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# Why clothes and pillowcases smell like body odor — even after washing

Freshly washed shirts and pillowcases still smell? Nonenal clings to fabric. Clear it from skin with persimmon tannin soap, wash bedding and collars regularly, and dry fully before dressing.

- [What is nonenal?](https://kiyoclinical.com/pages/what-is-nonenal)
- [Shop the soap](https://kiyoclinical.com/products/persimmon-odor-defense-bar)