Housewives come up with all sorts of life hacks when caring for complex household appliances. And not only former Soviet housewives, but also French ones are distinguished by such ingenuity.
There is one clever trick with food products that will help you take control of the formation of mold and unpleasant odors in the washing machine.
They say that this life hack owes its origin to French housewives.
As you know, if you accidentally leave the door of the washing machine closed for a long time, an unpleasant smell cannot be avoided.
The reason is that some amount of water and detergents remain in the machine's container, and in a closed space, especially at room temperature, bacteria will immediately begin to multiply in it, then odor and mold will appear.
They say that rice helps with one of these problems, odor.
French housewives leave a bag of rice grains in the washing machine drum just in case.
It absorbs any odors that may form in the washing machine.
Because rice absorbs moisture, you can reduce the risk of mold formation, at least on the rubber seal of the loading opening.
A bag for cereals can be made from gauze or other natural material.
