How can a white cotton terry towel be made as white as new?

Question

Hard water and mutiple washings are turning them grey and yellow.

Answer 1

Have you tried regular bleach and perhaps a powdered water softener product?

Answer 2

We received a lot of those thin hooded towels you are talking about, they are pretty pointless when it gets chilly! You can buy nice thick ones made by Carters or the Target brand Circo, they run about $8 - $13, but they are much more absorbant & warm, and if your baby doesn't pee on them after the bath you can use them more than once before washing them again. We use the burp cloths as "butt cloths" as we call them, lol. We have a wipe warmer & it makes the wipes more wet, which in turn leaves her bottom more wet, so we pat it dry w/ burp cloths to prevent a rash. (NOTE they are only used for this purpose, lol) We use receiving blankets as burp cloths, and although my daughter is breastfed, she spits up, a LOT! These are much larger than the burp cloths. My SIL used cloth diapers, she said they are very absorbent. Just buy a few of each of these items, after the baby is here see what works for you and then send a family member out to buy more. Good luck :)

Answer 3

Sounds like you have steel water pipers,as they rust they stain your clothes.You need a good in line water filter or more expensive water pipe replacement.Once that is remedied,bleach and hot water.

Answer 4

My friend uses Gain with whitening and I swear everything he owns that is white stays white. Use a little bleach, too.

Answer 5

Mrs. Smith's blueing

Answer 6

If none of the other answer work, dye them white again.

Answer 7

i dont know who cares.just tell me ur name and address.

Answer 8

BLEACH.