We Finally Know Why Some Clothes Smell Worse Than Others

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Have you ever noticed that some clothes smell much worse than others, even when you’re using the same detergent and cleaning them with the same frequency? 

It turns out that this was something of a mystery until recently. 

The University of Alabama conducted research to look into this very phenomenon and found that there is actually a stark difference between fabrics that causes them to be a little more odorous.

Researchers soaked fibres in a solution of simulated sweat and found that cotton and viscose, which are cellulosic, or plant-derived fibres, tended to release smaller amounts of odour-causing compounds.

By Sarah-Louise Kelly.

Full story at Yahoo News.