this post was submitted on 08 Dec 2023
919 points (98.3% liked)

Memes

44932 readers
2315 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 65 points 8 months ago (1 children)

White vinegar, run them again. All good.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

would add baking soda but yeah, it gets the funk out.

[–] eclectic_electron 11 points 8 months ago (3 children)

The baking soda will just neutralize the vinegar though? And you'll get salt water? Vinegar is good at getting smells out though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

not sure on the precise chemistry involved in the reaction, but it works like a charm for getting stains and smells out of laundry, and takes smells out of counters etc. w/o using harsh chemicals. you should give it a try.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

baking soda+ vinegar makes carbon dioxide, water and sodium acetate

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I personally use the vinegar instead, but one or another will do the trick.

But like you said, both at once make salt water, which is less effective at killing germs and removing funk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

it reacts. I can't explain the precise chemistry behind the reaction, but it breaks organic deposits / stains / crud and actually gets funky smells out of the wash. works better than any off the shelf product I've tried.