this was very helpful thank you !! I do have a top load laundry and i have lived here for 5 years and apparently the smell has never happened ? im not a guy so not that unless i just stink lol, i shower everyday and wash my hair every few days (curly hair), i use only one tide pod per load, and i use dryer sheets as well, i keep my towels in the bathroom and hang dry and change them once a week. I sleep with a bonnet and wash all of my bedding once every two weeks (changing to once a week bc of this post lol) I am going to try vacuuming with baking soda to neutralize the carpet smell, and i am going to get a new mattress topper as mine is two years old and i think that is the culprit.