When it comes to getting the maximum potential usage out of your towels for the lengthiest stretch of time then the first thing you need to do is to buy a really good set of towels. Most folks hope that a low quality set of towels will last for a long time and feel quite let down when the towels start losing their colour and going out of shape after the initial washes. I wonder how they imagined that a cheaper towel would go the distance in the first place. A towel of a high quality which is taken care of will last you for a long time to come and you will find that over a period of time you will in fact save money. And once you have a quality set of towels there are other procedures which you can take to maintain your towels in good condition.
Towel care for superior quality towels
Before you use your towels you should give them a wash or rinse. When washing your towels be sure to use a mild washing agent and you should add a cup of white vinegar to the wash. White vinegar helps the maintain the brightness of the colours.
Even though it may seem like a good idea, do not use fabric softener when washing your towels. Fabric softener makes your towels less absorbent and you will notice that when buying a good set of towels you do not need to add fabric softener as the towels will maintain their softness.
If you want your towels to last really, really long then the best way to dry them is by hanging them outside in the sun. But if due to bad whether you need to dry them in the tumble drier, do not set the tumble drier at a high temperature. Too much heat damages your towels. When a towel is damp it can become mouldy, always make sure it is completely dry. If you find that you have a problem with mouldy smelling towels, then I recommend you add a half a cup of baking soda into the cycle.
Depending on the type of fabric blend of the towel it recommendable to adhere to the washing instructions which are printed on the label of the towel. The label will have the exact instructions as how best to take care of that particular type of towel. You should find information on the label which tells you about the best water temperature to wash the towel with, whether to bleach or not, if you should wash by hand and if not what type of cycle you should set your washing machine to.
Another piece of advice you can use when it comes to keeping your towels in the best condition possible is never to iron your towels. Ironing your towels spoils them, by damaging the microfibers. If you want to flatten your towels, then you should simply fold them properly and stack them in the cupboard or roll them up.