Towel Care?

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Bex

Softener seems to work, but i'm allergic to it............

I'm allergic to some, thats why I stick to the Sainsbury's ones, but I know comfort do a hypoallergenic one if you fancy trying it

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by Silent Wings

Well, even on a lovely day, like today the towels would still go in the drier

A dryer sheet helps too. I'll agree, the only way to get fluffy towels is in a dryer.

Originally Posted by punky

Edit: Are they white towels, and do they go on boil wash? the 60/95 degree wash is for sheets normally, although I think some people use it for white towels. A wash that harsh would probably make the towels stuff and rough.

You really don't need to launder anything above 40 these days. 60 is good for sheets and towels, especially sheets as it kills all the bugs. The washing temperature has no impact on how stiff they dry.

Originally Posted by punky

Spare a thought for my dear old mum though. At one point, me and my younger brother were at school, and my dad was in the police, while my brother was at work in the city. That meant ironing 23 shirts alone (my younger brother and I had to go to saturday school). Then we had, 3 pairs of trousers each, i'm guessing. Not including what she wanted to iron for herself. No wonder sunday became ironing day

It wern't as bad as it sounds for her though. She's a mother hen, she loves it. When I came home from Uni one weekend with my clothes washed up there, she was well disappointed.

Originally Posted by Incognitas

Hah! I point to the iron and the ironing board.If anyone wants ironing done in this house it's a case of do it yerself.Funny how NO ONE wants ironing done UNTIL I'm doing MY OWN clothes.

So these days I never buy clothes that need ironing .

Indeed the only things that get regularly ironed in this house are my work shirts, they get laundered on Saturday and taken to the launderette on Sunday for ironing. I collect them the next sunday. £1.20 a shirt to iron them. V. Good value IMHO.

[Theodoric]

For reasons which are unclear to me, this sort of heater is apparently not recommended for drying towels.

[Chimaera]

My poor sis has SIX sons - 4 at school and 2 at work - plus her husband - I dread to think how many shirts she does in a week!
Plus the 2 older boys change into another shirt for 'evening wear'!
Towels? Well I used to find that if I dried them indoors they would soften up with 10 minutes in the dryer with one of those softener sheet things in there. I'm allergic to most fabric conditioners and washing powders/liquids too, i find that Surcare is good when my skin flares up, apart from that any non bio liquid will do and a hypo allergenic fabric conditioner - most places do them nowadays.
(Can't believe I'm posting on a domesticated type thread!)

Originally Posted by Chimaera

(Can't believe I'm posting on a domesticated type thread!)

I can't believe this thread exists - and has so many posts, some people must be very bored

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by Incognitas

AGREED!!

I HATE IRONING!!!

Which is why I never do it.

I find it relaxing, tho like most blokes I'm not a speed ironist.
I also find giving massages more relaxing than recieving them.
Did I mention I'm single?

Originally Posted by Pem

I can't believe this thread exists - and has so many posts, some people must be very bored

or towelcare is more important than you think :pp

Do not wash towels sold as microfibre with fabric conditioner.

The best towel, imo, is a fresh cotton 'terry' washed 60-70°C, pure soap or non bio, then dried outside - it feels rough at first, but soaks up like nothing else

[greencreeper]

The hotter you wash the towel the stiffer it seems to end up, though like many have said - it does depend on the towel. I also think how well rinsed the towel is and how wet they are (i.e spin them well) has something to do with it. I wash bedding and towels at 60. Occasionally I do towels at 90 if they're a bit mouldy smelling. I can't iron - it's a waste of electricity anyway. Think of the environment.

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by greencreeper

The hotter you wash the towel the stiffer it seems to end up

Isn't that because at hotter temps more chalk comes out of the water to deposit on the towel?

[Bifta]

I dry my towels in the hot press, never had a crusty one yet

(btw, 3 pages on 'towel care' .. you should be ashamed!)

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by Bifta

I dry my towels in the hot press, never had a crusty one yet

(btw, 3 pages on 'towel care' .. you should be ashamed!)

At least its not cling film

[Bifta]

Thankfully I accidently missed the "Foil Or Clingfilm" debate.

[Nikko]

Originally Posted by Bifta

Thankfully I accidently missed the "Foil Or Clingfilm" debate.

Thats a Wrap

[danielf]

If you take a really hot shower, the water will just evaporate off your body. This way you don't need a towel at all, and you won't need to consider all these difficult options. Some kind off dressing will probably be required though , but that's another thread...

I can't believe it!

Three pages and 45 pages of messages on Towels and *nobody* has yet mentioned the Hitch Hiker's Guide...!

Whereas 1) I have, 2) I know where *my* towel is and 3) it *is* the official HHGTTG Towel!