Laundry Doesn T Smell Clean. You cant get dirty clothes clean in a dirty washing machine. Use the cheapest detergent you can find. Also try using a crappier washer. Make sure you dry them within a few hours.
Give your washing machine a spring clean. Add about 2 cups baking soda to an empty washing machine run your machines self-clean cycle or if it doesnt have one just a long hot water cycle. Dry your laundry completely. Just because a product has the word green on the label doesnt mean it is free of chemicals. First off you want to make sure that your washing machine itself is clean and not stinky. You cant get dirty clothes clean in a dirty washing machine.
Clothes smell a lot more when the washer does a bad job of washing out the detergent.
They smell the most. They have a lot of smell as well. Rewash your load as usual with detergent adding 1 cup of baking soda. These often arise from residual water hair detergent residues or similar. If washing is left to dry naturally and theres not enough heat it can take longer to dry and end up smelling damp and musty. Add 1 cup of vinegar to water.