What should I do if towels stink easily?

(1) When we wipe the sweaty and oily skin with a towel and don't clean it regularly, the towel will easily accumulate fat and dirt, and it will feel sticky after a long time, and it will turn yellow or smell when it is dry.

(2) If your bathroom environment is not ventilated and the towel is not completely wrung out after each use, water will accumulate at the bottom of the towel, the lower edge will be moldy, and the towel will naturally smell or even yellow.

2. Why does the towel harden?

(1) If the towel is used for a long time, the hairiness will fall off. When the hairiness of the towel falls off, it will become hard.

(2) The towel is not thoroughly cleaned, and there is dirt left by the skin for a long time in the fiber.

(3) After the towel is washed, the terry is tangled and directly exposed without shaking.

(4) Free calcium and magnesium ions in water combine with soap and stick to the towel, which is also a major reason for towel hardening.

Step 3 Wash your face with a towel alone

It is suggested that the towel for washing face should be independent, and should not be used to wipe sweat or body. You should wash your face before using it. Because when you wipe your body with a towel, secretions, bacteria, dirt and grease on your body are easy to attach to the towel. Whether it's a towel to wipe your face or body, it's best to clean it once a week so as not to let the bacteria on the towel hurt your skin.

How to clean the towel?

1. High temperature disinfection is the most effective.

When cleaning the towel, you can put the towel in boiling water and boil it for 10 minutes, then wash it with detergent and take it to a ventilated place to dry. If you feel that boiling water is a little troublesome, you can also take the towel to the microwave oven for 5 minutes after cleaning, which can also achieve the effect of high-temperature disinfection.

2. Add salt or alkaline cleaner for cleaning.

You can add alkaline detergent to water or rub it with salt, and then rinse it with clear water after washing, which can improve the yellowing or odor of towels.

Deodorize with vinegar and baking soda

If you want to remove the odor of towels, you can add two spoonfuls of white vinegar and a proper amount of hot water to the washing machine. At this time, do not add detergents such as laundry detergent and softener, and start the washing machine directly. After the cleaning procedure, add a little laundry soap or baking soda to wash it again, and most of the odor and stickiness can be removed.

However, it is important to pay special attention to whether the washing machine itself has odor before deodorization. If the washing machine smells, you can first heat water and 2 cups of bleach to clean the washing machine, otherwise it will waste time!

After the washing machine is turned off, the humid and airtight environment inside is an excellent condition for mold growth, so once the washing machine stops running, the towel should be taken out immediately, so that the microorganisms attached to the towel fibers will not continue to grow. Before drying the towel, you'd better shake it 20 times before exposing it!

Precautions in using towels

1. Dry towels after use to avoid mildew, especially bath towels.

2. If there is a window in the bathroom, it is best to open and open the curtains to let the sunshine in during the day to avoid the situation that the towel is still moldy. Furthermore, the towel should not be dried in the shade as far as possible, and it should be exposed to the sun to play a bactericidal role, so that it will not have a taste.

How often do you change towels?

Many people usually use towels to break and turn yellow, which is actually wrong. Towels are fiber fabrics, and it is difficult to remove bacteria that go deep into fiber gaps after a long time of use. Cleaning, airing and high-temperature cooking can only control the number of bacteria in a short time, but can't remove bacteria permanently. Long-term use of old towels will create opportunities for bacterial invasion.

Therefore, it is recommended that two or three towels be replaced at the same time, and it is best to change a new towel every three months, and it is best to iron it with hot water once a week to ensure that the towel is clean and mildew-free.