I have washed my new black towels over 6 times now, and every time I use them they shed black fibres all over face and body, as well as all over my white bathroom. I have tried washing them both with and without fabric conditioner, at the recommended temperature, but they still shed.
Any answers please?
Thanks
Bize-lize
2006-11-17 01:09:14 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
They're buggers aint they? I bought expensive ones from John Lewis and had exactly the same trouble. I find they moult less after I've tumble dried them. Wouldn't buy black again.
2006-11-17 01:16:50 · answer #1 · answered by Warlock Fiend 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shouldn't happen. The only time I've had a towel shed was a nice beach towel with a velvety finish and that was fine after a couple of washes. I bought a cheap black towel in a well known Swedish furniture shop and it was fine from the start. I reckon if they are shedding now they will shed until the day they go in the bin, so yes, take 'em back.
2006-11-17 01:27:03 · answer #2 · answered by judipod 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I had this problem with dark purple towels. Normally you should wash towels without fabric conditioner to stop them from shedding. Unfortunately this didn't work in this case. I concluded that it was just that they were cheap towels from the market and vowed to spend a little more money next time. You really do get what you pay for!
2006-11-17 01:20:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The truth is, those towels will shed for quite a while-until the great looking black that made you buy them in the first place fades noticeably. I know this because I had the same situation, and I'll never buy black towels again for that reason...sorry to give bad news.
2006-11-17 01:17:19 · answer #4 · answered by melouofs 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi!
i had the same problem with red towels... i washed them at 60° on their own and they were fine afterwards, didn't shed anymore. just to let u know though it could be that they are just bad quality, my partner oredered a jumper from italy, well a sweater and it was really expensive and it still sheds fluff and crap all over the place.. if it's bad workmanship u'd be better off throwing them away or sending them back to the manufacturers..
good luck :)
2006-11-17 01:16:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont put your black clothing in the wash with any other colour or fluff producing laundry also fabric softener stops static cling which may help in keeping fluff off your clothes.
2016-03-19 09:56:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wash them again, hot wash 60 degrees, NO fabric conditioner and tumble dry them but be prepared to keep clearing the fluff trap on your machine. You might need to repeat this several times.
They'll settle down in the end.
2006-11-17 09:28:45 · answer #7 · answered by Ladyfromdrum 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try washing them on a heavy-duty cycle with more vigorous agitation. Then, dry them all the way on low heat with a racket ball (hand ball) in with them. The rubber ball will pull all loose lint from your towels to be caught in the lint trap. There are also "dryer balls" on the market that do basically the same thing. Make absolutely sure you use the low temp setting on your dryer though!!
2006-11-17 07:03:06 · answer #8 · answered by stargirllll4311 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wash them at 60 degrees but add a half cup (125ml) of baking soda into the wash dissolved in water. This should eliminate the lint and stop them moulting.
2014-10-18 21:09:54 · answer #9 · answered by Kennelwood 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy white towels
2006-11-17 01:18:39 · answer #10 · answered by reggie 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋