How to Wash New Bath Towels
After navigating your way through the myriad of choices available in towels and making your purchase, ensure you care for your new bath towels properly. By washing and drying your towels carefully, you will prolong their beauty and improve their absorbency. Always wash new bath towels before using them the first time to remove special chemicals covering the towel fabrics. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Place towels of like color into the washing machine. Add 1 cup of white vinegar and an appropriate amount of laundry detergent to the washing machine. Adding vinegar to the initial wash cycle of new towels will set the fabric colors and keep them from fading.
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Set the washing machine to warm water and start the machine. Allow the washing machine to progress through the entire wash cycle.
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Remove the towels and shake them out gently.
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Place the towels directly into the dryer and dry them on a medium-low setting. Higher dryer heats may damage towel fibers over time so it is best to avoid high heat settings.
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Remove towels promptly when they are dry. Drying time will vary due to different thicknesses in towels, with thick towels taking longer to dry than thinner towels. Monitor the drying cycle so you can remove the towels when they finish drying. Shake the towels out as you remove them from the dryer and fold them neatly to put them away.
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Tips & Warnings
Bleach white towels every third or fourth washing to keep them white and clean looking. Bleaching any more often than this may damage fabric fibers and reduce the life of your towels.
Consider alternating between line drying and drying towels in the dryer to keep your towels thick and fluffy. Less heat drying will prolong the life of bath towels.
Wash light colored towels and dark colored towels separately to avoid colors running.
Do not use fabric softeners with your towels. Over time, fabric softeners build up on the fibers of the fabrics and they will make the towels less absorbent.
References
- Photo Credit bath towels image by robert lerich from Fotolia.com
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Comments
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There's a new "quick dry" towel made by Linden Street, available at Penney's, now on sale. I'm trying them out. It's supposed to be energy saving - less time in the dryer and extra absorbant. Okay, I know you all think I'm crazy, but it's all about saving energy - right?
