Brilio.net - Towels have thick and soft materials that are very suitable for drying the body after bathing or washing hands. The use of towels is a daily necessity in personal hygiene activities. High intensity of use makes towels easily dirty and has the potential to become a nest for bacteria.
Towels that are always wet can trigger the growth of harmful fungi. The process of washing towels regularly is very necessary to maintain cleanliness and avoid the spread of germs. Many people assume that using large amounts of detergent can remove black stains that crust on towels.
According to information from wellandgood.com, laundry experts state that excessive use of detergent can actually damage towel fibers. The negative impact of using too much detergent will shorten the life of the towel. The pile of detergent left between the towel fibers can hold dirt and become a nest for bacteria in the long term.
To be safer, some people then use citric acid as a detergent mixture. However, if you don't have citric acid at home, you can use other ingredients . A TikTok user @user1094628135141 once revealed a trick for washing towels with black crust without detergent or citric acid. Even so, the results of the washed towels looked cleaner like new, you know.
As reported by BrilioFood from TikTok @user1094628135141 on Thursday (12/19), he admitted to using toothpaste and bleach. Then to improve the performance of the two ingredients, he also added table salt. Well, this abrasive salt will help remove stubborn stains that have crusted.
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To be more precise, prepare a small bucket and put a towel in it. Then in another container, pour about 2 tablespoons of toothpaste, 1 ladle of coarse table salt, and 1 tablespoon of bleach. Once done, pour in really boiling hot water and stir all the ingredients until dissolved.
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Next, pour the liquid into a bucket filled with towels. Press it so that the cleaning fluid is completely absorbed. After that, let it sit for about 10 minutes or until the water temperature starts to cool.
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Once it has been left, just rub it for a while. Since the stain has faded, you don't need to bother brushing it anymore. Just rub it a little with your hands and rinse it immediately under running water.
"You can see that the towel has become white and looks like new again," said TikTok @user1094628135141.
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The final step, dry the towel in the sun until dry. When it is dry, the towel is ready to be folded and stored in the closet or can also be reused. Because of its clean appearance and free from musty odor, this towel is more comfortable to use.