Yep, you shouldn’t use fabric softener on anything you WANT to be absorbent. Towels, workout clothes, undergarments, etc.
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CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 14 hours ago
I wash weekly. My bathroom has a tendency towards dampness.
They stay around until they start fraying and then they go in the retired towels pile, for pets and spills and such, and once they are embarrassing to hang on my outside line i throw them out.
I’ll soak in vinegar water every so often to reduce the limescale that builds over time and that helps keep them fresher looking, but mostly that is a losing battle.
Pro tip: don’t use scent beads or softener products. They reduce absorbency (and they’re nasty chemicals that smell terrible but apparently I’m the only person who thinks that).
Cort@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
You are not the only person that hates those scents! But we are rare. I usually get deer in headlights look when I explain it to someone.
s38b35M5@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Same. Burns my nose and feels gross, like leaving conditioner in my hair.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
Citric acid as a softener works great. Also removes scents and does a much better job than vinegar.
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 9 hours ago
Good tip. I know this and yet haven’t done that.
My dishwasher suggests replacing the rinse aid with up to 2(?)% solution citric acid.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
Yup. I also use citric acid for dishwasher rinse aid. 2 tablespoons of citric acid powder to 100 ml of warm water. Let mixture cool and pour into dispenser.
fizzle@quokk.au 2 hours ago
Woah, citric acid powder?