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" I forgot a load of towels I&amp;#039;d put in the washing machine for two days! Now they stink! Can I get the smell out of them or are they headed for the trash? Before you run for the nearest white sale, try these towel-saving techniques from Steve Boorstein, author of The Clothing Doctor&amp;#039;s 99 Secrets to Cleaning &amp;amp;amp; Clothing Care. First, rewash the towels on the longest setting and at the hottest possible temperature using your regular detergent plus a detergent booster, like OxiClean Versatile Stain Remover (oxiclean.com). At the rinse cycle, you can add one ounce of white distilled vinegar to attack the mold and mildew (without harming the fabric). Then throw the towels into the dryer with a fabric-softener sheet and dry them completely or the smell will come back the next time they get a little damp. If your washing machine still has a funky smell, run an empty cycle on the hot-water setting and add three-quarters of a cup of chlorine bleach to disinfect the washer and kill any leftover bacteria that&amp;#039;s hanging around. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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