How to Get Your Washcloths Clean

Keep your washcloths looking and smelling clean.

Washcloths can clean your home, or your body while showering or bathing. They may retain a must, moldy smell even after you have cleaned the cloths in your washing machine. Cleaning your washcloths is not just about deodorizing the cloths to avoid spreading the smell throughout your home. You must also disinfect them to avoid spreading bacteria.

Things You'll Need

• Warm water
• White vinegar
• Sink/bucket
• Washing machine
• Dryer/clothesline

Instructions

1. Rinse the dirty washcloths with warm tap water. Wring the cloths when you're finished. Doing so may remove any dirt or other particles stuck on the washcloths.

2. Mix a 50-50 solution of white vinegar and warm tap water into a dry bucket or sink. The amounts can be eyeballed and don't need to be exact.

3. Soak every dirty washcloth in the solution for 30 minutes. Soak extremely dirty washcloths for an hour.

4. Remove the washcloths from the solution. Wring them all out once more. Do not rinse the washcloths, however.

5. Place all of the washcloths in the washing machine with all other dirty cloths or towels. Only wash your dirty washcloths with similar items.

6. Add 1 full cup of laundry detergent into the machine.

7. Run one “Warm” laundry cycle. Dry the washcloths and other items inside the machine as you normally would.

References

• VinegarTips.com: Laundry
• The Vinegar Institute: Uses & Tips