What to do if towels stink after washing?

How nice it is to wrap yourself in a pleasant, soft towel that smells of freshness after a shower. Fresh textiles energize and have a good mood, which spoils if it smells of damp or anything else. And it's not that this thing has not been erased for a long time. There are times when after washing the textile gets an unpleasant odor. The reason for this lies in bacteria that for some reason have chosen your bath or kitchen item as their haven and do not want to be evicted. Why do towels stink after washing and how to remove the smell from kitchen or any other towels?

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Causes of Odor

The smell on such products is often a real problem, moreover, it is not always of an understandable origin. Why do towels stink after washing? What reasons could be the culprits of such a problem?

The main sources of trouble are:

• wrong wash;
• improper drying;
• dampness in the room where the textiles are dried;
• problems with the washing machine;
• low quality of the material from which the textile is made.

If you have identified the source of the problems, then try to solve them so that every time you do not encounter the smell of towels after washing:

• Wash textiles as often as possible.
• Dry only clean objects with towels, especially for kitchen items.
• If you are drying textiles in the bathroom, leave the door open, as the humidity in this room is very high. Or change the drying location.
• Before you hang the product to dry, properly straighten it. Crumpled or folded several times the product does not dry well, and after a while it stinks.
• If the machine does not function well, for example, a filter clogged in it, then fix this problem.
• Try to buy good quality textiles.
• Add conditioner when washing.

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How to get rid of the smell?

But if the smell has already appeared, then you need to think how to remove it from the towels, whether terry or kitchen. There are several ways to get rid of this problem.

Vinegar or citric acid

Before washing the towels, soak them in a solution of vinegar:

1. Dilute a glass of vinegar in 8-10 liters of water.
2. Put in the solution your foul-smelling textiles for 30-60 minutes.
3. Wash products in the machine.

Important! You can do without soaking, just at the end of the cycle add an additional rinse and pour vinegar diluted in water in a ratio of 1 to 1.

If you do not like the aroma of vinegar, then you can use citric acid. It will be needed for the same volume of water about 1-2 tbsp. l

Important! If you had a problem in the machine itself, then you need to start any cycle of the machine without laundry with the addition of two glasses of vinegar. This will kill all the bacteria that wound up in the machine.

Vinegar plus soda

You can use the interaction of soda and vinegar to remove unpleasant amber from textiles:

1. Put the textiles to wash, instead of powder falling asleep a quarter cup of soda.
2. Make a solution of vinegar in water in a ratio of 1 to 1.
3. Pour a glass of this solution when rinsing.

An unpleasant scent will be defeated, and soda will neutralize the aroma of vinegar.

Microwave

How to remove odor from kitchen towels? The easiest way is to put the textile “skunk” in the microwave for 30 seconds. This option, of course, is only suitable for small textiles. After this, the product must be washed.This method also works without washing, but not so efficiently.

Important! Take the product out of the microwave carefully so as not to burn yourself; it will be hot.

High temperature wash

Sometimes it is enough to wash textiles with a double portion of washing powder at the highest possible temperature. Air conditioning in this case is better not to use. All bacteria will die from heat.

Important! If towels can survive boiling, for example, kitchen towels, then it is worth boiling them.

Bleach

Another way to get rid of an unpleasant aroma and refresh the fabric is to soak the textiles in water with bleach:

• Dilute any chlorine-containing product in water, for example, "White", and soak towels there, and then wash.
• You can add the product to the washing machine.
• There are tablets with chlorine, they can be put directly into the drum.

Run the machine for a long wash: the longer the cycle and the higher the temperature, the better. Just consider the features of the materials of which your textiles are made.

Important! Before adding bleach, be sure to dilute it in water.

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Bath Towel Care

All towels need constant and thorough care, especially for bath towels. To avoid problems with an unpleasant aroma, you need to properly wash and dry them.

Soak

If you prefer to soak textiles before washing, do it in hot water. The duration of soaking should not exceed half an hour. Do not wait until it cools completely, otherwise - the smell of dampness and mustiness will not be avoided.

Important! Add a glass of vinegar or a bag of citric acid to the water and your textile friends will become much fresher and cleaner.

Wash:

• When washing, it is recommended to use as little washing powder as possible. When used excessively, they destroy tissue fibers.
• It is better to wash with smaller quantities of factory detergents, but at higher temperatures.
• The same goes for bleach.
• If you have very hard water, it would be nice to add softeners, this will make your textiles more fluffy. and soft.

Important! It is better to use folk remedies, for example, when washing add soda. She copes with many contaminants and fights bacteria. In addition, it will work as a hard water softener.

Drying

Dry textiles in a well-ventilated area or in the fresh air. After drying, it is advisable to shake them so that the fibers of the fabric become softer. Do not dry products in the bathroom. There is high humidity and the products do not dry out properly, as a result - an unpleasant odor appears.

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Regular proper washing and drying of towels will prevent the formation of germs, bacteria and provide them with a pleasant smell of cleanliness and freshness.