Hellobee Boards Topic: How do you get rid of stubborn spit-up smell in clothes?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How do you get rid of stubborn spit-up smell in clothes? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:49:35 +0000 SleepyMonkey on "How do you get rid of stubborn spit-up smell in clothes?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-stubborn-spit-up-smell-in-clothes#post-545337 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:03:53 +0000 SleepyMonkey 545337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @sunny: just regular tide...i actually think its the free & clear that makes the smell worse. i could be wrong on this but i think because milk is a protein (like blood), warm/hot water will seal it into the fabric so that is why the smell lingers. so its easier to disguise it with some sort of scented detergent. i figured if LO's skin was sensitive to it, then i'd just live with the milky smell, but if she was fine then we'd stick with the regular tide. she had no reaction to it, and our burp cloths smell like tide now. MamaMoose on "How do you get rid of stubborn spit-up smell in clothes?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-stubborn-spit-up-smell-in-clothes#post-545289 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:31:34 +0000 MamaMoose 545289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I use Dreft and despite having a child who spits ALL the time I don't have any lingering smell issues. sunny on "How do you get rid of stubborn spit-up smell in clothes?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-stubborn-spit-up-smell-in-clothes#post-545285 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:28:23 +0000 sunny 545285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @JessLC: Did you switch to the Tide free and clear, or just the regular Tide? SleepyMonkey on "How do you get rid of stubborn spit-up smell in clothes?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-stubborn-spit-up-smell-in-clothes#post-542988 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:57:12 +0000 SleepyMonkey 542988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had this problem with burp cloths. A lingering milky smell. I was using All Free & Clear. I switched to Tide and that solved it. Fortunately LO's skin is not sensitive. fussygal on "How do you get rid of stubborn spit-up smell in clothes?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-stubborn-spit-up-smell-in-clothes#post-542973 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:30:00 +0000 fussygal 542973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't have an LO so I'm not sure about that smell specifically, but when our towels get musty I use a bit of vinegar in the wash. It's worth a shot! sunny on "How do you get rid of stubborn spit-up smell in clothes?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-stubborn-spit-up-smell-in-clothes#post-542961 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:03:15 +0000 sunny 542961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've washed my LO's bibs multiple times and there is still a stubborn spit-up smell lingering. I use Kirkland Free and Clear and throw in a spoonful of Oxyclean too. I wash on the "warm" cycle. How do you get rid of this smell?! It's driving me crazy.