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Why does it take so long to dry your clothing that mildew can grow? Take it out of the machine as soon as its done, don't dry it in a sauna?
I would guess that citric acid will cause damage, but realistically there shouldn't be any detergent or chemicals left over after a washing cycle anyway. The final rinse should clear it completely.
I don't know where OP lives, but trying to dry clothes in parts of Japan in summer is not fun. I actually dry them inside in front of a dehumidifier some months.
I always immediately hang dry as soon as I am done washing.
And when I rinse I use a TOON of water. I rinse each article of clothing individually inside and out 3 differemt times just to be extra extra sure.
I also rinse with hot water twice , then cold water once. Doesnt help as much as I thought it would.
It also doesnt help that the hot water for the apartment Im in has varrying heat . Like some days the hot water is HELLFIRRRE hot but then other days the hot water is just as 'warm' as even the cold water ...
If you are washing by hand, you probably aren't getting nearly as much water out as a washing machine would. You should squeeze them or buy a mangle if you're really committed to not using a machine.
Actually I just looked up what a mangle is and ...wow.... why were we never taught about something so importamt to people doing laundry for centuries?
Im sorry whats a mangle please?? Ive never heard about this before. .
And yes I do hand wring each of the clothing individually thrice after rinsing them. I dont know if this is thorough enough or ...is it not?
As others have alluded to, you probably need to get the drying time down, and mechanically removing the water is your best bet (mangle or separate spin dry). Your additional rinse might make it worse if the dry time increases.
One way to get the water out, if spin cycle or mangle isn't an option is to layer your clothes in dry towels, roll them up and wring out the towel. You still need a way to dry the towel, but it will get a lot of water out of the clothes.
Also the citric acid is only for the mildew cause Im guessing they hate conditions that are too acidic right?
I always rinse thoroughly thrice when rinsing the clothing so I doubt that there's any leftover detergent inside rhem when Im done with them.