Who doesn’t love a new bath towel – it’s soft and fluffy and reminiscent of luxury hotels. But how to keep it that way?
The secret, according to a majority of bloggers is … vinegar.
Vinegar softens towels that have begun to feel stiff, plus it removes odours and bacteria, they say.
There’s no hard and fast rule about how much vinegar to use, but home and lifestyle blogger Rene Lategan says you can estimate the amount depending on how big your machine is and how many towels you wash per cycle. “One cup per two big towels works well,” she says.
She says you should pour it into the fabric softener dispenser, set your machine to the hottest wash possible and let the vinegar get to work.
White vinegar is inexpensive and acts as a disinfectant because of the acetic acid content which is able to break down bacteria and viruses. This not only thoroughly cleans but also removes odours, so it’s a good option for older towels that seem to have a faint, lingering damp smell even when freshly cleaned. Vinegar also removes dirt and oils.
Wash towels with vinegar every month or so to keep them as soft as the day you bought them, says Ms Lategan.
How do you keep your towels soft? Have you tried vinegar?
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