, we recommend that before buying a wardrobe, be sure to smell it.

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What needs to be done to eliminate the smell of things?

There are several ways to eliminate the stench from the cabinet.

Important! Do not try to get rid of the stench with deodorants, perfumes, car perfumes and similar items with pungent odors. All this will only aggravate the situation.

Consider the main ways to eliminate unpleasant amber from things:

1. General airing. In order to get rid of a bad smell for some time, you need to remove all the things from the wardrobe, put them on a sofa, a table and leave the room to air. This will be especially effective in winter. If this manipulation is often carried out, then you can forever forget about the appearance of living creatures in clothing, such as moths or the same dust mites.
2. Proper unfolding of clothes. You must follow the recommendations for placing things in relation to each other. Basic Rules:
   • we add new things separately from old ones;
   • bed linen should not be stored with items of clothing;
   • underwear it is necessary to store it everything else.
3. Steaming things. Hot and dry steam completely kills all dust mites by sterilizing both the cabinet and the fabric inside.
4. An antifungal agent will help to remove an unpleasant odor in a closet with clothes. First, we clear all the shelves and drawers, then wipe the dust from the inside (both on horizontal and vertical surfaces). After this, it is necessary to dilute the antifungal agent and wipe all the surfaces of the chiffonier with this solution, then you need to close the tissue container for 20-30 minutes, hanging wet towels that absorb odoriness inside for a greater effect.

Important! An antifungal can be replaced with ordinary food vinegar.

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Proper washing

Knowing how to get rid of the terrible smell of mold in the closet is not enough to completely get rid of it and prevent it from returning. In order to forget about this problem forever, you must also adhere to a number of rules for caring for things:

• They need to be stretched so that they completely kill the smell of all perfumes, deodorants and nicotine and that the thing smelled almost like a store.
• It is imperative to dry all things after the washing procedure in a quality manner and let things lie down, “calm down” after ironing.

Important! In the complete absence of extraneous odors in the tissues, it is permissible to sprinkle them with a deodorant a little, and then put an unobtrusive flavoring in the wardrobe, for example, soap or a bag of herbs. Here are just these aroma procedures that need to be carried out only after processing things and furniture, and not before that. Otherwise, the situation will be aggravated even more.

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Prevention Rules

In order not to think in the future how to get rid of the smell of musty in the closet, it is necessary to carry out preventive work at least once a month that will prevent the appearance of a bad smell. We recommend that you follow these guidelines:

• Do not leave the doors open during cooking. Also, after completing the cooking procedure, it is advisable to ventilate the kitchen, otherwise - everything will be gradually saturated with the aromas of food.
• Ventilate outer clothing from the chiffonier at least once every three months.
• Do not place the cabinet close to the wall, because the furniture should also “breathe”. Failure to do so will result in mold.
• Frequent cleaning in the closet is required. Simply wipe off the dust once a month.
• Store outerwear in cases.
• Do not put things not of the first freshness in a wardrobe with clean clothes.
• In no case should you store shoes with clothing that the owner actively uses in a given season.
• Do not smoke indoors. The smell of nicotine is very difficult to weather.

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Filling the cabinet with a pleasant aroma

So that the linen in the closet smells good and that all things have a light, unobtrusive aroma that matches the taste of the owner, you can listen to a few tips:

• In small linen bags that you can make yourself, spread the soap with your favorite scent. This helps to get rid of not only plowing with a hint of mold, but also from such harmful insects, coke moth.
• A good way to flavor chest drawers is to peel different citrus fruits in the same linen bags.
• Coffee beans can interrupt even the most intrusive bouquet. To remove unpleasant amber from the cabinet, simply pour coffee beans into a loosely closed jar or bag and leave this product on the shelves.
• A jar of used perfumes can be put on a shelf with woolen products, they are famous for their special absorption of odors. The aroma on the wool will be unobtrusive and pleasant in the end.
• Other flavors can be bought at the store. There are a huge number of them - from scented paper to the same candles.

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In this article, we gave the reader many tips on a topic that will always be relevant. You are convinced that it is not so difficult to observe hygienic measures for storing linen, and when they are observed, the problem with unpleasant odors should now not bother you.