How to care for fluffy towels
To keep your freshly laundered towels smelling fresh for a few days, remember the following
Dispose of damp towels properly.
- Lay wet towels out to dry on a towel bar immediately after use and avoid overlapping them with other towels or clothing. This will increase airflow through the towel and speed up drying.
- Storing damp towels in a drawer or linen storage area increases the risk of mold and mildew growth.
Eliminate the musty smell of towels.
- Without using detergent or bleach, wash with 1 cup of distilled white vinegar in the washing machine drum. After washing, air dry naturally or machine dry.
- If towels still have a musty odor, add one-half cup of baking soda and wash without detergent or bleach before machine drying.
- Dilute two to one-half tablespoons of oxygen bleach (such as OxyClean) in a gallon-sized tub with one gallon of water (warm water for white and light-colored towels, warm water for dark-colored towels). Place the moldy towels in the solution and soak for 30 minutes or overnight. Wash soaked towels with detergent and dry naturally or machine dry.
When washing towels of different colors.
- Always wash white/light and dark towels separately, even in cold water, to save energy. Color migration can occur even in cold water.
- White/light and dark towels should be dried separately as the color may fade in the early stages of drying. This usually happens with new towels whose color has not yet set; older white/light and dark towels have less risk of color migration and can be dried together.
- If you are washing light or dark towels for the first time, add 1/2 to 1 cup of distilled white vinegar to the washing machine drum before starting the wash to fix the color of the towels and prevent future fading. Do not use bleach and vinegar in the same cycle.
To maintain the comfort and absorbency of the towels.
- Always wash new towels before use to remove silicone finishes and reduce absorbency.
- Use fabric softeners no more than once every three or four times.
- Ironing flattens the fibers of towels, making them less fluffy. The heat from the iron can also damage the fibers.
- Wash towels every 3-4 days to keep them fluffy and clean.
Eliminate the musty smell of towels.
- Without using detergent or bleach, wash with 1 cup of distilled white vinegar in the washing machine drum. After washing, air dry naturally or machine dry.
- If towels still have a musty odor, add one-half cup of baking soda and wash without detergent or bleach before machine drying.
- Dilute two to one-half tablespoons of oxygen bleach (such as OxyClean) in a gallon-sized tub with one gallon of water (warm water for white and light-colored towels, warm water for dark-colored towels). Place the moldy towels in the solution and soak for 30 minutes or overnight. Wash soaked towels with detergent and dry naturally or machine dry.
When washing towels of different colors.
- Always wash white/light and dark towels separately, even in cold water, to save energy. Color migration can occur even in cold water.
- White/light and dark towels should be dried separately as the color may fade in the early stages of drying. This usually happens with new towels whose color has not yet set; older white/light and dark towels have less risk of color migration and can be dried together.
- If you are washing light or dark towels for the first time, add 1/2 to 1 cup of distilled white vinegar to the washing machine drum before starting the wash to fix the color of the towels and prevent future fading. Do not use bleach and vinegar in the same cycle.
To maintain the comfort and absorbency of the towels.
- Always wash new towels before use to remove silicone finishes and reduce absorbency.
- Use fabric softeners no more than once every three or four times.
- Ironing flattens the fibers of towels, making them less fluffy. The heat from the iron can also damage the fibers.
- Wash towels every 3-4 days to keep them fluffy and clean.
