Hellobee Boards Topic: How often do you bleach your white towels?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How often do you bleach your white towels? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 02:52:06 +0000 peaches1038 on "How often do you bleach your white towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-bleach-your-white-towels#post-2226152 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 15:59:16 +0000 peaches1038 2226152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I usually bleach every time. We only have white towels (Inc hand towels and washcloths) and they are washed once a week with our other whites. I alternate between chlorine bleach and oxygen bleach. The towels are four years old and look brand new. Finfan on "How often do you bleach your white towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-bleach-your-white-towels#post-2226137 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 15:20:07 +0000 Finfan 2226137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Never have but we have a septic tank so I don't want to use bleach. They are mostly guest towels and don't get used more than a few times a year anyway. If I was going to bleach them, I would take the load to the laundromat. Pumuckl on "How often do you bleach your white towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-bleach-your-white-towels#post-2226135 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 15:13:28 +0000 Pumuckl 2226135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Never, I wash whites with white and no other colors and everything has stayed white thus far. Torchwood on "How often do you bleach your white towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-bleach-your-white-towels#post-2226131 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 15:07:30 +0000 Torchwood 2226131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Never? I probably should (DH's undershirts especially need some help), but I'm very leery of harsh chemicals. I normally don't even keep bleach in the house. I may try what @Portboston said though. I need to do something! Foodnerd81 on "How often do you bleach your white towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-bleach-your-white-towels#post-2226048 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 13:08:59 +0000 Foodnerd81 2226048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Never. But we don't usually buy white anyway, just cream. Our landlord turned condo seller told us we couldn't use bleach in our washing machine. I don't actually know why but I've stuck with that. We don't even own any bleach now. If certain things look grungy I do soak in oxy clean... Or throw them out. Meridian on "How often do you bleach your white towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-bleach-your-white-towels#post-2226041 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 12:50:17 +0000 Meridian 2226041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Never... and our white towels are looking super grungy. But I don't trust myself with bleach! I'll end up ruining something! Portboston on "How often do you bleach your white towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-bleach-your-white-towels#post-2224737 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 09:58:45 +0000 Portboston 2224737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't bleach but I do soak...I use washing soda and hydrogen peroxide on all our whites. I soak them in that plus a small amount of detergent and hot water for at least 4 hours, then wash like normal. I do this probably every other time I wash our whites. MrsKRB on "How often do you bleach your white towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-bleach-your-white-towels#post-2224728 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 09:53:13 +0000 MrsKRB 2224728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Every wash MaryM on "How often do you bleach your white towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-bleach-your-white-towels#post-2224710 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 09:45:41 +0000 MaryM 2224710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't trust DH with white towels (lol), so I only use ours for guests. I probably will only bleach when they visibly need it. I only bought them for staging our old house, but I'd hate to not use them now that we have them. SweetiePie on "How often do you bleach your white towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-bleach-your-white-towels#post-2224636 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 08:53:30 +0000 SweetiePie 2224636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @honeybear: @looch: Thanks! Both very helpful! @looch: I should include his white undershirts in this. I don't know why, I've just never done it. honeybear on "How often do you bleach your white towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-bleach-your-white-towels#post-2224512 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 07:40:13 +0000 honeybear 2224512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I use non-chlorine bleach, and only every other wash, if that. If you use chlorine bleach every time you'll destroy the fibers faster than necessary. Also, use a lot less detergent than you think you should (like half of what the directions on the detergent says). Detergent buildup is part of what makes whites dingy. looch on "How often do you bleach your white towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-bleach-your-white-towels#post-2224448 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 06:37:29 +0000 looch 2224448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Every wash. I do one load of whites a week, my husband's tee shirts and the towels. SweetiePie on "How often do you bleach your white towels?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-bleach-your-white-towels#post-2224446 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 06:36:31 +0000 SweetiePie 2224446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Just as the title says. I just bought all new towels in white and wondering how often I should bleach vs regular washing? Every time? Every other? Only when visibly needed? I've never really used bleach before!