Making Towels Soft
Pico from St Paul, Alberta
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RE: Making Towels Soft
I haven't had this problem since I started doing the following:
1) Wash in warm water with your usual detergent making sure you are using the highest water level for your machine. Remember not to over-stuff. I wash two oversized towels and just a couple hand towels in one wash. You want the water to be able to flow through all your clothes!
2) My washer has an option for an extra rinse cycle. In the first rinse cycle I use white vinegar. The vinegar helps eliminate odor, sanitize and helps eliminate excess soap. In the second rinse cycle I use a small amount of liquid fabric softener with water. 1/4 cap rest water.
3) I also use only one-third of my fabric softener sheet just to be rid of static.
Post by dvg
RE: Making Towels Soft
Go to Walmart and buy a sleeve of tennis balls (3 to a pack) Put them in your dryer and tumble them with your towels (I use them in ALL my loads). Also make sure you SHAKE OUT your wet laundry before you put it in the dryer (make it "crack!" in the air). You will find you need less fabric softener with the tennis balls and your clothes will be soft.
I got the tennis ball idea from the manufacturer's tag on my down jacket.
Post by Polly G
RE: Making Towels Soft
I had this same problem, and one day my hubby did the laundry and the towels were soft and fluffy not like they are when I wash them.
The difference is : I washed them in cold/ warm water and just put them on the minimum amount of time to wash.
HE washes them in the hottest water possible and puts them on the longest wash and rinse cycle there is on the machine.
That's it, and we have city water which is hard water =) try just changing your settings that should help.
Post By Susan (Guest Post)
RE: Making Towels Soft
The way I understand it, many towels are made rough by the use of fabric softener. I use vinegar in my softener dispenser like one of the other posters said. Try stopping using fabric softener on towels at all
Post by thriftmeg
RE: Making Towels Soft
Leave them outside overnight when there is a frost, and they are lovely and soft!
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