Eco washing products leave my clothes smelling bad?

I have switched to using eco friendly products for washing my clothes such as Ecover. These products get the clothes clean enough but because they are not loaded with chemical fragrance the clothes don't smell so good once dry. They smell a bit like dampness no matter how often I was them. I have tried the ecover fabric softener and the adding essential oils but even though the clothes smell ok when damp once dry they begin to smell again, I notice this smell more on synthetic fabrics also. Please give me any advice on what to do as I don't want to go back to using chemical brands but my boyfriend is complaining about the smell. What can I do?Eco washing products leave my clothes smelling bad?
Vinegar! Regular white vinegar. You can get it in gallon sizes and it's pretty cheap, so bonus!





I had the same problem.. I use a drying rack instead of the dryer, and when I switched to eco-friendly detergent, my clothes smelled mildewy.. I tried different things, but then I tried vinegar, and it's excellent. It also helps my clothes feel softer.





I mix the vinegar with essential oils, but I think it would work just fine without them. Mostly I do it because I like the smell of them drying - the aroma doesn't stick around much longer than that anyway. And the vinegar smell itself usually just hangs around for a few minutes.





I never measure it, but I'm guessing I use around a 1/4 cup per wash. I pour it into my bleach spout because it's the closest thing I have to getting it in with the rinse cycle.Eco washing products leave my clothes smelling bad?
Just use a bounce sheet in the dryer.





If you really don't want any chemicals, use ionic washing as in a soapless washing machine. Basically metal ions in the water denaturalizes organic matter. They used to sell silver ionic stones, bars, or balls that you could put into your washing machine instead of soap but you don't see those in the Skymall anymore.
I have been using Melaleuca's products for washing my clothes. It works well, it smells good, and it is SUPER concentrated. If you are interested in a catalog and ordering their laundry soap (it take 1/2 ounce per load) contact me at arizona74mom@live.com. I love all of their products and they have a 100% satisfaction guarantee policy. But, you have to go through an Executive with the company to become a customer, so that would be me. You can simply be a customer, you can me a ';preferred customer'; or you can make it a job. I am not high pressure and if you are interested, just write me at my email address.
Seventh generation makes several great fragranced, environmentally friendly detergents. They have a lavender and a water blossom, both smell pretty good.


Method is a target brand, but they are also environmentally friendly and make several detergents that smell great.
spray it with Febreze
Try adding in a bit of Dr. Bronner's...peppermint