How to wash kitchen towels and return them to their normal appearance? To do this, you just need to choose the right detergents and follow some washing rules. If you approach the issue correctly, then even the most difficult stains that cannot be removed with ordinary washing powder can be removed from towels.
We decided to devote this article exclusively to towels, since we use this type of textile very, very often. Oil splashes, stains from fatty foods, stains from coloring vegetables and fruits - to remove such stains, you will need the knowledge that can be gleaned from our review. It will also consider quite exotic ways of washing, which a limited number of people have heard of.
Washing not very dirty kitchen towels
In order to remove stains from kitchen towels, you need to use a normal washing powder from well-known brands. Weak dirt is removed quite easily and does not require the use of any special washing methods. All we need is an automatic washing machine and washing powder. Very well suited powders with enzymes using bio care functions in the washing machine.
Washing towels should be read from the selection of washing powder. Here the rules are simple - we use separate powders for washing colored and white fabrics. If desired, add a little bleach for white or colored fabrics to the powder. After that, we proceed to the choice of the washing program, which is also very important.
How to wash towels in an automatic washing machine? It's simple - select a program suitable for the type of fabric (by the name of the fabric) and set the maximum washing temperature. For example, for washing cotton fabric the temperature is set to +90 or +95 degrees - in such conditions many spots disappear, the removal of which is impossible at lower temperatures.
Do the towels you bought require washing at a maximum of +60 degrees? No need to violate the instructions, wash at this temperature. And if the stains are very strong, use a pre-soak - we will talk about it in the next section of our review.
How to wash terry towels? But here everything is not as simple as it seems. Terry towels are quite finicky, so washing them carries some difficulties. For example, after washing, they can become stiff. And the reason here is not in the fabric itself, but in completely different factors.
Why are terry towels hard after washing? Most often this is due to the hardness of tap water - when washed in soft water, towels become noticeably softer.You can reduce the hardness of the water with vinegar, only 0.1 liters per 10 liters of water - but this is only for rinsing after hand washing. When washing in an automatic machine, you just need to activate an additional rinse - this will help to wash the washing powder to the maximum, which is also the cause of the increased rigidity of waffle towels after washing.
How to wash towels to keep them soft? To do this, you need to follow a few rules:
- Use high-quality washing powders;
- Use conditioners (fragrance + softening);
- Do not press at high speeds.
Yes, it is the high-speed spin in many cases that causes the towels to become noticeably stiffer. It is easy to get rid of the problem - sets the spin at 400 rpm.and enjoy soft terry towels.
Another way to make towels soft after washing is to iron them thoroughly. The heat will soften the fabric a bit. We pay special attention to drying - towels are best dried outdoors, but you should not overdry them, otherwise they will become very, very hard.
Ways to Soak Dirty Kitchen Towels
If the dirt on the towels is too strong, you need to soak them first. Here are just a few ways:
- Soaking in salt water is good at removing color stains, including those from coffee, tomato, and wine. Put a tablespoon of salt per liter of water, stir, soak for an hour, then wash. Suitable for colored and white fabrics;
- Soaking with abrasive dishwashing powders is an excellent option for removing greasy stains. We can also use liquid products, which also gives good results. Suitable for colored and white fabrics;
- Soaking in bleach for colored and white fabrics. Just pour a suitable bleach into a basin of water and leave the towels to soak for one and a half to two hours;
- Soaking in regular laundry detergent is a great way to remove stubborn stains. If necessary, bleaches and detergent enhancers can be added here;
- Soaking in detergent and soda - this approach is good only for white fabrics. They become lighter, an unpleasant odor is removed;
- Soaking with laundry soap and potassium permanganate (pale pink solution) - leave overnight, wash in the morning. The method works with any fabrics and colors, well eliminates odors.
Soaking before washing is a great way to keep towels cleaner and fresher.
We wash kitchen towels with vegetable oil
Oddly enough, but stains from towels are well removed with sunflower oil. How to wash kitchen towels with vegetable oil? No need to grab a bottle and pour towels - everything is done in a completely different way. We take a bucket of hot water (10-12 liters), pour in two tablespoons of refined and deodorized sunflower oil, pour a glass of powder for automatic machines into the bucket, mix the resulting solution, lower the towels there and leave them to soak all night.
Washing kitchen towels with vegetable oil is completed with three rinse cycles - in hot, warm and cold water.Towels will be clean, fresh and white, as if they had just been brought from the store. The method is really unusual, but it is highly effective. An interesting fact is that washing with oil makes it easy to get rid of oil and grease stains.
Other ways to get stains out of kitchen towels
We already know how to bleach kitchen towels with vegetable oil, but there are many other ways to get clean towels.
- To do this, we can use the most common boiling with powder for hand or machine washing. We put the towels in a bucket or an enamel basin, fill it with water, add the powder and send it to the fire. Boiling time - 20-30 minutes. Boiling gives just great results - towels become perfectly white. But there is another way to wash, which is to use the most common laundry soap with 72% fatty acids. You can grind the soap on a grater, fill it with towels and pour hot water over it, leaving it overnight.
- Another great way to take advantage bio-washable in the washing machine using a special powder with enzymes. This wash is suitable for kitchen towels that cannot be boiled.
- But there is another way - we carefully lather the towels, wrap them in a plastic bag to protect them from air access, and then wait a day. After 24 hours, towels should be rinsed in cold water - even the oldest yellow spots that are difficult to remove will disappear from them.
- Boiling with laundry soap and soda ash gives good results. - this method has been known to housewives since the days of the USSR.The method is excellent, and at the end we get the whitest towels, without old stains and dirt.The proportions are simple - three pieces of laundry soap in an enameled basin, pour a couple of tablespoons of soda, fill half with water and dissolve the mixture. After that, we put a pile of dirty towels in the basin and put it on the fire. We bring the solution of soap and soda ash to a boil, wait 15 minutes, turn off the gas and send the towels to the washing machine. As soon as the machine finishes washing, we will get the cleanest towels without a hint of an unpleasant smell and greasy stains.
