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How do I keep my towels soft again?

There are many ways to revive old towels.Adding ammonia to the wash can reduce detergent build up, while drying them on low and using dryer balls can make them fluffier.Hard water or drying them on too high a heat can cause towels to lose their absorbency over time.Some of the hardness and lack of absorbency can be eliminated by addressing the underlying causes.It's better to recycle old towels and get new ones if they're too far gone.

It's possible to make old towels softer by adding 1 cup of ammonia or white vinegar to your wash.The towel's fibers are softened when added to the final rinse.Baking soda should be added in a separate wash if the towels are smelly.

It's possible to wash a load of old towels with tablets that will clean the laundry machines of limescale.towels made stiff by hard water are particularly effective.One option is to mix a small amount of borax with 1 cup of soda ash or washing powder in very hot water.Once the powder is dissolved and the mixture has cooled down, pour it into a 2 liter bottle and fill the rest with water.Add 1 or 2 cups of this solution to a load of old towels.

Laundry experts recommend washing towels separately from other clothing because buttons and hooks can catch on the towels and cause them to wear out more quickly.It's important for the towels to be able to move around freely to get clean, and the rubbing of items can cause them to wear out more quickly if you overfill the washer.Always rinse with cold water when using the hottest water temperature.

A non-chemical way to make old towels softer is to dry them on low heat with a dryer ball or tennis ball.The air circulates among pieces of laundry, which makes them dry more quickly.It's best to use dryer balls in place of fabric softeners when drying towels because the chemicals in the fabric can coat the towel fibers and make them less absorbent.

Towels break down over time and become rough.Hard water can cause a build up of minerals on them, making them stiff.The minerals that were washed out of the towels can be seen in the bottom of a washing machine.

It is possible to age towels and make them non-absorbent.One of the reasons towels become less absorbent is due to the ingredients in fabric softeners, which can leave a coating on towels and prevent them from absorbing water as well.Bleaching towels can cause them to break down.It's okay to bleach towels occasionally, but you shouldn't do it too often.

It's important to only dry your towels on low or medium heat settings because too much heat can damage them.If you really want to iron towels, then do it on a low heat setting.Towels can get stiff if they're dried on a clothesline instead of in a drier; you can help reduce this by shaking them out before and after you hang them up, or dry them only part way, then put them in the dryer with a dryer ball for a few minutes.

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Lack of water is the problem with stiff, hard towels.Towels don't benefit from front load washing.There is a cycle that uses a lot of water.You can use hot water with a low spin speed.Good quality liquid detergent can be used.This will help if you can find liquid detergent with the exception of commercial products.Is there an extra water cycle?Once the cycle has started, add three or four liters of water.

I want to know how to keep towels soft without using a dryer.If I don't dry them in a dryer, they will not be soft, because I have a washing machine.

I'm interested in knowing how much baking soda and vinegar I need to wash my house.J rude.

I didn't see any mention of the quantities of baking soda and vinegar in the comments.Do you want to tell?

You can put baking soda in your laundry.It won't cause an explosion.This is a good cleaning solution.It will work with borax.BCtoots

I own a front load washing machine that doesn't have a rinse cycle.I would like to put the baking soda with my washing powder.Thanks.

If you bring your laundry in from the clothes line, put it in the dryer with a wet towel.Put your damp towel in a spray bottle, spray both sides, and then throw it in with your laundry to make it softer.If you want to conserve power, run the dryer for 5 to 15 minutes.Hope this helps.A star.

If you want to conserve power, run the dryer for 5 to 15 minutes.Hope this helps.A star.

It's like cleaning your coffee or teapot, you run the vinegar, rinse, and you're ready for a new day and better coffee.If you want your laundry to dry faster, add a couple of tennis balls in the dryer with your load, as an added bonus.

When you feel tired and your towels don't look good, rinse them with water.If you want your laundry to dry faster, add a couple of tennis balls in the dryer with your load, as an added bonus.

Add a couple of new tennis balls to the dryer with your load as an added bonus and they will dry faster.

I know my previous comments are long, but I think we are complicating our lives with convenience.I don't want you to abandon your favorite cleaners, because I love them and would not give up.I love my dawn, cascade, tide, and downy and I wouldn't give them up, but what if you could simplify, save money and time, reduce the amount of spray bottles and cleaner and not have to compromise?What do you wash your vegetables with?My answer used to be bleach, but I got sick and had to rethink it. What did my granny and my great-grandmother use?It came to me after that.It's possible to clean your house with vinegar.Except granite and marble.I used to clean windows with news paper.Would it work on anything else?I had to think about what it would take to make me a believer.I used to use bleach.The oven came to me.I put the racks in the bathtub and sprayed them with full strength vinegar to let them sit.When I turned on the warming drawer, I sprayed the oven, door and the glass and let it sit.I sprayed the rack with hot water and wiped the spots with a scrubby after waiting about an hour.They looked new.I used the scrubby on the glass and hot water to wipe it down after I resprayed the oven.I was hooked.I feel like the Lorax in Dr. Seuss, shaking my fist and saying "glub, glub" at you.I got carried away when I tried to resist.A star.

If you could simplify, save money and time, reduce the amount of spray bottles and cleaner, and not have to compromise, what would you do?What do you wash your vegetables with?My answer used to be bleach, but I got sick and had to rethink it. What did my granny and my great-grandmother use?It came to me after that.It's possible to clean your house with vinegar.Except granite and marble.I used to clean windows with news paper.Would it work on anything else?I had to think about what it would take to make me a believer.I used to use bleach.The oven came to me.I put the racks in the bathtub and sprayed them with full strength vinegar to let them sit.When I turned on the warming drawer, I sprayed the oven, door and the glass and let it sit.I sprayed the rack with hot water and wiped the spots with a scrubby after waiting about an hour.They looked new.I used the scrubby on the glass and hot water to wipe it down after I resprayed the oven.I was hooked.I feel like the Lorax in Dr. Seuss, shaking my fist and saying "glub, glub" at you.I got carried away when I tried to resist.A star.

What do you do to clean your microwave?What do you wash your vegetables with?My answer used to be bleach, but I got sick and had to rethink it. What did my granny and my great-grandmother use?It came to me after that.It's possible to clean your house with vinegar.Except granite and marble.I used to clean windows with news paper.Would it work on anything else?I had to think about what it would take to make me a believer.I used to use bleach.The oven came to me.I put the racks in the bathtub and sprayed them with full strength vinegar to let them sit.When I turned on the warming drawer, I sprayed the oven, door and the glass and let it sit.I sprayed the rack with hot water and wiped the spots with a scrubby after waiting about an hour.They looked new.I used the scrubby on the glass and hot water to wipe it down after I resprayed the oven.I was hooked.I feel like the Lorax in Dr. Seuss, shaking my fist and saying "glub, glub" at you.I got carried away when I tried to resist.A star.

My answer used to be bleach, but I got sick and had to rethink it. What did my granny and my great-grandmother use?It came to me after that.It's possible to clean your house with vinegar.Except granite and marble.I used to clean windows with news paper.Would it work on anything else?I had to think about what it would take to make me a believer.I used to use bleach.The oven came to me.I put the racks in the bathtub and sprayed them with full strength vinegar to let them sit.When I turned on the warming drawer, I sprayed the oven, door and the glass and let it sit.I sprayed the rack with hot water and wiped the spots with a scrubby after waiting about an hour.They looked new.I used the scrubby on the glass and hot water to wipe it down after I resprayed the oven.I was hooked.I feel like the Lorax in Dr. Seuss, shaking my fist and saying "glub, glub" at you.I got carried away when I tried to resist.A star.

What did my granny and my great-grandmother do?It came to me after that.It's possible to clean your house with vinegar.Except granite and marble.I used to clean windows with news paper.Would it work on anything else?I had to think about what it would take to make me a believer.I used to use bleach.The oven came to me.I put the racks in the bathtub and sprayed them with full strength vinegar to let them sit.When I turned on the warming drawer, I sprayed the oven, door and the glass and let it sit.I sprayed the rack with hot water and wiped the spots with a scrubby after waiting about an hour.They looked new.I used the scrubby on the glass and hot water to wipe it down after I resprayed the oven.I was hooked.I feel like the Lorax in Dr. Seuss, shaking my fist and saying "glub, glub" at you.I got carried away when I tried to resist.A star.

I used to clean windows with news paper.Would it work on anything else?I had to think about what it would take to make me a believer.I used to use bleach.The oven came to me.I put the racks in the bathtub and sprayed them with full strength vinegar to let them sit.When I turned on the warming drawer, I sprayed the oven, door and the glass and let it sit.I sprayed the rack with hot water and wiped the spots with a scrubby after waiting about an hour.They looked new.I used the scrubby on the glass and hot water to wipe it down after I resprayed the oven.I was hooked.I feel like the Lorax in Dr. Seuss, shaking my fist and saying "glub, glub" at you.I got carried away when I tried to resist.A star.

I had to think about what it would take to make me a believer.I used to use bleach.The oven came to me.I put the racks in the bathtub and sprayed them with full strength vinegar to let them sit.When I turned on the warming drawer, I sprayed the oven, door and the glass and let it sit.I sprayed the rack with hot water and wiped the spots with a scrubby after waiting about an hour.They looked new.I used the scrubby on the glass and hot water to wipe it down after I resprayed the oven.I was hooked.I feel like the Lorax in Dr. Seuss, shaking my fist and saying "glub, glub" at you.I got carried away when I tried to resist.A star.

I put the racks in the bathtub and sprayed them with full strength vinegar to let them sit.When I turned on the warming drawer, I sprayed the oven, door and the glass and let it sit.I sprayed the rack with hot water and wiped the spots with a scrubby after waiting about an hour.They looked new.I used the scrubby on the glass and hot water to wipe it down after I resprayed the oven.I was hooked.I feel like the Lorax in Dr. Seuss, shaking my fist and saying "glub, glub" at you.I got carried away when I tried to resist.A star.

I sprayed the rack with hot water and wiped the spots with a scrubby after waiting about an hour.They looked new.I used the scrubby on the glass and hot water to wipe it down after I resprayed the oven.I was hooked.I feel like the Lorax in Dr. Seuss, shaking my fist and saying "glub, glub" at you.I got carried away when I tried to resist.A star.

I used the scrubby on the glass and hot water to wipe it down after I resprayed the oven.I was hooked.I feel like the Lorax in Dr. Seuss, shaking my fist and saying "glub, glub" at you.I got carried away when I tried to resist.A star.

I was hooked.I feel like the Lorax in Dr. Seuss, shaking my fist and saying "glub, glub" at you.I got carried away when I tried to resist.A star.

I feel like the Lorax in Dr. Seuss, shaking my fist and saying "glub, glub" at you.I got carried away when I tried to resist.A star.

I'm a nerd and I will love it if you try some.I got carried away when I tried to resist.A star.

You will love it if you try some.I got carried away when I tried to resist.A star.

There are two separate processes to comments 2 and 3. Think about this, you know that sticky substance around the cap of your fabric or the build up in the auto softener?That's what builds up on your towels.The cotton fibers can't absorb liquid as quickly as they should.The cotton has a build up of fibers that can be removed with the help of a solvent.It also breaks down the calcium and hard water deposits that can dull your color and make your whites dingy.Baking soda reduces the amount of laundry soap you need.Baking soda helps break down dirt and mineral deposits, which in turn reduces the build up we used the vinegar for on your laundry.The colors are brighter and the whites are more white.It prolongs the washer's life.Hope this helps.A star.

Think about that sticky substance around the cap of your fabric softener or the build up in the auto dispensers.That's what builds up on your towels.The cotton fibers can't absorb liquid as quickly as they should.The cotton has a build up of fibers that can be removed with the help of a solvent.It also breaks down the calcium and hard water deposits that can dull your color and make your whites dingy.Baking soda reduces the amount of laundry soap you need.Baking soda helps break down dirt and mineral deposits, which in turn reduces the build up we used the vinegar for on your laundry.The colors are brighter and the whites are more white.It prolongs the washer's life.Hope this helps.A star.

The cotton has a build up of fibers that can be removed with the help of a solvent.It also breaks down the calcium and hard water deposits that can dull your color and make your whites dingy.Baking soda reduces the amount of laundry soap you need.Baking soda helps break down dirt and mineral deposits, which in turn reduces the build up we used the vinegar for on your laundry.The colors are brighter and the whites are more white.It prolongs the washer's life.Hope this helps.A star.

If this is not enough, it also kills fungi, which include yeasts like athletes foot and jock itch, and it deodorizes, too.Baking soda reduces the amount of laundry soap you need.Baking soda helps break down dirt and mineral deposits, which in turn reduces the build up we used the vinegar for on your laundry.The colors are brighter and the whites are more white.It prolongs the washer's life.Hope this helps.A star.

The baking soda is not underestimated.Baking soda reduces the amount of laundry soap you need.Baking soda helps break down dirt and mineral deposits, which in turn reduces the build up we used the vinegar for on your laundry.The colors are brighter and the whites are more white.It prolongs the washer's life.Hope this helps.A star.

Baking soda reduces the amount of laundry soap you need.Baking soda helps break down dirt and mineral deposits, which in turn reduces the build up we used the vinegar for on your laundry.The colors are brighter and the whites are more white.It prolongs the washer's life.Hope this helps.A star.

Baking soda helps break down dirt and mineral deposits, which in turn reduces the build up we used the vinegar for on your laundry.The colors are brighter and the whites are more white.It prolongs the washer's life.Hope this helps.A star.

Baking soda helps break down dirt and mineral deposits, which in turn reduces the build up we used the vinegar for on your laundry to protect the fabric from wear.The colors are brighter and the whites are more white.It prolongs the washer's life.Hope this helps.A star.

Your washer will be happier with less hard water deposits, calcium and minerals if you use baking soda and vinegar.It prolongs the washer's life.Hope this helps.A star.

You are absolutely correct.If you have a slow drain, you can clean it with 1/2 cup of baking soda and a dash of water.It cleans my toilets all the way to the rim and I don't have to deal with the fumes caused by bleach.You will love it if you give it a try.

I don't have to deal with the fumes caused by bleach because it killsbacteria, mold, and hard water build up.You will love it if you give it a try.

I dry my towels in the dryer, but they are stiff if I line dry them.I would like someone to tell me how to avoid this.I don't use fabric softener on them because they are good quality Egyptian cotton.

We can't put a fabric softener with towels.I noticed that a lot of people don't use it on purpose to avoid the problem, but I've always used fabric softener whenever I do the laundry.I put fabric softener in order to make them soft, but it doesn't cause the lack of absorbency.I have never experienced that before.The towels are soft and absorb water.

I put fabric softener in order to make them soft, but it doesn't cause the lack of absorbency.I have never experienced that before.The towels are soft and absorb water.