Tips to Take Better Care of Your Clothes This Season

From dripping popsicles to grassy soccer fields, your clothes will become susceptible to a wide array of stains and odors over the coming months.

Use these tips to keep your wardrobe fresh-smelling and looking new as long as possible:

•Air out: Give wet, sweaty clothes and towels a chance to breathe. When you get home from the beach, gym or baseball diamond, empty your bag of soiled items.

• Understand stains: Science shows there is no single one ingredient that cleans every kind of stain well. For example, spaghetti sauce stains are best treated by peroxides, while grass stains are b...