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Making towels soft

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  • thriftlady_2
    thriftlady_2 Posts: 9,128 Forumite
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    squeaky wrote: »
    <sigh> Wimmin! ;)

    You make your towels all super duper soft and then spend a fortune on exfoliating gloves and creams and lotions - when a good brisk rub with a not quite so soft towel does the whole thing for you for free! :)
    That's exactly why I like them scratchy:D My towels are currently drying as stiff as boards outside. They'll be like sandpaper but that's how I like them.
  • squeaky
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    I've got elbows like a baby's er... wotsit?

    ELBOWS :)
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  • Gingham_Ribbon
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    I like scratchy towels. Good exfoliant and they dry me quicker!

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  • emmy05
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    lmfao i just hate them so soft, they do nothing! they dont absorb the water, plus as poster above says, they really do give ya a good rub, and i wasnt being saucy lol x
  • squeaky
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    Taadaa wrote: »
    I tried the soak them in vinegar and water trick...still hard. Apparently it's the limescale deposits from the water, hence trying vinegar.

    Also I did hear that fabric conditioner affects their absorbency- I don't use it anyway. But I don't have a tumble dryer either

    Oops!

    The real trick is to use vinegar instead of fabric conditioner when washing your towels.

    Use about the same amount (a capful?) as you would normally use of fabric conditioner and put it in the conditioner bit of the soap tray of your machine.

    There's rarely much, even any, smell of vinegar - and it for sure disappears completely when airing / drying.
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  • maypole
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    I also use vinegar in the final rinse, towels are softer, but not too soft that they don't dry you. Fabric conditioner makes them too, too soft.
  • purpleivy
    purpleivy Posts: 3,660 Forumite
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    I hate soft towels!
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  • moanymoany
    moanymoany Posts: 2,877 Forumite
    Me too, I love scratchy towels. When they are soft they feel slimy to me.

    However, the rest of my family love soft towels.
  • saving-grace
    saving-grace Posts: 284 Forumite
    Taadaa wrote: »
    I tried the soak them in vinegar and water trick...still hard. Apparently it's the limescale deposits from the water, hence trying vinegar.

    We have very soft water here and my towels are still hard and scratchy.

    Not a problem though as I prefer them that way!
  • beemuzed
    beemuzed Posts: 2,188 Forumite
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    Ok I admit it, I'm a softy - tumble drying the towels is a treat, and one of the benefits of winter when it's too damp to put them out on the line!
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