How do you keep from getting lent on your bath, hand, face towels?

Question

I clean the filter after each load on the dryer, I even brought this brush that can be used to clean the lint trap which I do about once a week or more depending on if I every day that week. Right now I am using the downing fabric softener ball in the rinse cycle and still lint gets on the towel.

I have tried washing towels after I wash sheets and pillow cases.

Answer 1

After washing, toss a fabric softener sheet in the dryer. The fluff and lint wont stick to the terrycloth.

Make sure you clean out your dryer's vent screen between each load.

Answer 2

Start with very good quality towels. Like sheets, these have a loop and thread count. Make to wash your lint trap with soap and water each month. Let it dry thoroughly before replacing it. Replace the lint tube outside your dryer every other year--they're inexpensive and it beats trying to wash them.
Use a liquid laundry soap to remove chances of 'leftover' powder. When drying, the hotter the cycle, the less lint will become trapped in your clothing. This has to do with static electricity and ions, etc. Be sure to use a dryer sheet that is synthetic or a rinse solution in the wash.
Store your towels in a place which is free from light, air and pests.

Answer 3

I think you mean lint. check your clothes dryer and make sure that the lint trap is cleaned each and every load. If there is still lint inside, you should remove the screen and vacuum out the area as much as possible, even try to vacuum out the lint from the outside hose. (This will also help avoid fires.) If you hang the towels on the line to dry, smack the towels against something hard, deck railing, in order to knock off the excess lint left from the washing machine. Some fabric softeners also help prevent lint.

Answer 4

One way that we use to diminish the amount of lint on bath towels and especially dish cloths (used for drying hands or dishes)...is to grasp the width end with both hands and "pop" it before tossing it into the dryer or hung upon a line. This causes the fibers to "stand up" and enables the air flow to work with the fibers instead of against them. With the nap down, the dryer must penetrate the nap in order to dry the towels...this way, the nap is already up and thus receives air flow more readily. It also slightly reduces the time required to dry towels.

The dryer vent has already been mentioned as having been thoroughly cleaned (with a specialized brush)...Have you checked the airflow pipe to the exterior of the dwelling you live in? If not checked annually, there can be a build up of particulate that may impede air flow. Also, sometimes, birds will attempt to build nests if the vent air opening is not covered. There is a tool designed to clean this pipe...the dryer must come out of its place and the (usually convoluted) pipe removed and clearance checked for safety.

It may be possible to extend one's vaccum extension into the pipe and slowly pull it back out with the vaccum in the "on" position to remove excess particulate from the dryer hose-line.
Since it can be a fire hazard, it is best to make sure that the line is cleaned at least once per year. Some prefer more frequent checks to ensure safety and cleanliness is maintained.

Also, while in the laundryroom, have you ever removed the washer lint trap (in the middle) and looked with a flashlight into the opening of the washing machine? Say, ahhhhh, indeed...I found rancid matter and particulate that resembles that in bathroom drains (for example)...that yucky, stinky, slick goo...was in the middle of my washing machine. It took some creative engenuity to find and fashion a tool to remove it. I did finally get the sticky goo out of it. Stuff like that bothers me...

Popping the towels in the previously mentioned way after drying removes any residual lint. Just pop them before you fold them for neat storage.

Do not wash towels with synthetic rugs, either. And, if rugs are washed in the washing machine, wipe it out before running water for another load. My rugs shed in the washing machine...it would get on my towels if I did not wipe it with a damp cloth before filling for another load.

Answer 5

New towels are full of lint, and it takes time to get rid of it. Sounds like you're doing all the right things.

Answer 6

Make sure the lint trap is clean before you start your dryer. If you're using a clothes line, shake-snap them a few times before you pin them up.

Answer 7

vacuum your dryer's vent often. Use a latex dishwashing glove to remove existing lint before washing. Wash towels together, not with other items.

Answer 8

Sometimes lint won't be a bother if you add 1/2 -1 cup vinegar to your rinse cycle.

Answer 9

Cheaper value towels usually collect lint.

***(heres a tip for towels and wash clothes, fabric softener, liquid or sheets, leave a film on them, leaving them less obsorbent)****

Answer 10

Try letting them air dry. A dryer slowly ruins your clothes and fabrics... where do you think all that lint in the filter comes from? ;-)