Terry towels are pleasant to the touch, but all this before the first incorrect washing. The fringe becomes hard, it becomes unpleasant to wipe with such a towel. But do not rush to part with him. The softness of the product can still be returned by understanding how to wash terry towels. Now we will consider two options: manual and machine washing, as well as some recommendations that must be taken into account.
The correctness of washing begins with the care of terry clothes. This is a specific material that does not like either humidity or dryness. If you keep a towel wet for a long time, it may start to smell unpleasant, mold will appear . For the same reason, you should not throw it with other dirty clothes, waiting for the day of washing, the terry will quickly absorb moisture from them and acquire an unpleasant smell. Wash dirty terry clothes immediately. Excessive dryness makes these products hard. Therefore, it is not recommended to dry them in heating devices or iron them, but we will talk about drying rules separately.
How to wash in a washing machine
The easiest way is to wash terry towels in a washing machine. They stir separately from other things, the drum is filled to three quarters. If this is not possible, do not put clothes with zippers, buttons and protruding hard accessories that can catch the fringe thread.
Choose a detergent. It is better to refuse powder, as it can and will wash terry towels, but it does not wash well, which will make them harder. If you still decide to wash with powder, then you may have to resort to manual rinsing later, even if you turn on the “extra rinse” of the washing machine. It is better to wash towels with liquid detergent, which is added half less than indicated on the package. Avoid conditioners to make the fringe softer, add conditioner with silicone.
Put a special ball for washing products in the drum. It will perfectly help to beat the fringe. If you don’t have one, a tennis ball will do.
- Wash in “delicate” mode.
- Water temperature – up to 60 degrees, for velor – up to 40 degrees.
- Turn off the economy mode, as terry towels need a lot of water to wash, as they are highly hygroscopic.
- Push-ups – no more than 800 revolutions. If you set a high speed, the terry threads will cling to the drum and pull out.
- Turn on the “extra rinse” mode.
But, even after fulfilling all the conditions, you may notice that terry towels are stiff after washing. This may be due to the hardness of the water in your city. Hand rinsing with the addition of vinegar (half a glass per 5 liters of water) will help solve the problem.
How to wash by hand
Washing by hand has many advantages, as you can add various additional ingredients to the water to help soften terry towels. As a rule, these are folk methods, but no less effective. The experience of many generations is sometimes very useful.
- Take a bath of warm water. You need a lot of it, as fringe absorbs moisture well. Therefore, small bowls will not fit.
- Dilute liquid detergent.
- If the water is hard, add a little vinegar. There will be approximately 1-2 glasses for a third of the bath.
- Wash the item. Leave for half an hour. Drain the soapy water.
- Rinse under running water until all the soapy water comes out.
- Take clean warm water, salt it. Yes, yes, you read that right. Salt helps loosen the product and makes it softer. You can simply rinse in salt water, leaving for half an hour, or you can wash in it, especially it helps to wash washed terry towels.
- Drain the salt water. Now you can twist.
- Hang to dry in a well-ventilated area or in the fresh air.
If you are not sure that the detergent has been well washed off the fringe, then fill the bathtub with clean water and soak the towel overnight. After that, it will become much softer and more pleasant.
If you have caused stains to appear on the towel, you can try to wash them off with one of the methods of washing kitchen towels described in this article . But keep in mind that terry products will definitely lose their softness from this.
How to dry and iron
After the terry towels have been washed, you can start drying them. Fresh air is definitely needed for this. It is not only a good way to dry the product, but it will also prevent the appearance of an unpleasant smell , because the fringe dries for a long time. In no case do not speed up drying with heating devices, and it is also undesirable to hang under direct sunlight. Overdried terry becomes hard, and the entire washing procedure will have to be repeated.
It is also forbidden to iron terry clothes. Under the influence of a hot iron, the threads wrinkle and lose their fluffiness. If it is necessary to iron, for example, when there is embroidery on the towel, then do it under steam or a barely warm iron.