Like âA Tisket, A Tasketâ or âHey Diddle Diddleâ or even âI Am the Walrus,â the rhyme we call âRing Around the Rosieâ has no particular meaning, regardless of our latter day efforts to create one for it.
Mold and Mildew Treatment. Instead of adding bleach to the wash cycle -- which will also get rid of mold and mildew -- run a gentle wash cycle with 1/2 cup of baking soda added to the detergent in warm water. Add several towels or linens to the load. Add a 1/2 cup of vinegar to the rinse cycle. After rinsing, hang the shower curtain to drip dry from the shower curtain rod or outside in the sun, which also kills mold and mildew. The vinegar helps remove stains and helps to prevent mold and mildew. Keeping it Clean. Mold, mildew and bacteria build up on the folds of the shower curtain liner over time.
Cleaning Mildew From the Washing Machine. 1  1. Check your washing machine for defects. If your washing machine is not draining all the way after the cycle finishes, then this may be causing the mildew smell. 2  2. Wash the gasket. If your towels smell like mildew, sometimes the washing machine could be a part of the problem. Since the gasket is the rubber seal inside the washer that prevents water from leaking out when a load is washing, cleaning the gasket is very important to eliminating mildew smells coming from the washer.