Are you keeping your wedding dress because it's meaningful to you? Are you keeping those pants because you're planning to wear them once you lose your desired weight? Is your closet too small and filled with too many clothes? If you answer yes to any of the questions, then expected that some of your clothing items, if not all, have a musty smell. Don't you just want to get rid of that irritating odor? Below are some easy-to-follow tips on how to rid your clothings of their unwanted smell.

Farewell, Musty Smell

• Sun - Your first step is to hang the shoes and clothes for a few hours under the heat of the sun to give them a sun-kissed scent. After hanging your musty shoes and clothes outside, take them in for washing. You can purchase must-removing products and use them on your shoes and clothes. After this, you can let them dry again outside.
If you are following this tip, you have to be sure that the material used in manufacturing the shoes and clothes is not delicate and old. Using harsh detergents while washing a material as delicate as the lace on your wedding dress is not recommended. If the material is delicate, don't spin it in your washing machine. The same is true with antique costumes, military uniforms and undergarments.
• Dry cleaning - Dry cleaning any of the said items should be something you should think twice about. The chemicals used in dry cleaning can ruin the fabric, especially if it's already old. If you aren't confident about what you can do with extra sensitive fabrics, take them to a specialist. Look for someone who can repair and restore the clothes.
• Air fresheners - You can always use commercial air fresheners to mask the smell of your musty clothes, but it's always better to use a solution that offers a long-term effect. The artificial scent of commercial air fresheners is temporary. It's better to neutralize odor or prevent it. Your clothes wouldn't smell that way if you hung them in the sun everyday, even for just a short while. New odors are kept from forming on your clothes.
• Vinegar, Baking Soda, Charcoal - Neutralizing the musty smell is not very difficult. All you need is to put white vinegar in a saucer, and then place it beside the closet. Make sure that the vinegar is close to the clothes with musty smell. If you do not have white vinegar at home, feel free to use baking powder or charcoal, as these have the same effect. Neutralize the smell by leaving the vinegar, baking powder or charcoal in the room for 24 hours or a few days (For other uses of baking soda, read 75 extraordinary uses for baking soda). Make sure that all windows are closed. After keeping the room that way for a night or for a few days, open the doors and windows to let the air out. Along with the air is the musty clothes smell from your shoes and clothing.