Brilio.net - Good towel care tends to affect its lifespan. If not cared for, towels will easily become dull, rough, or even dirty. In fact, dirty towels tend to be less comfortable to use. Apart from smelling bad, dirty towels also cannot absorb water optimally.
There are indeed many factors that make towels dirty . Some common causes include using excessive detergent and drying towels in a place that is too hot, which can also cause the fabric fibers to become stiff and the colors to fade. In addition, excessive use of fabric softener has the potential to make towels less absorbent and look dull.
To restore brightness to towels, many people choose to soak them in bleach. Even though it is effective in making it bright and white, this liquid can also damage fabric fibers if used at high intensity. Therefore, many people use other alternatives. One of them is YouTube user YAHMAN CN.
This gentleman, who is often called Yahman, admits that he uses more natural ingredients to whiten his dirty towels. Among these ingredients, he also uses ingredients in the kitchen as a mixture, you know. Well, this material is considered to be able to keep towels soft and white again.
This trick for whitening dirty towels makes them shine, just add 1 kitchen ingredient.
Reported by BrilioFood on YouTube YAHMAN CN Monday (22/4), the kitchen ingredient in question is baking soda. Apart from that, he also prepared liquid detergent and citrus. Then, to ensure maximum cleanliness, Yahman used hot water to soak the dirty towels.
For further use, just prepare a bucket. Then add quite a lot of baking soda. After that, add 2 bottle caps of citrus and 2 tablespoons of liquid detergent. If so, pour hot water until it fills the bucket.
photo: YouTube/YAHMAN CN
Next, stir all these ingredients until evenly mixed. Then put in the dirty towels you want to wash. Soak the towel for 10-20 minutes. After soaking, remove the towel and blot or brush until the stain is completely gone. While brushing, rinse occasionally to reduce the foam.
photo: YouTube/YAHMAN CN
If the towel looks bright, rinse it with running water until the foam is completely gone. Then soak the towel with a little fragrance for 5 minutes. Finally, lift and wring the towel. Then you can immediately dry it in the sun or dry it first in the washing machine so it dries quickly.
photo: YouTube/YAHMAN CN
Well, towels that have been washed and dried will look whiter and shinier, you know. Even the dull stains that previously filled the towels had completely disappeared. That way, the towel will be more comfortable to use and stay soft, you know.
Having been watched more than 1,000 times, this video about tricks for whitening dirty towels immediately caught the attention of netizens. Looking at the comments column, a number of other YouTube users also provided various responses. Most of them admitted that this trick was useful to imitate.
"Thank you for the tips & tutorial for cleaning towels," said YouTube @pelosokeduchannel598.
"Great, bro, for providing a tutorial on how to clean and brighten faded towels... very useful, friend," said YouTube @TarmiziTahir.
"Thank you for the knowledge tutorial. SGT is useful because towels always have stubborn dirt. Tips for brightening stubborn, dirty towels with natural ingredients. Good luck," explained YouTube @BungaSerojamadiun.
"Wow, I think you can try this, bro," said YouTube @S.H_fishing.
"Wow, these tips are cool. Thanks bro," said YouTube @DWISUJIAN.
How to care for towels so they last long and stay soft
To care for your towels so they last long and stay soft, you can try the following tips.
1. Use less detergent.
Use detergent appropriate to the size of the laundry load and avoid using too much detergent, as it can leave residue on the towels.
2. Avoid using softener.
Clothes softener can make towel fibers less absorbent. It is best to avoid using softeners or use very small amounts.
3. Do not use bleach.
Bleach can damage towel fibers and make them stiff. If possible, avoid using bleach.
4. Wash with warm water.
Wash towels in warm water to help dissolve the detergent properly and clean more effectively.
5. Do not use a drying temperature that is too high.
The hot temperature of a clothes dryer can damage towel fibers. It's best to dry the towel at a low temperature or air it out.
6. Don't brush too hard.
When washing, avoid brushing the towel too hard because it can damage the fibers and make it less soft.
7. Dry in a cool and protected place.
Avoid drying towels in direct sunlight, as this can cause the color to fade and the fibers to become stiff.
8. Dry towels in the correct way.
Dry the towels by hanging them evenly, not holding them at one end, so that the weight of the towels is evenly distributed and doesn't damage the fibers.
9. Wash regularly.
Wash towels regularly to avoid the buildup of dirt and bacteria that can damage the fibers and make the towels less soft.