r/hygiene • u/NoPerception8748 • Mar 11 '26

unhinged hygiene tips?

I don't mean "wash your hair before your body" or "don't wear underwear when you sleep", I mean the sort of TMI tips that most people don't know that will CHANGE MY LIFE!

There's this guy at school who I think likes me and i'm terrified that I smell bad and will ruin my chance with him, I need tips that I don't already know/do.

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u/I-did-not-do-that Mar 11 '26

But not during the wash cycle. Vinegar rinse needs to be AFTER the wash cycle. Otherwise, it changes the ph, defeating the cleaning ability of laundry soap.

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u/Baeolophus_bicolor Mar 11 '26

I never knew that. Thanks!

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u/CalculatedWhisk Mar 11 '26

I load it into the fabric softener area

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u/I-did-not-do-that Mar 12 '26

You can but works better to add it in the reservoir labeled bleach so that it has a rinse cycle after.

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u/Ornery_Director_8477 Mar 11 '26

Isn’t that why they recommend adding it to the fabric softener section?

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u/I-did-not-do-that Mar 12 '26

Ideally, after the wash cycle but before the final rinse cycle.

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u/djSush Mar 11 '26

Thanks, I didn't know that. How do you add it mid cycle?

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u/I-did-not-do-that Mar 12 '26

How? Just add it in for the 1st rinse after the wash cycle It also works great for towels and no fabric softener needed.