i feel really embarassed to ask this since i'm 19 years old. it's not that i don't know how to do laundry because i do. i just never washed bathroom towels before in the wash. you know the towels that you use to dry yourself with. well mine are dark so would i wash them in cold water? are they delicate or what do i set the rinse cycle as on my wash?
2007-03-23 00:41:22 · 10 answers · asked by Dodo bird 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Dont be embarrassed,there is a 1st time for everything.Wash them in cold,regular wash.Delicate would be for something very light that could tear or stretch.
2007-03-23 00:45:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be embarassed, we all started somewhere at some time! Check the tag and make sure there aren't special instructions for them.
Towels are easy. They're usually pretty durable. If you've never washed them before, I'd wash the towels only so that they don't lint all over your clothes and the color doesn't bleed all over everything.
If yours are particularly dirty, wash them in hot water, otherwise just wash them in cool or warm, whatever your preference. The dryer will kill anything "growing" on them.
Kind of evenly line the washer with them. Towels are notorious for getting lumpy in the wash and causing it to go off balance.
2007-03-23 07:48:13 · answer #2 · answered by lilyfield 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dark towels can be safely washed in either cold or warm water. Hot could cause them to shrink out of shape or fade them. You can use the regular wash cycle.
2007-03-23 08:35:50 · answer #3 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You dont need to put it on delicate and dont need to use only cold water. I would put it as a regular load, regular cyle, in warm water. The only thing is that I would put it with dark colored clothes. You dont have to wash just the towels together you can put them with other dark clothes you are washing. I would put them on a reguar cylce in the dryer as well, but add a dryer sheet to fluff the towels and make them smell nice.
2007-03-23 21:38:08 · answer #4 · answered by lucy g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No worries! We all have to learn - it is not something you know innately! Towels should be washed in warm or hot water just as your sheets should. Hot water is the only way to kill dust mites. You can use the regular cycle on the washer. Be careful not to add bleach or you will discolor your dark towels.
Good for you for doing your laundry!
2007-03-23 07:50:00 · answer #5 · answered by Curly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my grandma told me to wash everything on cold. it saves on your bills, and it still comes clean. i think there might also be less likely a chance that things will shrink. towels are not delicate (only bras or things that look delicate or say that on the tag are). and if anything ever smells, and you can't get the smell out, dump a 1/4 cup of baking soda in with.
2007-03-24 04:42:11 · answer #6 · answered by gypsy_melon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will be safe washing your towels in any kind of temperature it does not matter, just becareful not to use bleach on colored towels, and no towels are not delicate you can use any speed you want, you will be just fine with any of your choices. Good Luck !
2007-03-23 07:47:55 · answer #7 · answered by mshonnie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i wash mine separately from clothing only to keep away the lint balls. However...DO NOT use fabric sheets or fabric softener with sheets. Many manufacturers tell us that these products take away the fabrics ability to soak up water...which is what the towels are for....
2007-03-27 02:51:46 · answer #8 · answered by Pepsi_sonja 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cold is best for dark colors
delicate will not spin them enough to remove water..use normal or even heavy duty cycle and rinse in normal otherwise it will take hours for them to dry.
2007-03-23 14:10:01 · answer #9 · answered by sw-in-gardener 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As curly said, warm or hot water same as your sheets. You want these articles sanitized.
2007-03-23 08:02:37 · answer #10 · answered by a_lowryder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋