How do I get the smell out of my towels?

Wash your load of towels on the hot cycle and add 1 cup of vinegar to the load. Do not use detergent or anything (especially bleach – that can be super dangerous!)… just hot water and the vinegar. Let the washer do it's job. Then, if you still smell a little bit, rewash with just hot water and 1/2 cup of baking soda.Apr 9, 2013 read more

My towels didn’t have the smell but it bothered me that the rinse cycle with a load of towels always had a lot of suds. I started washing my towels with only baking soda in the wash cycle and vinegar in the rinse cycle and it took a couple months of washing without detergent before my towels would rinse without suds. read more

Over time, bath towels can get bogged down with detergent and fabric softener residue. This residue not only attracts mildew, but it can essentially “waterproof” your towels. If water can’t properly saturate the fabric during the wash cycle, the towel won’t be or smell clean. read more

High on my list of most favorite thing ever is stepping out of the shower and drying my face with sour smelling towels. Yeah. Absolute favorite thing ever. read more