How to make my old towels soft again?
Towel, over time, tend to lose the smoothness and live well for, among other things, friction, hard water (high carbonate) or high-temperature drying. There are several ways to revive using common products in every home. For example, add vinegar or ammonia during the washing reduces the amount of detergent that remains in the network, or tumble dry at low temperature can be returned to their soft. I fear that the towels are very old may not be recoverable, and recycle them into new ones.
Tips for washing
Ammonia and vinegar in the wash water
Often, something as simple as the addition of ammonia or white vinegar can restore some lost softness of your towel. A glass of ammonia (250 ml) in the washing machine and go. Ammonia much detergent will not remain stuck in the fibers, making coarse cloth. Vinegar, meanwhile, makes the salt water (such as carbonate) is deposited on the fabric and very useful if the water in the area is difficult. Vinegar is preferably added during the final rinse. If odor towels, try adding apart half a cup of baking soda in hand washing. Do not mix baking soda with ammonia or vinegar in the washing cycle, the effect is neutralized.
Calc tablet or borax
Instead of using vinegar to soften the water, you can use descaling tablets or tablet for a washing machine. The tablet dissolves limestone, the main cause of water hardness. Another option is to mix half cup of borax (sodium borate or sodium tetraborate) with a glass of sodium carbonate (note, not soda) in a little hot water to completely dissolve and the mixture is cooled; then pour the mixture into a 2-liter bottle of water; Add 2 cups of cooked more than 2 or 3 old to coat and let dry towel.
Another tip wash
Many experts recommend to wash the towels to be washed separately to avoid friction with buttons, cremarellas, hooks and other parts of clothing that can make the towels wear faster. When washing the towels do not fill the washing machine at all. Towels should have room to move freely during washing to be cleaned properly and also the friction accelerated wear. Do not exceed the maximum recommended label always wash and rinse with cold water temperatures.
In general, the use of chemical softener on towels are not recommended, new or old, because it can impregnate the fabric softener so that the towels less absorbent.
Tips for drying
One way to provide towel softness without the use of chemical products use the dryer at low temperature dryer with a ball or a tennis ball in it. Similarly, avoid friction between the network and help air circulation easier and towels are soft and smooth.
Because loss towel absorbency and softness?
The main cause of the loss of soft and hard toalles make correspondence is the accumulation of minerals in the network, the water pretty hard. Towels after washing with a lot of accumulation of mineral tablet with crust or solution of borax, as happened in one of the above tips, you can look small crystals formed mineral water towel separated.
One of the main causes of loss absorption due to the use of certain chemicals in the water softener, such as silicon and other lubricants. These substances can make clothes softer to the touch, but is prevented by coating the fibers to absorb water. Whitening treatment can break the fibers of the absorbent fabric and reduce the absorption capacity and softness. Should do a little 'attention.
The heat is another great accelerator aging towel. Therefore ironing is not recommended and if it is done must be done at the lowest available temperature. You should also use the lowest temperature in the dryer and use a dryer ball to increase air circulation. If hanging to dry on a clothesline recommended when occasionally shaking the fiber to fill the air and get a soft towel.
