I'm sure everyone cares to see this... but I found it interesting when I read it on a friends' blog, so I'll post it here too!
Our towels and wash cloths were looking really not so great... and their smell was similar- even after having been washed. I've tried quite a few tricks to get rid of the stink- vinegar and less detergent being the main ones. I also always wash my towels on a super wash at the hottest settings and always do an extra rinse cycle. It's not like they're filthy and disgusting- if they were that bad, I'd get rid of them all together... but I wasn't quite ready for that- so I tried boiling them.
I brought a huge pot to a boil and added to the water some vinegar and Borax... and then added the towels and wash cloths. I let them boil for a few minutes, put a lid on the pot, turned off the heat and let it sit for 2 hours. After 2 hours I put the pot on the floor to take some pictures:
I'm happy with the results- the house smelled like ass for the rest of the day... but I could tell the boiling process really worked. I'm a bit disappointed that the white wash cloths still look dirty. I'm wondering if I should do some oxy-clean next time or washing soda... since this time around I only used Borax and vinegar.
3 comments:
I've been wanting to try this! Not sure I'm up for the day-long house stink, though!
Do you bleach them ever...the whites that is?
Very interesting! I wonder if it's a similar effect to what happens to diapers - they just get a buildup of detergent in them, and need to be "stripped" every now and then. I'll keep this in mind for when our towels get stinky!
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