How to wash towels properly

[JAF]

Originally Posted by Emmie2016

I've heard white vinegar helps them not smell.

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White vinegar is also meant to help break down any remaining soap residue left in the towels

[snowbelle]

Vanish or nappy san in the powder drawer with some Daz, 60c wash and Dettol laundry liquid

Apologies to those who love Zoflora I would only use it on bins ... goes off to sniff some ACE bleach

[Bessie]

40 degree wash, a small amount of fabric conditioner & if I can line dry. Then into the tumble dryer for 20 mins to soften them. I hate tumbling them from wet, just don't smell or feel the same

[ChrisS]

Friend repairs white goods, his advice, don't use Calgon, it's over priced and he doesn't rate it. Once every 6 months put 1kg of soda crystal's in your washer, using the hottest setting let the machine have at it

I found a far cheaper version of Zoflora at Savers, leaves my towels smelling canny

[evergreen]

The longest hottest cycle, cap of stoppable’s, detergent, line dry if possible, tumble in Winter

[EssexSue]

Originally Posted by ChrisS

Friend repairs white goods, his advice, don't use Calgon, it's over priced and he doesn't rate it. Once every 6 months put 1kg of soda crystal's in your washer, using the hottest setting let the machine have at it

I found a far cheaper version of Zoflora at Savers, leaves my towels smelling canny

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I don't know why but I always imagined you would have soft water up there Chris. We have terribly hard water here, I can't imagine not using Calgon or similar. My machine is 12 years old and still going strong (unfortunately because I would like a new one).

[megaflyer]

Originally Posted by EssexSue

I don't know why but I always imagined you would have soft water up there Chris. We have terribly hard water here, I can't imagine not using Calgon or similar. My machine is 12 years old and still going strong (unfortunately because I would like a new one).

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I have a water softer nestle I would definitely use calgon in London - apart from being proved to make machines last longer (works in same was at my softer) it means you use a fraction of detergent so its a save save situation

[Guest]

I do mine on a 30 degree wash, can't be bothered waiting a few hours for a wash to finish, they're not dirty anyway, I always use conditioner and line dry when I can, my towels are still soft but not that super fluffy soft that don't really dry you. 😳😁Ohhh and these days I get more than one day out of them, we hang them up when we're finished, when my boys were at home, it would be a mountain of towels a day we'd go through.

[Guest]

Wash 30, 40 or 60 degrees and I've always used fabric conditioner and into the tumble dryer. They're always lovely and I've never noticed any problems with absorbance.

[LadyFromage]

Originally Posted by ChrisS

Friend repairs white goods, his advice, don't use Calgon, it's over priced and he doesn't rate it. Once every 6 months put 1kg of soda crystal's in your washer, using the hottest setting let the machine have at it

I found a far cheaper version of Zoflora at Savers, leaves my towels smelling canny

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you've reminded me that I need to do this!

Will add soda crystals to my shopping list this week.