<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Cleaning hacks Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:43:59 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Socks will go from dingy to white in 1 cycle if you add a common kitchen item to the wash]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/51/285x214/2191337_1.jpg"/><br><br>Stop using fabric softener; clean your socks, and they will look brighter and 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src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/285x214/2190933_1.jpg"/><br><br>A common mistake that many people think would help their laundry smell fresher is actually making it worse.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:50:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Aditi Rane]]></author><category>Life</category><media:keywords>Laundry, Cleaning hacks, fabric softener, musty smell, laundry tips, cleaning experts</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/590x/2190933_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A common laundry mistake can make your washing smell worse]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/237x141/2190933_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description 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src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/51/285x214/2190607_1.jpg"/><br><br>Sometimes items can smell worse when they come out of the machine.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:26:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Mia O'Hare]]></author><category>Property</category><media:keywords>Laundry, Cleaning hacks, Lynsey Crombie, washing clothes, damp clothes, fabric softener, smelly clothes, </media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/51/590x/2190607_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clothes can still smell bad despite being washed]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/51/237x141/2190607_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clothes can still smell 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