Is it safe to bleach colored towels?

Use 3/4 cup color-safe bleach for colored towels. If your washing machine doesn’t have a bleach dispenser, mix the bleach in 1 quart of water. Add this mixture five minutes into your washing cycle. If you use too much bleach, you can damage your towels, leaving them yellow and brittle.

What towels can be bleached?

Since white towels are already bleached, they can be cleaned with bleach as necessary.

• Separate white towels from other laundry and wash them together in one load.
• Soak heavily soiled towels in a mixture of one gallon of cool water and 3/4 of a cup of bleach for five minutes.
• Add towels to the washer tub.

How do you clean dingy colored towels?

To remove the stains, make a paste of powdered detergent and a bit of water and work it into the stained area. Let it work for at least 15 minutes and then wash in hot water as usual. Boiling the washcloths in a pot of water will also help remove the residue.

Should towels be bleached?

Do not bleach your towels every wash. Bleach should only be used every few washes. Add ½ cup of baking soda or ½ cup of white distilled vinegar to your washing machine, along with the laundry detergent. Make sure to add the white vinegar to the fabric softener dispenser.

What kind of towels are safe to use with bleach?

Fabrics that are considered safe for bleach are cotton, polyester, nylon and acrylic. Take a careful look at the laundry label. If there’s a symbol of a black triangle that’s crossed out, do not use bleach on the towel. If you see a symbol of a white triangle, it’s fine to use bleach.

Is it good to buy white bath towels?

White towels can offer a visual cue that your towels need to be washed and be bleached when necessary, so they’ll be doubly clean, and that’s a real win-win.

Why do hotel towels have to be white?

Think about it: Hotel towels are almost always white, likely for the same reason. They can be bleached, just a little, with every wash so they stay fresh and clean looking for a very long time, without the unsightly bleach stains you’d get from doing the same thing with colorful towels. White towels may not be anyone’s first pick.

What’s the best way to maintain a bath towel?

Proper towel maintenance is important—as is storing clean towels in the right spot —but there’s another trick that can keep your bath towels looking and smelling fresh for a long time. This rule for towel maintenance comes from Erin Napier, who (with her husband, Ben) stars in HGTV’s Home Town, and she swears by it: white bath towels.