How To Clean A Hydro Flask That Smells
If washing the flask fails to remove the smell try a baking soda and vinegar mix.
How to clean a hydro flask that smells. Mix 2 3 tbsp fresh yogurt and a pinch of salt in a small bowl then put this yogurt in thermos or flask and shake the flask so it coat eventually the inner glass you can increase yogurt quantity according to flask size. Then scrub it all around the inside area of the hydro flask mouth lid. Because the particles of detergents will stuck on the narrow corner of the flask lid and keep making the smell. Use vinegar to thoroughly clean the hydro flask occasionally. Pour about a half a cup of vinegar into the hydro flask.
Cleaning proactively will keep your bottle from getting really gross over time and ready to use at a moment s notice. Now shake the bottle for 2 5 minutes and keep the bottle with soap water for more time. You can soak it with white vinegar and use a toothbrush to scrub off the mildew and mold. Now carefully and slowly peel the stickers clean off. Take some dishwashing liquid on the toothbrush.
Once you have it off you want to clean it thoroughly. It s not something unique to the hydro flask. Let stand it for 5 minutes then wash it with dish wash. This does a good job of removing minor smells from the bottle. That said you ll want to check and clean out the lid after using it to prevent any build up and getting rid of moisture.
Chances are the sticker won t just peel of clean. But in the picture above this gasket of mine was beyond a good cleaning. Add 2 teaspoons of baking soda and 2 tablespoons of vinegar to the flask. They should come off relatively easily if the mold isn t set in. Soak it in vinegar another technique is to get a small amount of white vinegar and pour it into your hydro flask bottle.
Wrap the hydro flask in a damp cloth for about couple of hours or simply put it in a water basin. Once clean rinse out your hydro flask and leave it to air dry or dry with a towel and then leave it to air for a bit. To do that you should pour some hot water into the bottle and add some dish soap. Then tie the bottle with the cap. Or when the hydro flask is left uncleaned for long or when it is left with beverage residues for some time.