When it comes to getting the best possible usage out of your towels for the lengthiest periodof time then the first thing you need to do is to buy a really good set of towels. Many folks think that a low quality set of towels will last for a lifetime and feel quitedisappointed when the towels start fading its colour and going out of shape after the first few washes. I wonder how they imagined that a cheaper towel would last in the first place. A towel of a optimal quality which is maintained will last you for a long time to come and you will see that over a period of time you will in fact save money. And when you have a good set of towels there are other steps which you can take to keep your towels in tip-top condition.
Towel care for superior quality towels:
Before you use your towels you should give them a wash or rinse. When washing your towels be sure to use a mild washing agent and you should add a cup of white vinegar to the wash. White vinegar helps the maintain the brightness of the colours.
You may be tempted to add fabric softener to the wash in hopes of maintaining softness but this is a mistake. Fabric softener actually decreases the absorbency of your towels. A set of towels of high quality will easily maintain its softness and absorbency if you follow the washing instructions.
If you want your towels to last really, really long then the best way to dry them is by hanging them outside in the sun. But if due to bad whether you need to dry them in the tumble drier, do not set the tumble drier at a high temperature. Too much heat damages your towels. When a towel is damp it can become mouldy, always make sure it is completely dry. If you find that you have a problem with mouldy smelling towels, then I recommend you add a half a cup of baking soda into the cycle.
Depending on the type of fabric blend of the towel it advisable to always follow the washing instructions which are printed on the label. These will give you the exact details as how best to take care of that particular type of towel. You should find information on the label which tells you about the best water temperature to wash the towel with, whether to bleach or not, if you should wash by hand and if not what type of cycle you should set your washing machine to.
The last piece of advice I would like to impart to you is that you should never iron your towels. Ironing your towels spoils them because of the intense heat by damaging the microfibers. If you want to flatten your towels, then you should simply fold them working out all the creases and stack them in the cupboard or roll them up.
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