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cleaning wheatie bags

jackyann
jackyann Posts: 3,433 Forumite
in Old style MoneySaving
Help please! I have 2 wheatie bags - the kind you heat in the microwave, then use to help sore backs/shoulders/other joints.

Despite always wrapping in a towel etc. they have both become rather stained & dirty looking (lots of use over the last year!)

Has anyone tried washing them? Or any other method of cleaning?
Otherwise I could make new bags & decant the wheat in.

Comments

  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    I washed ours in the washing machine and laid them on a radiator to dry and they seemed fine.. they just need to be dried as fast as possible and thoroughly so they don't get mouldy or sprout!
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  • valk_scot
    valk_scot Posts: 5,290 Forumite
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    Why not make them a new cover each? Just put it on over the old one.
    Val.
  • jackyann
    jackyann Posts: 3,433 Forumite
    Thanks both - I shall try both suggestions - wash first - then a second cover.
  • Mortgage_Reduction_Novice
    Mortgage_Reduction_Novice Posts: 1,775 Forumite
    I've also washed with success. Then boosted the scent that was lost with some essential oils.
    MFW: Nov 2008 £156k, Jun 2015 £129k, Jun 2017 £114k.
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