Laundry can be difficult when you have towels to wash and dry as they can often come out stiff.
Taking to the Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips Facebook page, Laura McFarlane asked why the new towels she bought had come out of the wash stiff.
She said: “Got new towels, washed them at 40 degrees with fabric softener. Now they feel stiff and the fluffiness has gone.
“I know it’s been asked before but there’s never a definitive answer. Seems to be used more softener vs use none at all.”
While many people in the comments section recommend ditching the fabric softener completely, some argue that fabric softener isn’t the issue and you don’t even need white vinegar.
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One cleaning enthusiast claimed that they use fabric softener and their towels are still “super soft” because they use the tumble dryer.
Steph Donovan said: “I use [fabric] softener but always use the dryer for 10 minutes to dry them. Always comes out super soft.
“My mum never used softener and only air dried them and they were rock-hard towels that practically grate your skin off.
“I told her about this way and now her towels are soft and fluffy.”
Other group members also recommended using the tumble dryer on their towels. Viv Tipper wrote: “I always tumble dry mine, lovely and soft. Unfortunately, my tumble dryer died two weeks ago, so been hanging them out, when I bring them in they’re hard.”
Colette Gray Johnstone commented: “If you dried them outside, you will need to put them in the tumble dryer for five minutes. It fluffs them up again.”
Michelle Collins said: “I always use softener and pop it in the tumble dryer. Makes them lovely and fluffy. I hate scratchy towels.”
Aimee Tomkins wrote: “My towels were always stiff until I got a tumble dryer. They come out nice and fluffy now.”
According to laundry experts at Scooms, the “best way to dry your towels” so that they “regain their cosy softness and fluffiness”, is to use a tumble dryer on a low heat setting.
Once dried, take them out of the tumble dryer immediately and give them a shake to fluff them up.
For those who don’t have a tumble dryer, one cleaning enthusiast recommended giving the towels a shake before and after drying them on an airer.
Dean Townsend said: “If you haven’t got a tumble dryer, then before you hang the towels on an airer or on the line, give the towels a good banging before hanging them up, then afterwards. Helps to fluff them back up.”
