Why You Should Add Salt to Your Laundry

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5. Getting Rid of Funky Smells

Have you ever opened your washing machine to find a strange odor? Residual detergent, softener, and grime can create an unpleasant smell in both your laundry and your machine. Fortunately, salt can absorb foul odors, leaving everything smelling fresh and clean.

For particularly smelly loads, consider running an empty hot-water cycle with a bit of salt to give your machine a deep clean. It’s an easy way to eliminate odors and keep your laundry smelling great.

Salt in laundry for softening hard water

Salting Your Laundry: A Step-by-Step Guide

Ready to give this a try? Here’s how to add salt to your laundry routine effectively:

  1. Choose the Right Salt: Go for coarse sea salt or rock salt. Avoid table salt, as it often contains additives that could harm your machine.
  2. Amount to Use: For a regular load, use about ½ cup of salt. If you have very hard water or tough stains, you can increase this to one cup.
  3. Maintenance Wash: Once a month, run an empty cycle with hot water and salt to clean your washing machine and prevent limescale buildup.

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