Question from Bill

Debra,

My wife has severe MCS and has been wearing organic cotton clothes for some time now. However the clothes seem to develop a strong odor if they are not washed or used frequently. Sometimes the ones we do wash frequently also develop this odor with age.

We have tried soaking them in distilled white vinegar, rinsing and washing in baking soda several times. We have even tried soaking them in powdered milk, boiling them in milk, or baking soda or just plain water but nothing seems to help.

It is a little frustrating to finally get them to the point that she can wear them only to have them develop this odor a short time later and not be able to wear them. Clothes she can tolerate are in short supply (as anyone with MCS knows I am sure).

Any ideas as to what is causing this and how to resolve it?

Debra’s Answer

I’ve never heard of this.

Readers, any ideas?

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