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My towels smell of mold. what should I do?

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koolmother

Thu, Jun 12 2008, 7:16 pm

my towels stink of mold and I dont know why and I put my load in the dryer as soon its done it does not sit in the washer and I use lots of detergent and downy.
what can it be.
the towels smell good when they come out of the machine but when we wash our hands and dry them then our hands stink of mold and so does the towel and also when we come out of the shower also after we dry it stinks.

Dini

Thu, Jun 12 2008, 7:23 pm

I read this on a different thread and tried it and I believe it is working.
I wash the towels on hot and put both detergent and baking soda in the machine.

mimsy7420

Thu, Jun 12 2008, 7:56 pm

how much baking soda?

GAMZu

Thu, Jun 12 2008, 8:09 pm

or vinegar

Yael

Thu, Jun 12 2008, 8:12 pm

wash your towels in bleach to kill the bacteria.
I started doing this and it really works. my towels never smell bad anymore.
make sure to dilute the bleach in the water before adding the towels or you'll have white spots.

greenfire

Thu, Jun 12 2008, 8:39 pm

another vote for baking soda ... you can buy large boxes in the detergent isle ...

Chocoholic

Thu, Jun 12 2008, 8:41 pm

I am not a huge fan of bleach, and I am not so sure it is a very good antisceptic. It can also damage the structure of fabric.

Washing on a very high temp works and you might want to hang them to dry in direct, strong sunlight (for a few hours, this also kills mold). It might not get the stains out, but it does kill it.

Last edited by Chocoholic on Thu, Jun 12 2008, 8:43 pm; edited 1 time in total

Dini

Thu, Jun 12 2008, 8:41 pm

mimsy7420 wrote:

how much baking soda?

I just pour until I decide its too much. I would be scared to use the bleach.

Mimisinger

Thu, Jun 12 2008, 9:52 pm

Vinegar works amazingly! No smell either, the soap takes it out.

louche

Fri, Jun 13 2008, 8:43 am

Dini wrote:

mimsy7420 wrote:

how much baking soda?

I just pour until I decide its too much. I would be scared to use the bleach.

a cup per load should do it.

momofqts

Fri, Jun 13 2008, 10:03 am

Another vote for the vinegar! I believe I got that idea from this forum. I had the same exact problem and it really works. I buy the big bottles of vinegar and leave it near my machine, just put in about 3/4 to 1 cup in every towel load. good luck!

koolmother

Sun, Jun 15 2008, 8:47 pm

thanks everybody for your ideas. I usually wash with liquid detergent and liquid downy and a scoop of oxi clean and now I just tried with hot water. so ill let you know what happens

boruchhashem

Sun, Jun 15 2008, 9:37 pm

to dark towels, or ones you cant use bleach on, use ammonia. it gets rid of the bacteria thereby ridding of the smell.

mimsy7420

Mon, Jun 16 2008, 1:49 pm

I'm gonna try the vinegar suggestion first since I have it on hand. I hope it works!

koolmother

Mon, Jun 16 2008, 6:41 pm

I washed them in hot water and it worked perfectly fine thanks everybody

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