Wednesday, January 20, 2010

How do you keep from getting lent on your bath, hand, face towels?

After washing, toss a fabric softener sheet in the dryer. The fluff and lint wont stick to the terrycloth.





Make sure you clean out your dryer's vent screen between each load.How do you keep from getting lent on your bath, hand, face towels?
Regal sells these little velcro balls that work well. I use them and just throw them in both the wash and dry cycles. Stores like Target may have them too. Good Luck.How do you keep from getting lent on your bath, hand, face towels?
Try letting them air dry. A dryer slowly ruins your clothes and fabrics... where do you think all that lint in the filter comes from? ;-)
Start with very good quality towels. Like sheets, these have a loop and thread count. Make to wash your lint trap with soap and water each month. Let it dry thoroughly before replacing it. Replace the lint tube outside your dryer every other year--they're inexpensive and it beats trying to wash them.


Use a liquid laundry soap to remove chances of 'leftover' powder. When drying, the hotter the cycle, the less lint will become trapped in your clothing. This has to do with static electricity and ions, etc. Be sure to use a dryer sheet that is synthetic or a rinse solution in the wash.


Store your towels in a place which is free from light, air and pests.
One way that we use to diminish the amount of lint on bath towels and especially dish cloths (used for drying hands or dishes)...is to grasp the width end with both hands and ';pop'; it before tossing it into the dryer or hung upon a line. This causes the fibers to ';stand up'; and enables the air flow to work with the fibers instead of against them. With the nap down, the dryer must penetrate the nap in order to dry the towels...this way, the nap is already up and thus receives air flow more readily. It also slightly reduces the time required to dry towels.





The dryer vent has already been mentioned as having been thoroughly cleaned (with a specialized brush)...Have you checked the airflow pipe to the exterior of the dwelling you live in? If not checked annually, there can be a build up of particulate that may impede air flow. Also, sometimes, birds will attempt to build nests if the vent air opening is not covered. There is a tool designed to clean this pipe...the dryer must come out of its place and the (usually convoluted) pipe removed and clearance checked for safety.





It may be possible to extend one's vaccum extension into the pipe and slowly pull it back out with the vaccum in the ';on'; position to remove excess particulate from the dryer hose-line.


Since it can be a fire hazard, it is best to make sure that the line is cleaned at least once per year. Some prefer more frequent checks to ensure safety and cleanliness is maintained.





Also, while in the laundryroom, have you ever removed the washer lint trap (in the middle) and looked with a flashlight into the opening of the washing machine? Say, ahhhhh, indeed...I found rancid matter and particulate that resembles that in bathroom drains (for example)...that yucky, stinky, slick goo...was in the middle of my washing machine. It took some creative engenuity to find and fashion a tool to remove it. I did finally get the sticky goo out of it. Stuff like that bothers me...





Popping the towels in the previously mentioned way after drying removes any residual lint. Just pop them before you fold them for neat storage.





Do not wash towels with synthetic rugs, either. And, if rugs are washed in the washing machine, wipe it out before running water for another load. My rugs shed in the washing machine...it would get on my towels if I did not wipe it with a damp cloth before filling for another load.
instead of using fabric softener in the washer put some ina spray bottle diluted with water and spray directly on the towels when you put them in the dryer
Make sure you wash your towels with like colors!!!
Here's one you haven't heard yet...I'm lazy when it comes to washing and tend to forget about seperating my good clothes from towels etc. therefore my good tops always end up with lint on them from the towels!Suppose it will work either way because I've tried it on many lint ridden items of clothing.....a razor!I kid you not!!Just run the blade over the item and it removes the lint...Like magic!Just make sure you don't use your partner's razor...otherwise he/she will end up wondering why there are bits of different coloured fluff in their razor....Lol. SOUTH AFRICANS ALWAYS MAKE A PLAN!!!Good luck.
I think you mean lint. check your clothes dryer and make sure that the lint trap is cleaned each and every load. If there is still lint inside, you should remove the screen and vacuum out the area as much as possible, even try to vacuum out the lint from the outside hose. (This will also help avoid fires.) If you hang the towels on the line to dry, smack the towels against something hard, deck railing, in order to knock off the excess lint left from the washing machine. Some fabric softeners also help prevent lint.
Cheaper value towels usually collect lint.





***(heres a tip for towels and wash clothes, fabric softener, liquid or sheets, leave a film on them, leaving them less obsorbent)****
Your washing load could be too full, causing lots of friction against the fabrics.
they sell these funny looking balls that take place of fabric softener keeps clothes looking newer longer and helps fluff the towels better. it is one of the as seen on TV products
vacuum your dryer's vent often. Use a latex dishwashing glove to remove existing lint before washing. Wash towels together, not with other items.
Make sure the lint trap is clean before you start your dryer. If you're using a clothes line, shake-snap them a few times before you pin them up.
Sometimes lint won't be a bother if you add 1/2 -1 cup vinegar to your rinse cycle.
Don't wash dark blue, black, or brown towels with light colored towels. I buy only white towels and don't have to worry about lint and since I have 3 granddaughters who wipe everything on them, they can be bleached, too. You might need to rinse your towels twice.
use a fabric softener
New towels are full of lint, and it takes time to get rid of it. Sounds like you're doing all the right things.
Dryer sheets and softener should help. Also, keep your vent clean.
i was told to use bounce dryer sheets they keep the lent off!!
I every now and then put them through rinse cycle twice....also twice a year I do towels in a cup of vingar then another regular wash...it helps
I use dryer sheets every load, every time and don't have a lint problem.
Maybe your Waher needs to be checked.
hey what about separation of church and cleaning???

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