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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Chiana Dickson

Fabric care scientists reveal the surprising reason your laundry never smells fresh longer than a day

A labelless bottle of laundry detergent with its lid off and some flowers stuck in the top nect to awashing machine and a basket of laundry

The fresh smell of laundry when it comes out of the dryer is blissful, but it can be disappointing when the fragrance disappears after a single wear – or even just putting it in your closet. 

It turns out that there is a hidden odor residue that may be lingering behind on your clothing, even after doing laundry, that could be preventing clothes from smelling fresh.

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