Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Tuesday Tip: Mildew Towels

I hate hate HATE when you go to dry your hands on a towel and they smell like MILDEW...yuck!  I've found this trick that works fabulously!

First Clean your washer...I found a cleaner at Walmart in the cleaner section.
Run that threw your washer with Nothing in it

Second: Add your towels and 1 Cup of Vinegar NO DETERGENT NO FABRIC SOFTENER
Put on the HOTTEST SETTING, and a extra rinse

Third: Run towels through the load then when the load is done add detergent but still NO FABRIC SOFTENER.  Wash on the hottest setting again.


Fourth: Immediately put in dryer and dry on HIGH then remove towels and put away.  They shouldn't have the mildew smell anymore.  My kitchen rags where bad and I was just going to replace them but now I don't have too!

3 comments:

Amy C said...

I'm going to have to try this! I've cleaned my washer using vinegar, but when I wash my towels I always use a little bleach to get rid of the mildew smell. I will have to try the vinegar! Thanks for the tip!

Kristianne said...

Totally trying this! Thanks!

Anonymous said...

Is this on a regular washer or a HE washer? Would it make a difference on HE using the vinegar?