Towels and softener?????

[crystal**flake]

Whats the best.............the one I'm using doesn't do a thing and leaves the towels crunchy.

I want them soft and fluffy.

[purple_haize]

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@kennedia_nigricans wrote:

vinegar like other acids will destroy cellulose fibres such as cotton, linen, ramie, rayon etc.

it will turn your towels into dust over time.

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A friend of mine has been using it for yrs. and her towels, sheets clothing are fine..........they dont turn to dust.

[clair.de.lune]

Hi crystal I'm back I was banned again hhhhh

[azureline**]

clair!!!

[cherry*135 · Accepted solution]

This is from Choice au magazine, updated Nov 2013

Short of drying your towels for hours in an energy-guzzling clothes dryer to get them soft, you can try the following to help reduce their scratchy, flat effect.

• Add an extra rinse to your towels wash.
• Use a gentler program that uses more water.
• Lower the spin speed. Higher spin speeds tend to flatten the fibres and line drying doesn't fluff them back up, making them feel hard.
• Add half to one cup of white vinegar* to the fabric softener dispenser (don’t be tempted to use fabric softener, as this will lower the fabric’s ability to absorb water).
• Shake your towels out vigorously, or putt them in the dryer on the cooling cycle for a few minutes before hanging them out to dry.
• Take them off the line when still a little damp and dry them off in the dryer.

* Miele doesn't recommend the use of vinegar in the final rinse as its acidic nature can damage rubber components in the washing machine over time

[debra9275]

Thanks PH, I will try it. I've only used vinegar for cleaning windows so far & that works really well

[just_me_karen]

I'll try it too, thanks for the info. I don't like using chemicals, I much prefer natural things...I even make my own mozzie cream 😄

[icyfroth]

I might give it a go as well.

You're right Karen, vinegar is an alkaline, not acid.

[purple_haize]

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@am*3 wrote:

This is from Choice au magazine, updated Nov 2013

Short of drying your towels for hours in an energy-guzzling clothes dryer to get them soft, you can try the following to help reduce their scratchy, flat effect.

• Add an extra rinse to your towels wash.
• Use a gentler program that uses more water.
• Lower the spin speed. Higher spin speeds tend to flatten the fibres and line drying doesn't fluff them back up, making them feel hard.
• Add half to one cup of white vinegar* to the fabric softener dispenser (don’t be tempted to use fabric softener, as this will lower the fabric’s ability to absorb water).
• Shake your towels out vigorously, or putt them in the dryer on the cooling cycle for a few minutes before hanging them out to dry.
• Take them off the line when still a little damp and dry them off in the dryer.

* Miele doesn't recommend the use of vinegar in the final rinse as its acidic nature can damage rubber components in the washing machine over time

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If you google vinegar and washing you will find what I have said in there..........I dont put vinegar in the final rinse, I have a front loader and when I put the detergent in, I put 1/2 cup on vinegar where the softener dispenser is.

Besides being good for the washing, it also rids the washing machine of any build up of soap scum....

[purple_haize]

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@just_me_karen wrote:
I'll try it too, thanks for the info. I don't like using chemicals, I much prefer natural things...I even make my own mozzie cream 😄

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Karen, if you dont mind me asking, what is in your mozzie cream and does it work?

My granddaughter is allergic to mozzie bites and my daughter has tried everything under the sun, both over the counter and from the dr.land nothing works

She comes out in really huge lumps, poor kid.

[just_me_karen]

I'm allergic too and I don't like using industrial chemicals.

It's a Northern Territory recipe and really works. Mix into a bottle...equal parts of

baby shampoo
Baby oil
Dettol
Metho
Citronella lamp oil

Then shake it up and it'll go all creamy. It also takes away the itch. It's the best stuff!