I know that it is a dilemma when we wash our clothes especially during rainy season when we can't hang our clothes outside for sun drying or when we have a small laundry area and space for air drying that our clothes tend to smell really horrible, "amoy kulob at lumlom, hindi natuyo sa araw", as if they are not dried properly.

I've tried a lot of ways to avoid this. After months of figuring out what's the best solution, I am so glad that I've found two ways to avoid this problem.

First, I found out that the previous laundry detergent that I used didn't fit our body chemistry. By the way, choosing the right detergent is like choosing the right perfume. Moreover, I started trying different brands of laundry detergents. When I washed our clothes, my sons' and mine would smell good while my husband's clothes would smell awful after drying. Then I tried another brand, ours became stinky while my husband's smelled good instead. I even used different fabric conditioner brands but it made the problem even worse. After episodes of trial and error, I found a brand that suited all our body chemistry and that was TIDE with FRESHNESS OF DOWNY. All our clothes smelled good and our white clothes became whiter. Hard to remove stains could be easily removed. The fabric conditioner (Downy) component made our clothes softer and I did not have piles of clothes to iron. 

I buy this pack to avoid the hassle of measuring. It is also economical for budget-conscious like me.

Second, I discovered a cheaper and effective way to make our clothes free from bacteria that could cause them to smell bad. I used one capful of ZONROX COLOR SAFE BLEACH in rising our clothes. It was intended for colored clothes but this also helped in maintaining the whiteness of white clothes. This would also reinforce the cleaning action of TIDE with FRESHNESS OF DOWNY. 

By the way, these are the detailed steps on how I wash our clothes: