foto: YouTube/EK TV CHANEL
Brilio.net - Towels are one of the important items in the house that are used every day, both to dry the body after bathing and as a complement to personal care. However, imagine if the towel that should feel soft and refreshing actually looks dirty and oily. This condition certainly makes the experience of using it less comfortable, even disgusting.
Dirty and oily towels are usually caused by soap residue, body oils, or care products such as lotions that accumulate in the fabric fibers. If not cleaned properly, this buildup of stains will make the towel look dull, smelly, and lose its absorbency. In the long term, dirty towels also risk becoming a place for bacteria and fungi to grow.
Overcoming this problem does require special attention. It is not enough to just wash with regular detergent, but also need additional steps like those done by YouTube user EK TV CHANEL. Through one of the videos uploaded, he admitted that he only relies on simple ingredients to wash towels to make them white again even without a machine.
photo: YouTube/EK TV CHANEL
As reported by brilio.net from YouTube EK TV CHANEL on Thursday (16/1), the first thing to do is soak the towel with detergent and dish soap. So, you only need to pour a little detergent and dish soap into a bucket that has been filled with water. Then put the towel in and press it until all parts are completely submerged. If so, let it sit for 20 minutes.
Well, the initial soaking stage aims to remove stains that make the towel greasy. Therefore, if it has been soaked, rinse it with water until it is completely clean to remove the dirty stains.
photo: YouTube/EK TV CHANEL
Next step, prepare an empty bucket and put in 1/2 cup of baking soda. If so, add a little water to dissolve the baking soda. After that, pour 1 cup of bleach into it. Then pour in enough hot water and stir until all the ingredients are completely dissolved in the water. Then put in the towel that has been rinsed earlier.
photo: YouTube/EK TV CHANEL
Immediately after inserting the towel, press it until all parts are completely submerged. Make sure the entire surface of the towel is evenly exposed to bleach. Then add enough dish soap and stir until evenly mixed. Then soak it again for 20 minutes.
photo: YouTube/EK TV CHANEL
Well, after soaking for 20 minutes, the towel will look whiter and cleaner. At this stage you need to neutralize the bleach by soaking the towel in water that has been given citric acid. It doesn't need to be too long, just dip it for a while and rinse it thoroughly with water.
Towels that have been rinsed can be dried directly in the sun until dry. If washed like this, the towel will be whiter and shinier. Of course, the surface is also softer and more comfortable to use than before. That way, you don't need to worry about the towel getting damaged even though it has been used for a long time.
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