One of those much needed items we use everyday but never really think about unless its missing when we get out of the shower is bath towels. Bath towels are that fresh pop of color in our bathrooms that also do double duty by drying us off after bathing. We use them to dry our hair and to mop up water or spills. Many times we even use them when bathing our pet children. When we first purchase them they are so soft and absorbent.
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However, after a while you will begin to notice they are not quite as soft and certainly not as absorbent. They can actually begin to be pretty rough feeling. Before you decide to use them as rags for cleaning, we can offer you some really great tips on how to make them almost as good as new. The following are some great ideas for laundering your towels, hand towels, and washcloths to make them usable again.
First off believe it or not the amount of laundry detergent can be the biggest problem in washing towels. You are more than likely using too much! Yes, you read that right, too much detergent and probably way to much fabric softener. Most of us have this idea that if we want things really clean we need a lot of detergent.
The truth of the matter is that in this case “more is simply not better”. Over a period of time towels and other things like our washcloths and hand towels will accumulate soap residue that gets into the fabric fibers of our towels. When this happens they cannot absorb water as well as they did at first. Another problem is that they won’t dry as fast as they once did either. When towels don’t dry completely they can get a really bad smell. What you will need to do when this happens is to strip them. This is a simple process and you can do it easily and in a couple of washes.
Place your towels and other bath linens into the washer. Use the hottest water setting you can. Do NOT add any laundry detergent or liquid fabric softeners. Add one cup of vinegar to this first run through. Once this cycle is finished set the cycle again using hot water but this time add half a cup of baking soda. Run the laundry through another cycle. This process will strip all of the accumulated detergent and fabric softeners from the material and they will be good as new again.
You will also want to wash and dry new towels to remove the silicone and other things used to finish fabric before you use them. This will ensure that the maximum absorbency is reached before use. Be certain to wash your towels using warm water and color safe bleaches regularly. Always try to remember to give them a good shake before placing the wet towel into the dryer. This will help to fluff up the terry loops and will make sure you get full absorbency.
We hope this will help you get as much use out of your bath towels. They are an investment and you want to be able to use them a long time.
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